Menglembu (state constituency)

Menglembu

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Chaw Kam Foon PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1994
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	38,689

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

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Menglembu's electorate as of 2022 ^[1]

   Chinese (81.79%)

   Indian (11.58%)

   Malay (6.05%)

  Other ethnicities (0.58%)

History

Polling districts

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

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Menglembu（N32）	Bandar Baru Menglembu	066/32/01	SMK Seri Keledang
	Menglembu Lama	066/32/02	SMK Menglembu
	Awana	066/32/03	SJK (C) Wan Hwa 1
	Menglembu Barat	066/32/04	SJK (T) Menglembu
	Menglembu Selatan	066/32/05	SMK Menglembu
	Bukit Merah Timor	066/32/06	SJK (C) Bukit Merah
	Bukit Merah Barat	066/32/07	SJK (C) Bukit Merah
	Bukit Merah Tengah	066/32/08	SJK (C) Bukit Merah
	Bukit Merah Barat Daya	066/32/09	SJK (C) Bukit Merah
	Bukit Merah Selatan	066/32/10	Dewan Orang Ramai Bukit Merah
	Lahat	066/32/11	SJK (C) Lahat

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Menglembu
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Falim
9th	1995-1999	Liew Kai Chay @ Liew Choong Sang	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004	Keong Meng Sing	BA (DAP)
11th	2004-2008		DAP
12th	2008-2013	Lim Pek Har	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022	Chaw Kam Foon	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chaw Kam Foon	22,875	87.93	0.20
	BN	Phoon Kai Mun	1,684	6.47	4.33
	PN	Wong Kean Rong	1,456	5.60	5.60
Total valid votes			26,015	100.00
Total rejected ballots			229
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			26,284	67.94	11.34
Registered electors			38,689
Majority			21,191	81.46	4.13
	PH hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chaw Kam Foon	20,456	88.13	88.13
	BN	Wong Kam Seng	2,508	10.80	5.04
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Chin Kwai Leong	248	1.68	1.68
Total valid votes			23,212	98.44
Total rejected ballots			222	0.94
Unreturned ballots			145	0.61
Turnout			23,579	79.28	1.82
Registered electors			29,743
Majority			17,948	77.33	9.01
	PH 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	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Pek Har	20,694	84.16	17.92
	BN	Loo Gar Yen	3,895	15.84	17.92
Total valid votes			24,589	98.81
Total rejected ballots			265	1.06
Unreturned ballots			32	0.13
Turnout			24,886	81.10	5.95
Registered electors			30,670
Majority			16,799	68.32	35.84
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Pek Har	13,305	66.24	7.45
	BN	Christina Teoh Ai Ling	6,782	33.76	7.45
Total valid votes			20,087	98.80
Total rejected ballots			243	1.20
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			20,330	75.15	3.02
Registered electors			27,053
Majority			6,523	32.48	14.90
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Keong Meng Sing	10,611	58.79	4.39
	BN	Loh Koi Pin	7,439	41.21	4.39
Total valid votes			18,050	97.93
Total rejected ballots			350	1.90
Unreturned ballots			31	0.17
Turnout			18,431	72.13	4.56
Registered electors			25,553
Majority			3,172	17.58	8.78
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Keong Meng Sing	11,136	54.40	8.79
	BN	Liew Kay Chay @ Liew Choong Sang	9,336	45.60	8.79
Total valid votes			20,472	98.07
Total rejected ballots			400	1.92
Unreturned ballots			2	0.01
Turnout			20,874	67.57	4.01
Registered electors			30,892
Majority			1,800	8.80	0.02
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Liew Kay Chay @ Liew Choong Sang	10,850	54.39
	DAP	Lam Wai Mun	9,100	45.61
Total valid votes			19,950	96.81
Total rejected ballots			621	3.01
Unreturned ballots			36	0.17
Turnout			20,607	71.58
Registered electors			28,790
Majority			1,750	8.78
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

References

1. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
2. Akta Portal ^{[ dead link ]}

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.</ref>