Kota Tampan (state constituency)

Kota Tampan

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Saarani Mohamad BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	15,354

Kota Tampan is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kota Tampan's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (82.7%)
2. Chinese (14.5%)
3. Indian (2.42%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.42%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Kota Tampan constituency is divided into 15 polling districts. ^[1]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kota Tampan (N04)	Kampong Gelok	055/04/01	SK Gelok
	Kampong Lenggong	055/04/02	SK Lenggong
	Kampong Sira	055/04/03	SK Bukit Balai
	Bukit Raja	055/04/04	SJK (C) Yeong Hwa
	Bukit Balai	055/04/05	SMK Dato Ahmad
	Kampong Telok Batu	055/04/06	SK Lenggong
	Kampong Temelong	055/04/07	SK Temelong
	Kampong Chepor	055/40/08	SK Chepor
	Kampong Luat	055/44/09	SK Luat
	Banggol Belimbing	055/04/10	SK Banggol Belimbing
	Kota Tampan	055/04/11	SJK (C) Kota Tampan
	Lubok Kawah	055/04/12	SK Lubok Kawah
	Kampong Raban	055/04/13	SMK Sultan Azlan Shah
	Kuak	055/04/14	SK Raban
	Kampong Rabab	055/04/15	SK Beng

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kota Tampan
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lenggong and Kenering
11th	2004-2008	Saarani Mohamad	BN (UMNO)
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018–2022
15th	2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saarani Mohamad	5,468	48.24	3.09
	PN	Mohd Jamil Yahya	4,231	37.32	37.32
	PH	Mohd Sabri Abdul Manaf	1,637	14.44	3.72
Total valid votes			11,336	100.00
Total rejected ballots			158
Unreturned ballots			22
Turnout			11,516	75.01	3.95
Registered electors			15,354
Majority			1,237	10.92	11.88
	BN hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saarani Mohamad	5,183	51.33	6.79
	PAS	Muhammad Rif'aat Razman	2,881	28.53	28.53
	PH	Noor Hasnida Mohd. Hashim	1,834	18.16	18.16
Total valid votes			9,898	98.03
Total rejected ballots			150	1.49
Unreturned ballots			49	0.49
Turnout			10,097	78.96	4.74
Registered electors			12,787
Majority			2,302	22.80	6.54
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saarani Mohamad	5,893	58.12	5.83
	PKR	Zahrul Nizam Abdul Majid	4,049	41.88	6.07
Total valid votes			9,942	98.06
Total rejected ballots			159	1.57
Unreturned ballots			38	0.37
Turnout			10,139	83.70	10.58
Registered electors			12,120
Majority			1,844	16.24	13.85
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2013-06-07. Retrieved 2022-03-23.

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saarani Mohamad	4,963	63.95	3.98
	PKR	Hamzah Mohd Zain	2,628	36.05	3.98
Total valid votes			7,591	97.81
Total rejected ballots			141	1.82
Unreturned ballots			29	0.37
Turnout			7,761	73.12	3.81
Registered electors			10,614
Majority			2,335	30.09	5.09
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saarani Mohamad	5,071	67.93
	PKR	Hamzah Mohd Zain	2,394	32.07
Total valid votes			7,465	98.12
Total rejected ballots			134	1.76
Unreturned ballots			9	0.12
Turnout			7,608	69.31
Registered electors			10,976
Majority			2,677	35.18
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

References

1. "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[ permanent dead link ]}

• "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Melaka". election.thestar.com.my.