Pasir Pinji (federal constituency)

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Pasir Pinji
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished1995
First contested 1986
Last contested 1990

Pasir Pinji was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pasir Pinji
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Menglembu
7th P0581986-1990Lau Dak Kee
(刘德琦)
DAP
8th 1990-1995 Kerk Kim Hock
(郭金福)
GR (DAP)
Constituency abolished, split into Ipoh Timor and Ipoh Barat

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Pasir PinjiDermawan
Tebing Tinggi

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Kerk Kim Hock 31,64369.80Increase2.svg 2.77
BN Chew Wai Khoon13,69030.20Decrease2.svg 2.77
Total valid votes45,333 100.00
Total rejected ballots782
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout46,11567.27Decrease2.svg 2.04
Registered electors68,551
Majority17,95339.60Increase2.svg 3.92
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
DAP Lau Dak Kee29,43867.03
BN Ng Khek Kiung13,76731.35
SDP Wong Nam Sang7101.62
Total valid votes43,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots667
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout44,58269.31
Registered electors64,320
Majority15,67135.68
This was a new constituency created.

References