Larut (federal constituency)

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Larut (P056)
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
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Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Hamzah Zainuddin
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested 1974
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 66,020
Electors (2022) [2] 65,719
Area (km²) [3] 1,129
Pop. density (per km²)58.5

Larut is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama 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 Larut's electorate as of 2022 [4]

   Malay (90.30%)
   Indian (5.5%)
   Chinese (3.9%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

Age breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.95%)
  21-29 (21.62%)
  30-39 (22.92%)
  40-49 (17.35%)
  50-59 (13.6%)
  60-69 (10.58%)
  70-79 (5.63%)
  80-89 (1.98%)
  above 90 (0.36%)

Gender breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.12%)
  Female (50.88%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Larut constituency is divided into 46 polling districts. [5]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Selama (N05）Ulu Selama056/05/01SK Sungai Siputeh
Ulu Selama Barat056/05/02SK Bukit Bertam
Banggol Jas056/05/03SMK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Rambutan056/05/04SK Toh Rakna Sakti
Sungai Bedarah056/05/05SK Toh Rahna Sakti
Kampong Sungai Siputeh056/05/06SK Sungai Siputeh
Kampong Gorok056/05/07SK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Bayor056/05/08SK Sungai Bayor
Ulu Mengkuang056/05/09SK Ulu Mengkuang
Rantau Panjang056/05/10SK Rantau Panjang
Rantau Panjang Utara056/05/11SJK (C) Chi Sheng (2)
Pekan Selama056/05/12SK Selama
Selama Utara056/06/13SK Sri Selama
Sungai Terap056/05/14SJK (C) Sungai Terap
Bukit Kelian056/05/15SMK Dato' Hj Hussein
Kubu Gajah (N06）Sungai Dendang056/06/01SK Sungai Dendang
Kubu Gajah056/06/02SMK Kubu Gajah
Tebing Tinggi056/06/03SK Tebing Tinggi
Sungai Malau056/06/04SK Tebing Tinggi
Ladang Holyrood056/06/05SK (RTBK) Pondok Tanjong
Bagan Baharu056/06/06SK Bagan Baharu
FELDA Ijok056/06/07SK Sultan Idris II
Ulu Ijok Timor056/06/08SK Sungai Jernih
Kampong Bendang Luas056/06/09SK Haji Wan Jaafar
Rendang Panjang056/06/10SMK Rendang Panjang
Pantai Besar056/06/11SK Pantai Besar
Sungai Ara056/06/12SK Sungai Ara
Kampong Gudang056/06/13SK Kampung Gudang
Batu Dua Puluh056/06/14SK Kampung Yaman
Jelai056/06/15SK Jelai
Relang056/06/16SK Kampung Relang
Kampong Ayer Hitam056/06/17SK Jelai
Batu Kurau（N07）Ulu Sepetang056/07/01SK Ulu Sepetang
Sungai Pulau056/07/02SK Toh Sajak
Batu Kurau056/07/03SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Changkat Perah056/07/04SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Kampong Repoh056/07/05SK Kampung Repoh
Sungai Akar056/07/06SK Batu Kurau
Kampong Titi Kasai056/07/07SMK Kampong Perak
Changkat Lobak056/07/08Madrasah Diniah SA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
Bukit Bertan056/07/09SMK Kampong Perak
Kampong Perak Tengah056/07/10SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Sempeneh056/07/11SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Anak Kurau056/07/12SK Sri Kurau
Changkat Larah056/07/13SK Ulu Sepetang
Taman Rakyat056/07/14
  • SRA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
  • Tabika KEMAS, Taman Rakyat dan Dewan Orang Ramai, Taman Rakyat

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Larut
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Larut Utara
4th P0451974–1978Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa
(كامروددين محمد عيسى)		BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986
7th P0501986–1990Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
(محمد. زيهين محمد. حسن)
8th 1990–1995
9th P0531995–1999
10th 1999–2004 Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
(راج احمد زاينوددين راج عمر)
11th P0562004–2008
12th 2008–2013 Hamzah Zainudin
(حمزة زين الدين)
13th 2013–2018
14th 2018
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
LarutBatu Kurau
Kubu Gajah
Selama

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N5 Selama Mohd Akmal Kamaruddin PN (PAS)
N6 Kubu Gajah Khalil Yahaya
N7 Batu Kurau Mohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPN (BERSATU)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N5SelamaSelama District Council
N6Kubu Gajah
  • Taiping Municipal Council (Jelai area)
  • Selama District Council
N7Batu KurauTaiping Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PN Hamzah Zainudin 28,35054.65Increase2.svg 54.65
BN Mohd Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud16,75232.29Decrease2.svg 13.61
PH Zolkarnain Abidin6,20711.97Decrease2.svg 7.56
GTA Awzey Fazlan Sahidi5661.09Increase2.svg 1.09
Total valid votes51,875 100.00
Total rejected ballots735
Unreturned ballots154
Turnout52,76478.93Decrease2.svg 2.91
Registered electors65,719
Majority11,59822.36Increase2.svg 11.04
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hamzah Zainudin 18,18445.90Decrease2.svg 10.48
PAS Abu Husin Mohmmad13,69834.57Decrease2.svg 8.35
PH Khairil Anuar Akhiruddin7,73819.53Increase2.svg 19.53
Total valid votes39,620 100.00
Total rejected ballots722
Unreturned ballots128
Turnout40,47081.84Decrease2.svg 4.25
Registered electors49,453
Majority4,48611.32Decrease2.svg 2.14
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.

"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 Hamzah Zainudin 22,18456.38Increase2.svg 3.18
PAS Mohd Fauzi Sa'ari16,88842.92Decrease2.svg 3.88
Independent Raveendran M. Vallikana2780.70Increase2.svg 0.70
Total valid votes39,350 100.00
Total rejected ballots579
Unreturned ballots171
Turnout40,10086.09Increase2.svg 9.03
Registered electors46,577
Majority5,29613.46Increase2.svg 7.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

"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) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Hamzah Zainudin 15,87853.20Decrease2.svg 9.26
PAS Mohd. Dhari Othman13,96746.80Increase2.svg 9.26
Total valid votes29,845 100.00
Total rejected ballots687
Unreturned ballots57
Turnout30,58977.06Decrease2.svg 0.94
Registered electors39,697
Majority1,9116.40Decrease2.svg 18.52
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar 19,06462.46Increase2.svg 4.33
PAS Kamarudin Awang Basir11,45637.54Increase2.svg 37.54
Total valid votes30,520 100.00
Total rejected ballots795
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout31,31578.00Increase2.svg 6.24
Registered electors40,147
Majority7,60824.92Increase2.svg 8.66
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar 14,33458.13Increase2.svg 58.13
PKR Mohd Nor R. M. Monutty 10,32541.87Increase2.svg 41.87
Total valid votes24,659 100.00
Total rejected ballots834
Unreturned ballots7
Turnout25,50071.76
Registered electors35,535
Majority4,00916.26
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan won uncontested.
BN Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan17,16273.55Increase2.svg 0.20
S46 Ahmad Nawi6,17226.45Increase2.svg 26.45
Total valid votes23,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots805
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,13972.12Increase2.svg 3.61
Registered electors33,469
Majority10,99047.10Decrease2.svg 0.40
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan15,89773.35Increase2.svg 0.18
PAS Zawawi Kamaruddin5,77526.65Decrease2.svg 0.18
Total valid votes21,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots656
Unreturned ballots
Turnout22,32868.51Decrease2.svg 6.83
Registered electors32,593
Majority10,12246.70Decrease2.svg 0.36
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa13,58073.53Increase2.svg 2.54
PAS Ahmad Yusof4,88826.47Decrease2.svg 2.53
Total valid votes18,468 100.00
Total rejected ballots558
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,02675.34Decrease2.svg 3.40
Registered electors25,253
Majority8,69247.06Increase2.svg 5.06
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,00971.00Increase2.svg 12.99
PAS Abdul Wahab Mohd Noor4,90429.00Increase2.svg 29.00
Total valid votes16,913 100.00
Total rejected ballots408
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,32178.74Increase2.svg 1.68
Registered electors21,997
Majority7,10542.00Decrease2.svg 25.98
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,57583.99
Homeland Consciousness Union Mohamed Nawawi Mohamed Hassan2,39716.01
Total valid votes14,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots767
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,73977.06
Registered electors20,424
Majority10,17867.98
This was a new constituency created.

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