Kinta (federal constituency)

Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Kinta
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kinta
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Kinta
4th P053 1974-1978 Ngan Siong Hin
(颜祥兴)
DAP
5th 1978-1982 Yang Choong Fu
(杨忠富)
BN (MCA)
6th 1982-1986 Lim Liang Seng
(林良成)
Constituency abolished, split into Tambun and Gopeng

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kinta Chemor
Gopeng

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Lim Liang Seng 30,229 59.75   10.90
DAP Soong Chok Tak 17,356 34.31   9.46
PAS Mohamed Tarmizi Mahmood 2,385 4.71   2.67
PEKEMAS Shaharuddin Dahlan 619 1.22   1.22
Total valid votes 50,589 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,263
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 51,852 74.76   3.51
Registered electors 69,362
Majority 12,873 25.44   20.36
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yang Choong Fu @ Yeoh Teong Hoo 21,221 48.85   4.67
DAP Farn Seong Than 19,014 43.77   2.09
PAS Samsudin Harun 3,207 7.38   7.38
Total valid votes 43,442 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,689
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 45,131 78.27   0.97
Registered electors 57,661
Majority 2,207 5.08   3.40
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Ngan Siong Hin @ Ngan Siong Eng 15,885 45.86
BN Wong Kwong Nam 15,304 44.18
Independent Yong Su Hian 2,028 5.85
Independent Samsudin Harun 1,424 4.11
Total valid votes 34,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,156
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 35,797 77.30
Registered electors 46,307
Majority 581 1.68
This was a new constituency created.

References

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