Cameron Highlands (federal constituency)

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Cameron Highlands (P078)
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang constituency
P078 Cameron Highlands.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created2003
First contested 2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 68,001
Electors (2022) [2] 46,020
Area (km²) [3] 3,114
Pop. density (per km²)21.8

Cameron Highlands is a federal constituency in Cameron Highlands District and Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (30.9%)
  Other ethnicities (30.0%)
   Chinese (27.0%)
   Indian (12.1%)

Age breakdown of Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (7.17%)
  21-29 (22.76%)
  30-39 (22.45%)
  40-49 (16.8%)
  50-59 (13.32%)
  60-69 (9.95%)
  70-79 (5.19%)
  80-89 (1.86%)
  above 90 (0.5%)

Gender breakdown of Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.56%)
  Female (49.44%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Cameron Highlands constituency has a total of 29 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tanah Rata(N01)Pos Terisu078/01/01SK Terisu
Pos Telanuk078/01/02SK Telanuk
Pos Lemoi078/01/03SK Lemoi
Pos Mensun078/01/04SK Menson
Lembah Bertam078/01/05SJK (C) Bertam Valley
Bandar Ringlet078/01/06SJK (T) Ringlet
Habu078/01/07SMK Ringlet
Ladang Boh 1078/01/08SJK (T) Ladang Boh 1
Ladang Boh 2078/01/09SJK (T) Ladang Boh 2
Kea Farm078/01/10SJK (C) Kea Farm
Tanah Rata078/01/11SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah
Berinchang078/01/12SJK (C) Brinchang
Ladang Sungai Palas078/01/13SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Palas
Ladang Blue Valley078/01/14SJK (T) Ladang Blue Valley
Kampung Raja078/01/15SK Kampung Raja
Kuala Terla078/01/16SJK (C) Kuala Terla
Teringkap078/01/17SJK (C) Tringkap
Jelai(N02)Pos Lanai078/02/01SK Lanai
Kuala Medang078/02/02SK Kuala Medang
Tanjung Gahai078/02/03SK Tanjung Gahai
Bukit Kota078/02/04SK Batu Yon
Kampung Keledek078/02/05SK Kampung Keledek
Lubuk Kulit078/02/06SK Lubok Kulit
FELDA Sungai Koyan Satu078/02/07SK LKTP Sungai Koyan
FELDA Sungai Koyan Dua & Tiga078/02/08SMK Sungai Koyan
Pos Betau078/02/09SK Betau
Pos Sinderut078/02/10SK Senderut
Pos Lenjang078/02/11SK Lenjang
Pos Titum078/02/12SK Titom

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Cameron Highlands
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Lipis
11th P0782004–2008 Devamany S. Krishnasamy
(தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி)
BN (MIC)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2014 Palanivel Govindasamy
(பழனிவேல் கோவிந்தசாமி)
2014–2018IND
14th 2018 Sivarraajh Chandran
(சி. சிவராஜ்)
BN (MIC) [5]
2019 Ramli Mohd Nor
(رملي محمد نور)
BN (Direct) [6]
2019–2022BN (UMNO)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Cameron HighlandsJelai
Tanah Rata

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N1 Tanah Rata Ho Chi YangPH (DAP)
N2 Jelai Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N1Tanah RataCameron Highlands District Council
N2JelaiLipis District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ramli Mohd Nor 16,12048.46Decrease2.svg 7.72
PH Chiong Yoke Kong11,57634.80Decrease2.svg 6.27
PN Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali5,56916.74Increase2.svg 16.74
Total valid votes33,265100.00
Total rejected ballots850
Unreturned ballots75
Turnout34,19074.29Decrease2.svg 7.03
Registered electors46,020
Majority4,54413.66Increase2.svg 11.54
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general by-election, 26 January 2019
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Sivarraajh Chandran
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ramli Mohd Nor 12,03856.18Increase2.svg 13.88
PH Manogaran Marimuthu 8,80041.07Increase2.svg 1.22
Independent Sallehudin Ab Talib3141.47Increase2.svg 1.47
Independent Wong Seng Yee2761.29Increase2.svg 1.29
Total valid votes21,428 100.00
Total rejected ballots568
Unreturned ballots23
Turnout22,01968.79Decrease2.svg 12.53
Registered electors32,009
Majority3,23815.11Increase2.svg 12.99
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"Official: BN retains Cameron, Ramli to be first Orang Asli MP". 26 Jan 2019.
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Sivarraajh Chandran 10,30742.30Decrease2.svg 5.74
PH Manogaran Marimuthu 9,71039.85Increase2.svg 39.85
PAS Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud3,58714.72Increase2.svg 14.72
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Suresh Kumar Balasubramaniam6802.79Increase2.svg 2.79
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front Mohd Tahir Kassim810.33Decrease2.svg 3.84
Total valid votes24,365 100.00
Total rejected ballots790
Unreturned ballots171
Turnout25,32679.03Decrease2.svg 2.29
Registered electors32,048
Majority5972.45Increase2.svg 0.33
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Palanivel Govindasamy 10,50648.04Decrease2.svg 12.21
DAP Manogaran Marimuthu 10,04445.92Increase2.svg 6.17
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front Mohd Shokri Mahmood9124.17Increase2.svg 4.17
Independent Alagu Thangarajoo3081.41Increase2.svg 1.41
Independent Kisho Kumar Kathirveloo1010.46Increase2.svg 0.46
Total valid votes21,871 100.00
Total rejected ballots877
Unreturned ballots6
Turnout22,75481.32Increase2.svg 11.18
Registered electors27,980
Majority4622.12Decrease2.svg 18.38
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Devamany S. Krishnasamy 9,16460.25Decrease2.svg 11.80
DAP Apalasamy Jataliah6,04739.75Increase2.svg 11.80
Total valid votes15,211 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,186
Unreturned ballots59
Turnout16,45670.14Increase2.svg 4.22
Registered electors23,461
Majority3,11720.50Decrease2.svg 23.60
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Devamany S. Krishnasamy 10,22672.05
DAP Apalasamy Jataliah3,96627.95
Total valid votes14,192 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,010
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,20265.92
Registered electors23,061
Majority6,26044.10
This was a new constituency created.

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