Gerik (federal constituency)

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Gerik (P054)
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
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Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1974
First contested 1974
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 56,810
Electors (2022) [2] 47,565
Area (km²) [3] 4,521
Pop. density (per km²)12.6

Gerik is a federal constituency in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Gerik's electorate as of 2022 [4]
  1. Malay (72%)
  2. Chinese (13.6%)
  3. Other ethnicities (9.6%)
  4. Indian (4.8%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gerik constituency is divided into 22 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Pengkalan Hulu (N01)Kuak Hulu054/01/01SK Kuak Hulu
Ayer Panas054/01/02
  • SK Ayer Panas
  • SK (FELDA) Lepang Nenering
Kuak Luar054/01/03SK Kuak Luar
Pekan Kroh054/01/04SK Keroh
Kampong Selarong054/01/05SK Bekuai
Tasek054/01/06SK Tasek
Klian Intan054/01/07SK Klian Intan
Kampong Pahit054/02/08SK Pahit
Kampong Lalang054/01/09SK Kampong Lalang
Kampong Plang054/01/10SK Plang
Temengor (N02)Krunei054/02/01SK Kerunai
Pekan Grik Barat054/02/02SK Sri Adika Raja
Batu Dua054/02/03SJK (C) Kg. Bahru Batu Dua
Pekan Grik Timor054/02/04SJK (C) Chung Wa
Grik Utara054/02/05SK Batu 4
Kuala Rui054/02/06SJK (C) Kuala Rui
Bersia054/02/07SK Basia Lama
Rancangan FELDA Bersia054/02/08SK RKT Bersia
Kampong Bongor054/02/09SK Bongor
Sungai Tiang054/02/10
  • SK Sungai Tiang
  • Tabika KEMAS / JAKOA, Kg Sungai Kijar
Banun054/02/11SK RPS Banun
Pos Kemar054/02/12SK RPS Pos Kemar

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gerik
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Perak
4th P0441974–1978Shamsuddin Din
(شمس الدين دين)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982 Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
(تاج الرسلي محمد غزالي)
6th 1982–1986
7th P0491986–1990
8th 1990–1995
9th P0521995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Khamsiyah Yeop
(خمسية يوڤ)
11th P0542004–2008 Wan Hashim Wan Teh
(وان هاشم وان تيه)
12th 2008–2013 Tan Lian Hoe (陈莲花)BN (GERAKAN)
13th 2013–2018 Hasbullah Osman
(حسب الله عثمان)
BN (UMNO)
14th 2018–2020
2020–2022Vacant [N 1]
15th 2022–present Fathul Huzir Ayob
(فتح الحزير أيوب)
PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
GerikKenering
Pengkalan Hulu
Temengor

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N1 Pengkalan Hulu Mohamad Amin RoslanPN (PAS)
N2 Temengor Salbiah Mohamed BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N1Pengkalan Hulu
  • Pengkalan Hulu District Council
  • Gerik District Council (Kampung Plang area)
  • 33100 Pengkalan Hulu
  • 33200 Intan
  • 33300, 33310, 33320 Gerik
N2TemengorGerik District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Fathul Huzir Ayob 15,10543.64Increase2.svg 43.64
BN Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki 13,72839.66Decrease2.svg 16.40
PH Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Jam5,77916.70Decrease2.svg 6.56
Total valid votes34,612 100.00
Total rejected ballots670
Unreturned ballots78
Turnout35,36072.77Decrease2.svg 5.31
Registered electors47,565
Majority1,3773.98Decrease2.svg 16.26
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasbullah Osman 13,24348.49Decrease2.svg 13.19
PAS Mohd Dahalan Ismail7,71528.25Decrease2.svg 10.17
PH Ibrahim Mohd Hanafiah6,35323.26Increase2.svg 23.36
Total valid votes27,311 100.00
Total rejected ballots595
Unreturned ballots126
Turnout28,03278.08Decrease2.svg 5.69
Registered electors35,903
Majority5,52820.24Decrease2.svg 3.12
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[ permanent dead link ]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hasbullah Osman 16,41561.68Decrease2.svg 2.63
PAS Norhayati Kasim10,19938.32Increase2.svg 2.63
Total valid votes26,614 100.00
Total rejected ballots494
Unreturned ballots306
Turnout27,41483.77Increase2.svg 5.64
Registered electors32,725
Majority6,21623.36Decrease2.svg 5.26
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Tan Lian Hoe 12,52664.31Decrease2.svg 10.61
PAS Mohd Noor Abdul Rahman6,95335.69Increase2.svg 10.61
Total valid votes19,479 100.00
Total rejected ballots649
Unreturned ballots365
Turnout20,49378.13Increase2.svg 2.25
Registered electors26,229
Majority5,57328.62Decrease2.svg 21.22
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Wan Hashim Wan Teh 12,62174.92Increase2.svg 12.68
PAS Ramli Tusin 4,22425.08Decrease2.svg 12.68
Total valid votes16,845 100.00
Total rejected ballots759
Unreturned ballots1,098
Turnout18,70275.88Increase2.svg 8.16
Registered electors24,646
Majority8,39749.84Increase2.svg 24.56
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Khamsiyah Yeop 15,29762.64Decrease2.svg 9.26
PAS Zulkapely @ Zulkifly Abu9,12237.36Increase2.svg 37.36
Total valid votes24,419 100.00
Total rejected ballots503
Unreturned ballots1,245
Turnout26,16767.72Decrease2.svg 2.22
Registered electors38,639
Majority6,17525.28Decrease2.svg 18.52
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali 17,17071.90Increase2.svg 7.38
S46 Roslan Mohd Latif6,71228.10Decrease2.svg 7.38
Total valid votes23,882 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,009
Unreturned ballots764
Turnout25,65569.94Decrease2.svg 2.39
Registered electors36,681
Majority10,45843.80Increase2.svg 14.76
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali 15,57864.52Increase2.svg 2.11
S46 Roslan Mohd Latif8,56535.48Increase2.svg 35.48
Total valid votes24,143 100.00
Total rejected ballots814
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,95772.33Increase2.svg 2.90
Registered electors34,506
Majority7,01329.04Decrease2.svg 12.35
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali 12,03962.41Decrease2.svg 9.56
PAS Mohd Rus Jaafar4,05421.02Decrease2.svg 7.01
DAP Choo Sing Chye3,19716.57Increase2.svg 16.57
Total valid votes19,290 100.00
Total rejected ballots630
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,92069.43Decrease2.svg 6.22
Registered electors28,691
Majority7,98541.39Decrease2.svg 2.55
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali 13,35571.97Increase2.svg 13.03
PAS Ibrahim Ariffin5,20228.03Increase2.svg 5.56
Total valid votes18,557 100.00
Total rejected ballots741
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,29875.65Increase2.svg 2.43
Registered electors25,509
Majority8,15343.94Increase2.svg 7.47
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali 9,44158.94Increase2.svg 58.94
PAS Mohamad Junid3,59922.47Increase2.svg 22.47
DAP Fong Cheng Wee2,97718.59Increase2.svg 18.59
Total valid votes16,017 100.00
Total rejected ballots379
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout16,39678.11
Registered electors20,991
Majority5,84236.47
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Shamsuddin Din won uncontested.
BN Shamsuddin Din
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors16,407
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

  1. Vacant from 16 November 2020 until the 2022 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.

References