Tanah Rata (state constituency)

Tanah Rata is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]

Tanah Rata
Pahang constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ho Chi Yang
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)26,838

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Tanah Rata's electorate as of 2022[2]

  Chinese (45.98%)
  Indian (20.05%)
  Other ethnicities (18.75%)
  Malay (15.22%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanah Rata constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[3]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Tanah Rata(N01) Pos Terisu 078/01/01 SK Terisu
Pos Telanuk 078/01/02 SK Telanuk
Pos Lemoi 078/01/03 SK Lemoi
Pos Mensun 078/01/04 SK Menson
Lembah Bertam 078/01/05 SJK (C) Bertam Valley
Bandar Ringlet 078/01/06 SJK (T) Ringlet
Habu 078/01/07 SMK Ringlet
Ladang Boh 1 078/01/08 SJK (T) Ladang Boh 1
Ladang Boh 2 078/01/09 SJK (T) Ladang Boh 2
Kea Farm 078/01/10 SJK (C) Kea Farm
Tanah Rata 078/01/11 SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah
Berinchang 078/01/12 SJK (C) Brinchang
Ladang Sungai Palas 078/01/13 SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Palas
Ladang Blue Valley 078/01/14 SJK (T) Ladang Blue Valley
Kampung Raja 078/01/15 SK Kampung Raja
Kuala Terla 078/01/16 SJK (C) Kuala Terla
Teringkap 078/01/17 SJK (C) Tringkap

Representation history

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Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanah Rata
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Cameron Highlands
4th 1974-1978 Wong Lok Hoi BN (GERAKAN)
5th 1978-1982 Sangaralingam Muthu Muthaya BN (MIC)
6th 1982-1986
7th 1986-1990 Chan Kong Choy BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995 Law Kee Long
Constituency abolished, renamed to Cameron Highlands
Constituency recreated from Cameron Highlands
11th 2004-2008 Choong Ching Yan BN (MCA)
12th 2008-2010 Ho Yip Kai Independent
2010-2013 BN (GERAKAN)
13th 2013-2018 Leong Ngah Ngah PR (DAP)
14th 2018-2022 Chiong Yoke Kong PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present Ho Chi Yang

Election results

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Pahang state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ho Chi Yang 9,856 53.04   7.16
BN Wong Yap Wah 7,372 39.67   3.96
PN Lai Chii Wen 1,353 7.28   7.28
Total valid votes 18,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots 438
Unreturned ballots 33
Turnout 19,052 70.99  6.00
Registered electors 26,838
Majority 2,484 13.37  11.12
PH hold Swing


Pahang state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Chiong Yoke Kong 8,821 60.20
BN Leong Tak Man 5,232 35.71
PAS Kumar Silambaram 600 4.09
Total valid votes 14,653 100
Total rejected ballots 305
Unreturned ballots 59
Turnout 15,017 76.99
Registered electors 19,505
Majority 3,589 24.49
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

References

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  1. ^ "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019. (Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.