Bercham (state constituency)

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Bercham
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ong Boon Piow
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 70,269
Electors (2022)52,750

Bercham is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bercham's electorate as of 2022 [2]
  1. Chinese (69.84%)
  2. Malay (15.22%)
  3. Indian (14.31%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.62%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bercham constituency is divided into 8 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Bercham(N28)Bercham Timor065/28/01SJK (C) Bercham
Kampong Bercham065/28/02SJK (C) Bercham
Dermawan Utara065/28/03SMK Bercham
Bercham Selatan065/28/04SMK Jalan Tasek
Tasek Dermawan065/28/05SK Tasek Dermawan
Tasek065/28/06SK Tasek
Kampong Tawas Utara065/28/07SJK (C) St Michael & All Angels
Kampong Tawas065/28/08SJK (C) Kampung Tawas

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bercham
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Dermawan
9th1995-1999Tan Chin MengBN (MCA)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008Gooi Seng Teik
12th2008-2013 Sum Cheok Leng PR (DAP)
13th2013-2018Cheong Chee Khing
14th2018-2022 Ong Boon Piow PH (DAP)
15th2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Ong Boon Piow 29,59681.24Decrease2.svg 4.35
BN Albert Hoo Wai Mun3,4829.56Decrease2.svg 4.85
PN Lim Jin Sheng3,3519.20Increase2.svg 9.20
Total valid votes36,786 100.00
Total rejected ballots270
Unreturned ballots87
Turnout37,14369.74Decrease2.svg 10.55
Registered electors52,750
Majority26,11471.68Increase2.svg 0.50
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Ong Boon Piow 24,64785.59Increase2.svg 85.59
BN Low Guo Nan3,93814.41Decrease2.svg 9.30
Total valid votes28,58598.44
Total rejected ballots2921.01
Unreturned ballots1620.56
Turnout29,03980.29Decrease2.svg 2.81
Registered electors36,116
Majority20,70971.18Increase2.svg 20.00
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Cheong Chee Khing20,36274.89Increase2.svg 9.63
BN Lim Huey Shan6,44623.71Decrease2.svg 11.03
Independent Kalimuthu Ranggayah930.34Increase2.svg 0.34
Total valid votes27,18999.71
Total rejected ballots2881.06
Unreturned ballots800.29
Turnout27,26983.10Decrease2.svg 52.58
Registered electors32,816
Majority13,91651.18Increase2.svg 20.66
DAP hold Swing
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Sum Cheok Leng12,84865.26Increase2.svg 19.18
BN Gooi Seng Teik6,83834.74Decrease2.svg 15.15
Total valid votes19,68698.60
Total rejected ballots2491.25
Unreturned ballots310.16
Turnout19,96675.10Increase2.svg 3.10
Registered electors26,587
Majority6,01030.52Increase2.svg 26.71
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Gooi Seng Teik8,23149.89Decrease2.svg 7.24
DAP Sum Cheok Leng7,60346.08Decrease2.svg 11.05
PKR Tan Seng Toh6654.03Increase2.svg 4.03
Total valid votes16,49999.51
Total rejected ballots2891.74
Unreturned ballots630.38
Turnout16,85172.00Increase2.svg 2.09
Registered electors23,405
Majority6283.81Decrease2.svg 10.45
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tan Chin Meng14,21557.13Decrease2.svg 2.08
DAP Chong Tat Cheong10,66842.87Increase2.svg 2.08
Total valid votes24,88395.25
Total rejected ballots4671.79
Unreturned ballots7732.96
Turnout26,12369.91Decrease2.svg 0.36
Registered electors37,367
Majority3,54714.26Decrease2.svg 4.16
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tan Chin Meng13,44259.21
DAP Wong Yoon Choong9,25940.79
Total valid votes22,70196.60
Total rejected ballots5732.44
Unreturned ballots2270.97
Turnout23,50170.27
Registered electors33,442
Majority4,18318.42
This was a new constituency created.

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