Ipoh (federal constituency)

Ipoh was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1995.

Ipoh
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested1959
Last contested1990

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

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It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Ipoh
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ipoh-Menglembu
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P050 1959-1963 D. R. Seenivasagam
(தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்)
PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P050 1963-1964 D. R. Seenivasagam
(தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்)
PPP
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P050 1971-1973 R. C. Mahadeva Rayan
(ஆர் சி மகாதேவ ரயன்)
PPP
1973-1974 BN (PPP)
4th P054 1974-1978 Lim Cho Hock
(林子鹤)
DAP
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Peter Chin Gan Oon
(陈仁安)
BN (MCA)
7th P059 1986-1990 Patto Perumal
(பாட்டோ பெருமாள்)
DAP
8th 1990-1995 Lau Dak Kee
(刘德琦)
GR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ipoh Barat

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ipoh Guntong
Kepayang
Pekan Bharu
Pekan Lama
Sungai Pari
Tasek

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lau Dak Kee 22,617 58.00   1.75
BN Peter Chin Gan Oon 16,377 42.00   0.61
Total valid votes 38,994 100.00
Total rejected ballots 795
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 39,789 65.81   0.47
Registered electors 60,460
Majority 6,240 16.00   1.14
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Patto Perumal 21,401 56.25   12.38
BN Wong Chin Chye 15,747 41.39   12.34
SDP Chan Kok Keong 900 2.37   2.37
Total valid votes 38,048 100.00
Total rejected ballots 694
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 38,742 66.28   5.78
Registered electors 58,454
Majority 5,654 14.86   5.00
DAP gain from BN Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Peter Chin Gan Oon 29,022 53.73   17.05
DAP Lim Choo Hock 23,700 43.87   19.45
Independent Leong Wai Mun 1,297 2.40   2.40
Total valid votes 54,019 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,185
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 55,204 72.06   6.54
Registered electors 76,613
Majority 5,322 9.86   16.78
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lim Cho Hock 30,680 63.32   1.21
BN Kuan Peng Soon @ Kuan Peng Ching 17,771 36.68   3.59
Total valid votes 48,451 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,389
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 49,840 78.60   4.43
Registered electors 63,408
Majority 12,909 26.64   2.38
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lim Cho Hock 23,058 62.11   62.11
BN R. C. Mahadeva Rayan 12,283 33.09   49.00
Independent Too Joon Hing 1,781 4.80   4.80
Total valid votes 37,122 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,125
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 38,247 74.17   0.16
Registered electors 51,569
Majority 10,775 29.02   35.16
DAP gain from PPP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PPP R. C. Mahadeva Rayan 23,979 82.09   26.84
Alliance Toh Seang Eng 5,231 17.91   17.71
Total valid votes 29,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots 926
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 30,136 74.01   3.58
Registered electors 40,718
Majority 18,748 64.18   44.55
PPP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam 13,800 55.25   5.28
Alliance Cheah Chun Ching 8,897 35.62   3.33
Socialist Front Wong Kim Thim 2,280 9.13   1.95
Total valid votes 24,977 100.00
Total rejected ballots 831
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,808 77.59   10.64
Registered electors 33,261
Majority 4,903 19.63   8.61
PPP hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam 12,242 60.53
Alliance Chang Hoey Chan 6,531 32.29
Socialist Front Yoon Foo Thong 1,452 7.18
Total valid votes 20,225 100.00
Total rejected ballots 167
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,392 66.95
Registered electors 30,457
Majority 5,711 28.24
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.