Jelapang (state constituency)

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Jelapang
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Cheah Pou Hian
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)35,088

Jelapang 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 Jelapang's electorate as of 2022 [1]
  1. Chinese (66.8%)
  2. Indian (27.3%)
  3. Malay (5.28%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Jelapang constituency has a total of 11 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling districtsCodeLocation
Jelapang(N31)Jelapang Timor066/31/01Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang
Jelapang Utara066/31/02SJK (C) Jelapang
Jelapang Selatan066/31/03Tadika Jelapang
Jelapang Barat066/31/04Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang
Jelapang066/31/05SJK (C) Jelapang
Silibin066/31/06SK Silibin
Taman Pertama066/31/07SJK (C) Yuh Hua
Taman Rishah066/31/08SJK (C) Yuh Hua
Jelapang Tengah066/31/09SJK (C) Jelapang
Bukit Kledang066/31/10SJK (C) Wan Hwa 2
Papan066/31/11SJK (C) Papan

Representation history

Members of the Perak State Assembly for Jelapang
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Lahat and Menglembu
11th2004 – 2008 Hee Yit Foong DAP
12th2008 – 2009PR (DAP)
2009 - 2013 IND
13th2013 – 2018Teh Hock KePR (DAP)
14th2018 – 2022 Cheah Pou Hian PH (DAP)
15th2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Cheah Pou Hian 21,55488.71Increase2.svg 2.44
BN Hamidah Muhamad1,4435.94Decrease2.svg 2.99
PN Navinten Sundarajan1,2995.35Increase2.svg 5.35
Total valid votes24,296 100.00
Total rejected ballots214
Unreturned ballots80
Turnout24,59070.08Decrease2.svg 10.43
Registered electors35,088
Majority20,11182.77Increase2.svg 5.43
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Cheah Pou Hian 16,94086.27Increase2.svg 86.27
BN Thankaraj Krishnan1,7538.93Decrease2.svg 10.35
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Sarasyathy Muthu9444.81Decrease2.svg 5.83
Total valid votes19,63798.63
Total rejected ballots2061.03
Unreturned ballots670.34
Turnout19,91080.51Decrease2.svg 1.59
Registered electors24,729
Majority15,18777.34Increase2.svg 26.54
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Tan Hock Ke16,92170.08Increase2.svg 5.79
BN Mokan Supramaniam4,65519.28Decrease2.svg 9.75
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Sarasyathy Muthu2,56810.64Increase2.svg 10.64
Total valid votes24,14497.87
Total rejected ballots4311.75
Unreturned ballots950.39
Turnout24,67082.10Increase2.svg 7.90
Registered electors30,032
Majority12,26650.80Increase2.svg 15.51
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Hee Yit Foong 12,21964.29Increase2.svg 14.61
BN Loh Koi Pin5,51229.00Decrease2.svg 19.16
Independent Sarasyathy Muthu1,2756.71Increase2.svg 6.71
Total valid votes19,00697.92
Total rejected ballots4022.07
Unreturned ballots10.01
Turnout19,40974.20Increase2.svg 3.81
Registered electors26,157
Majority6,70735.29Increase2.svg 33.77
DAP hold Swing
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Hee Yit Foong 8,23149.68
BN Mah Hang Soon 7,97848.16
PKR Foo Tiew Kok3582.16
Total valid votes16,56797.91
Total rejected ballots3061.81
Unreturned ballots480.28
Turnout16,92170.39
Registered electors24,039
Majority2531.52
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  2. "Akta Portal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-16.