Ipoh (federal constituency)

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Ipoh
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1995
First contested 1959
Last contested 1990

Ipoh was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1995.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ipoh
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ipoh-Menglembu
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0501959-1963 D. R. Seenivasagam
(தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்)
PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0501963-1964D. R. Seenivasagam
(தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்)
PPP
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0501971-1973R. C. Mahadeva Rayan
(ஆர் சி மகாதேவ ரயன்)
PPP
1973-1974BN (PPP)
4th P0541974-1978Lim Cho Hock
(林子鹤)
DAP
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986Peter Chin Gan Oon
(陈仁安)
BN (MCA)
7th P0591986-1990Patto Perumal
(பாட்டோ பெருமாள்)
DAP
8th 1990-1995Lau Dak Kee
(刘德琦)
GR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ipoh Barat

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
IpohGuntong
Kepayang
Pekan Bharu
Pekan Lama
Sungai Pari
Tasek

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Lau Dak Kee22,61758.00Increase2.svg 1.75
BN Peter Chin Gan Oon16,37742.00Increase2.svg 0.61
Total valid votes38,994 100.00
Total rejected ballots795
Unreturned ballots
Turnout39,78965.81Decrease2.svg 0.47
Registered electors60,460
Majority6,24016.00Decrease2.svg 1.14
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Patto Perumal21,40156.25Increase2.svg 12.38
BN Wong Chin Chye15,74741.39Decrease2.svg 12.34
SDP Chan Kok Keong9002.37Decrease2.svg 2.37
Total valid votes38,048 100.00
Total rejected ballots694
Unreturned ballots
Turnout38,74266.28Decrease2.svg 5.78
Registered electors58,454
Majority5,65414.86Increase2.svg 5.00
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Peter Chin Gan Oon29,02253.73Increase2.svg 17.05
DAP Lim Choo Hock23,70043.87Decrease2.svg 19.45
Independent Leong Wai Mun1,2972.40Increase2.svg 2.40
Total valid votes54,019 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,185
Unreturned ballots
Turnout55,20472.06
Registered electors76,613
Majority5,3229.86Decrease2.svg 16.78
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Lim Cho Hock30,68063.32Increase2.svg 1.21
BN Kuan Peng Soon @ Kuan Peng Ching17,77136.68Increase2.svg 3.59
Total valid votes48,451 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors63,408
Majority12,90926.64Decrease2.svg 2.38
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Lim Cho Hock23,05862.11Increase2.svg 62.11
BN R. C. Mahadeva Rayan12,28333.09Decrease2.svg 49.00
Independent Too Joon Hing1,7814.80Increase2.svg 4.80
Total valid votes37,122 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,125
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout38,24774.17Increase2.svg 0.16
Registered electors51,569
Majority10,77529.02Decrease2.svg 35.16
DAP gain from PPP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PPP R. C. Mahadeva Rayan23,97982.09Increase2.svg 26.84
Alliance Toh Seang Eng5,23117.91Decrease2.svg 17.71
Total valid votes29,210 100.00
Total rejected ballots926
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout30,13674.01Decrease2.svg 3.58
Registered electors40,718
Majority18,74864.18Decrease2.svg 44.55
PPP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam 13,80055.25Decrease2.svg 5.28
Alliance Cheah Chun Ching8,89735.62Increase2.svg 3.33
Socialist Front Wong Kim Thim2,2809.13Increase2.svg 1.95
Total valid votes24,977 100.00
Total rejected ballots831
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout25,80877.59Increase2.svg 10.64
Registered electors33,261
Majority4,90319.63Decrease2.svg 8.61
PPP hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam 12,24260.53
Alliance Chang Hoey Chan6,53132.29
Socialist Front Yoon Foo Thong1,4527.18
Total valid votes20,225 100.00
Total rejected ballots167
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,39266.95
Registered electors30,457
Majority5,71128.24
This was a new constituency created.

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