Hulu Kinta (state constituency)

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Hulu Kinta
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)74,292

Hulu Kinta 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 Hulu Kinta's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (57.63%)
   Chinese (25.00%)
   Indian (13.34%)
  Other ethnicities (4.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Hulu Kinta constituency has a total of 19 polling districts. [1]

State constituencyPolling DistrictCodeLocation
Hulu Kinta(N24)Kanthan063/24/01SJK (C) Chong Hwa
Kuang063/24/02SK Syed Idrus
Kampong Ulu Chemor063/24/03SRA Rakyat Al-Mohsiniah
Kampong Chik Zainal063/24/04SRA Al-Ikhlasiah
Tanah Hitam063/24/05SJK (C) Tanah Hitam
Changkat Kinding063/24/06SJK (T) Ladang Changkat Kinding
Hospital Bahagia063/24/07SK Methodist
Tanjong Rambutan063/24/08SK Seri Tanjung
Tanjong Rambutan Utara063/24/09SJK (T) Tanjong Rambutan
Tanjong Rambutan Barat063/24/10SK Tanjong Rambutan
Kawasan Polis Hutan063/24/11SK Pasukan Polis Hutan
Kampung Tersusun Batu 8063/24/12SRA Rakyat Asy Shukuriah
Bandar Baru Putra063/24/13SK Bandar Baru Putera
Pakatan Jaya063/24/14SK Pakatan Jaya
Taman Perpaduan063/24/15SK Perpaduan
Bandar Baru Sunway063/24/16SA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah
Kampong Tersusun Batu 5063/24/17SMK Tambun
Tambun063/24/18SK Tambun
Jalan Tambun063/24/19SJK (C) Hing Hwa

Representation history

Members of the Perak State Assembly for Hulu Kinta
AssemblyNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Chemor
9thN211995 – 1999Mazidah ZakariahBN (UMNO)
10th1999 – 2004
11thN242004 – 2008
12th2008 – 2013Rosnah Kassim
13th2013 – 2018Aminuddin Mohd Hanafiah
14th2018 – 2022 Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad PH (PKR)
15th2022 – present

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad 22,22039.02Decrease2.svg 6.00
PN Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali18,05731.71Increase2.svg 31.71
BN Mazlan Abd Rahman16,22428.49Decrease2.svg 7.12
Independent Murugiah Subramaniam4370.77Increase2.svg 0.77
Total valid votes56,938 100.00
Total rejected ballots846
Unreturned ballots139
Turnout57,92377.97Decrease2.svg 3.42
Registered electors74,292
Majority4,1637.31Decrease2.svg 14.13
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad 17,76645.02Increase2.svg 45.02
BN Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah14,05335.61Decrease2.svg 23.58
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Mat Salleh Said7,42518.82Increase2.svg 18.82
Independent Murugiah A/L Subramaniam2170.55Increase2.svg 0.55
Total valid votes39,46197.05
Total rejected ballots8592.11
Unreturned ballots3390.83
Turnout40,65981.39Decrease2.svg 3.31
Registered electors49,946
Majority3,71321.44Increase2.svg 2.27
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah18,89359.19Decrease2.svg 2.28
PKR Matinagaran A/L Arumugam12,77540.02Increase2.svg 3.18
Independent Sulaiman Zakariya2500.78Increase2.svg 0.77
Total valid votes31,91898.10
Total rejected ballots6161.70
Unreturned ballots20.14
Turnout32,53684.70Decrease2.svg 9.27
Registered electors38,399
Majority6,11819.17Decrease2.svg 5.51
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Rosnah Kassim13,05761.47Decrease2.svg 9.24
PKR Ayyathurai A/L Achutharaman7,82536.84Increase2.svg 36.84
Independent Sathiya Seelan A/L Munisamy3601.63Increase2.svg 1.63
Total valid votes21,24296.02
Total rejected ballots6292.84
Unreturned ballots2511.13
Turnout22,12275.43Increase2.svg 1.98
Registered electors29,326
Majority5,23224.68Decrease2.svg 16.74
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah14,10470.71Increase2.svg 8.70
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Zulkurnaini Ibrahim5,84329.29Increase2.svg 8.70
Total valid votes19,94795.96
Total rejected ballots8003.85
Unreturned ballots400.19
Turnout20,78773.45Increase2.svg 0.02
Registered electors28,313
Majority8,26141.42Increase2.svg 17.40
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah12,17462.01Decrease2.svg 21.16
S46 Yahya Ariff7,45737.99Increase2.svg 21.16
Total valid votes19,63188.34
Total rejected ballots6542.94
Unreturned ballots1,9388.72
Turnout22,22373.42Decrease2.svg 1.94
Registered electors29,791
Majority4,71724.02Decrease2.svg 43.72
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah16,00983.17
S46 Meor Termizi Mior Yusof3,24016.83
Total valid votes19,24991.68
Total rejected ballots4972.37
Unreturned ballots1,2515.96
Turnout20,99775.36
Registered electors27,862
Majority12,76967.74
This was a new constituency created.

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