Lipis (federal constituency)

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Lipis (P079)
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang constituency
DUN Pahang 2020.svg
Federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
MP
Abdul Rahman Mohamad
BN
Constituency created1958
First contested 1959
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Population (2020) [1] 67,853
Electors (2022) [2] 47,124
Area (km²) [3] 3,004
Pop. density (per km²)22.6

Lipis is a federal constituency in Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Contents

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

Demographics

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Lipis's electorate as of 2022

   Malay (79.4%)
   Chinese (14.8%)
   Indian (5.1%)
  Other ethnicities (0.7%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts. [4]

State constituencyPolling districtCodeLocation
Padang Tengku (N03)Merapoh079/03/01SK Merapoh
Mentara079/03/02SMK Merapoh
Teluk Gunung079/03/03SK Teluk Gunung
Kampung Petola079/03/04Balai Raya Kampung Petola
Pagar Sasak079/03/05SK Pagar Sasak
FELDA Sungai Kechau079/03/06SK LKTP Kecau 1
Ladang Selborne079/03/07SJK (T) Ladang Selborne
Padang Tengku079/03/08SMK Padang Tengku
Gua079/03/09SK Gua
Tempoyong079/03/10Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Tempoyong
Bapong079/03/11Balai Raya Kampung Bapong
Relong079/03/12SK Relong
Berchang079/03/13SK Berchang
Telang079/03/14SK Kuala Telang
Seberang Jelai079/03/15Balai Raya Kampung Seberang Jelai
Kechur079/03/16SK Kechor Tui
Aur Gading079/03/17SK Aur Geding
Chegar Perah079/03/18SK Chegar Perah
Sungai Temau079/03/19SK (LKTP) Chegar Perah
Cheka (N04)Kuala Lanar079/04/01SK Kuala Lanar
Kuala Kenong079/04/02SK Batu 9
Mela079/04/03SK Mela
Kerambit079/04/04SK Kerambit
Kampung Baru Penjom079/04/05SJK (C) Penjom
Penjom079/04/06SK Penjom
Cheneras079/04/07SK Clifford
Sungai Kerpan079/04/08SJK (C) Chung Hwa
Batu Kurap079/04/09Tadika Kekwa
Bandar Lipis079/04/10SMK Clifford
Bukit Bius079/04/11SK Wan Ibrahim
Benta (N05)Kampung Lalang079/05/01Balai Raya Kampung Lalang
Rengai079/05/02Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billag
Tanjung Besar079/05/03SK Tanjung Besar
Jeransang079/05/04SK Jeransang
Kemahang079/05/05SK Kemahang
Kampung Chat079/05/06SK Chat
Budu079/05/07SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad
Pekan Benta079/05/08SK Benta
Kampung Baru Benta079/05/09SMK Benta
Jerkoh079/05/10SJK (C) Jerkoh
Ladang Benta079/05/11SJK (T) Ladang Benta
Ladang Budu079/05/12SJK (T) Ladang Budu

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lipis
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ulu Pahang
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0641959–1962Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali
(محمد سولوڠ محمد علي)		Alliance (UMNO)
1962–1963Abdul Razak Hussin
(عبدالرازق حسين)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0641963–1964Abdul Razak Hussin
(عبدالرازق حسين)		Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964–1969
1969–1971Parliament was suspended [5] [6]
3rd P0641971–1972Abdul Razak Hussin
(عبدالرازق حسين)		Alliance (UMNO)
1972–1973 Ghazali Shafie
(غزالي شافعي)
1973–1974BN (UMNO)
4th P0651974–1978
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986
7th P0721986–1990Wang Choon Wing
(黄循营)		BN (MCA)
8th 1990–1995 Chan Kong Choy
(陈广才)
9th P0751995–1997Abu Dahari Osman
(ابو داهاري عثمان)		BN (UMNO)
1997–1999Amihamzah Ahmad
(اميحمزه احمد)
10th 1999–2004
11th P0792004–2008 Mohamad Shahrum Osman
(محمد شاهرالروم عثمان)
12th 2008–2013
13th 2013–2018 Abdul Rahman Mohamad
(عبدالرحمن محمد)
14th 2018–2022
15th 2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
LipisBandar Lipis
BentaBenta
Bukit Betong
Bukit Betung
Cameron Highlands
Ceka
Cheka
Jelai
Jerantut
Kuala Lipis
Padang Tengku
Tanah Rata
Tanjong Besar

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N3 Padang Tengku Mustapa LongBN (UMNO)
N4 Cheka Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man PN (PAS)
N5 Benta Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak BN (UMNO)

Local governments

No.State ConstituencyLocal Government
N2JelaiLipis District Council
N3Padang Tengku
N4Cheka
N5Benta

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Rahman Mohamad 17,67249.29Decrease2.svg 0.53
PN Mohamad Shahrum Osman 11,55432.22Increase2.svg 32.22
PH Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji 6,36617.75Decrease2.svg 8.68
GTA Aishaton Abu Bakar2630.76Increase2.svg 0.76
Total valid votes35,855 100.00
Total rejected ballots388
Unreturned ballots100
Turnout36,34376.09Decrease2.svg 5.13
Registered electors47,124
Majority6,11817.07Decrease2.svg 6.31
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Rahman Mohamad13,99549.82Decrease2.svg 6.14
PH Badarudin Abd Rahaman7,42626.43Increase2.svg 26.43
PAS Sobirin Duli6,67123.75Decrease2.svg 19.15
Total valid votes28,092 100.00
Total rejected ballots462
Unreturned ballots112
Turnout28,66681.22Decrease2.svg 2.70
Registered electors35,294
Majority6,56923.38Increase2.svg 10.32
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abdul Rahman Mohamad14,86355.96Decrease2.svg 3.85
PAS Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali11,39442.90Increase2.svg 2.71
Independent Aishaton Abu Bakar3031.14Increase2.svg 1.14
Total valid votes26,560 100.00
Total rejected ballots426
Unreturned ballots140
Turnout27,12683.92Increase2.svg 7.37
Registered electors32,324
Majority3,46913.06Decrease2.svg 6.56
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Shahrum Osman 12,61159.81Decrease2.svg 9.14
PAS Mohamed Nilam Abdul Manap8,47440.19Increase2.svg 9.14
Total valid votes21,085 100.00
Total rejected ballots561
Unreturned ballots112
Turnout21,75876.55Increase2.svg 2.22
Registered electors28,425
Majority4,13719.62Decrease2.svg 18.28
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Shahrum Osman 13,87068.95Increase2.svg 7.38
PAS Mohamad Zai Mustafa6,24631.05Decrease2.svg 7.38
Total valid votes20,116 100.00
Total rejected ballots528
Unreturned ballots231
Turnout20,87574.33Increase2.svg 7.33
Registered electors28,084
Majority7,62437.90Increase2.svg 14.76
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Amihamzah Ahmad16,91661.57Increase2.svg 61.57
PAS Kamaludin Abd. Rahman10,56038.43Increase2.svg 38.43
Total valid votes27,476 100.00
Total rejected ballots860
Unreturned ballots196
Turnout28,53267.00
Registered electors42,585
Majority6,35623.14
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 14 January 1997
Upon the death of incumbent, Abu Dahari Osman
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Amihamzah Ahmad won uncontested.
BN Amihamzah Ahmad
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Abu Dahari Osman18,50768.80Increase2.svg 11.16
S46 Ahd Shabery Cheek 8,39431.20Decrease2.svg 11.16
Total valid votes26,901 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,859
Unreturned ballots251
Turnout29,01168.49Decrease2.svg 1.88
Registered electors42,358
Majority10,11337.60Increase2.svg 22.32
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Chan Kong Choy 15,17057.64Decrease2.svg 2.81
S46 Amin Hussaini Abdul Manan11,14842.36Increase2.svg 42.36
Total valid votes26,318 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,144
Unreturned ballots
Turnout27,46270.37Increase2.svg 4.54
Registered electors39,027
Majority4,02215.28Decrease2.svg 22.47
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Wang Choon Wing13,53360.45Decrease2.svg 0.62
PAS Solahuddin Mohd Ali5,08122.70Increase2.svg 0.54
DAP Woo Chee Wan3,77316.85Decrease2.svg 5.31
Total valid votes22,387 100.00
Total rejected ballots906
Unreturned ballots
Turnout23,29365.83Decrease2.svg 4.91
Registered electors35,385
Majority8,45237.75Decrease2.svg 1.16
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ghazali Shafie 15,09461.07Decrease2.svg 8.85
DAP S. Nadarajan5,47722.16Increase2.svg 22.16
PAS Zaharin Muhamad4,14516.77Increase2.svg 1.64
Total valid votes24,716 100.00
Total rejected ballots987
Unreturned ballots
Turnout25,70370.74
Registered electors36,337
Majority9,61738.91Decrease2.svg 15.88
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ghazali Shafie 14,77869.92Increase2.svg 69.92
PAS Kasim Yahya3,19915.13Decrease2.svg 15.13
Independent Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Ibrahim3,16014.95Increase2.svg 14.95
Total valid votes21,137 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors30,992
Majority11,57954.79
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Ghazali Shafie won uncontested.
BN Ghazali Shafie
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors27,363
Majority
BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?

Malaysian general by-election, 8 April 1972
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussin
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Ghazali Shafie 15,70281.33Increase2.svg 12.39
PMIP Tengku Kamarulzaman Tengku Hamid3,60518.67Decrease2.svg 12.39
Total valid votes19,307 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors22,600
Majority12,09762.66Increase2.svg 24.78
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Razak Hussin14,86268.94Decrease2.svg 8.64
PMIP Sulaiman Sidek6,69631.06Increase2.svg 8.64
Total valid votes21,558 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,836
Unreturned ballots
Turnout23,39472.23Decrease2.svg 3.77
Registered electors32,390
Majority8,16637.88Decrease2.svg 17.28
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Razak Hussin15,29477.58Increase2.svg 13.60
PMIP Nik Ahmad Nik Man4,42122.42Increase2.svg 5.80
Total valid votes19,715 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,221
Unreturned ballots
Turnout20,93676.00Decrease2.svg 1.06
Registered electors27,546
Majority10,87355.16Increase2.svg 10.58
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 20 October 1962
Upon the death of incumbent, Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Razak Hussin12,19163.98Decrease2.svg 11.41
Socialist Front Mohamed Nazar Nong3,69819.40Increase2.svg 19.40
PMIP Hussain Hijau3,16616.62Decrease2.svg 7.99
Total valid votes19,055 100.00
Total rejected ballots322
Unreturned ballots
Turnout19,37774.94Increase2.svg 1.42
Registered electors25,856
Majority8,49344.58Decrease2.svg 6.20
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali11,69475.39
PMIP Abdul Hamid Abdullah3,81824.61
Total valid votes15,512 100.00
Total rejected ballots197
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,70973.52
Registered electors21,634
Majority7,87650.78
This was a new constituency created.

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