Pokok Assam (state constituency)

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Pokok Assam
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Ong Seng Guan
PH
Constituency created1995
First contested1995
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)36,513

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

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Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pokok Assam's electorate as of 2022 [1]

   Chinese (62.93%)
   Malay (23.85%)
   Indian (11.18%)
  Other ethnicities (2.04%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pokok Assam constituency is divided into 16 polling districts. [2]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Pokok Assam (N17)Pokok Assam060/17/01
  • SK Methodist
  • SRA Rakyat Al-Ihsaniah
Kampong Aman060/17/02SK Seri Aman
Sekolah060/17/03Dewan Pokok Assam Tambahan
Jalan Raja Muda060/17/04SJK (C) Pokok Assam
Pasar060/17/05SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
Sungai Tupai060/17/06SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
Simpang Road060/17/07Dewan Sri Kota
Kota Road060/17/08SJK (T) YMHA
Market Street060/17/09SK St George 1
Theatre Road060/17/10SMK Convent
Tupai Lane060/17/11SJK (C) Hua Lian (3)
Tupai060/17/12SMK Kampung Jambu
Cotonation Road060/17/13SMK Taman Tasik
Birch Village060/17/14Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
Eastern Road060/17/15Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
Museum060/17/16SMK (P) Treacher Methodist

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pokok Assam
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Assam Kumbang
9th1995-1999Ho Cheng WangBN (MCA)
10th1999-2004
11th2004-2008
12th2008-2013 Yee Seu Kai PR (DAP)
13th2013-2018 Teh Kok Lim
14th2018-2022 Leow Thye Yih PH (DAP)
15th2022–presentOng Seng Guan

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Ong Seng Guan16,72667.36Decrease2.svg 10.14
PN Shariful Juhari Abu Kassim4,54618.31Increase2.svg 18.31
BN Ang Sui Eng2,66010.71Decrease2.svg 11.79
Independent Leow Thye Yih7863.17Increase2.svg 3.17
Independent Mohd Yusoff Abdul Hamid1110.45Increase2.svg 0.45
Total valid votes25,101 100.00
Total rejected ballots196
Unreturned ballots76
Turnout25,37368.75Decrease2.svg 9.63
Registered electors36,513
Majority12,18049.05Decrease2.svg 5.95
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PH Leow Thye Yih 16,95477.50Increase2.svg 77.50
BN Lee Li Kuan4,92222.50Decrease2.svg 5.81
Total valid votes21,87697.62
Total rejected ballots4181.87
Unreturned ballots1150.51
Turnout22,40978.38Decrease2.svg 2.22
Registered electors28,590
Majority12,03255.00Increase2.svg 10.54
Pokok Assam hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Teh Kok Lim 12,78071.69Increase2.svg 18.66
BN Ho Cheng Wang4,85527.23Decrease2.svg 19.74
Independent Mohd Yusoff Abdull Hamid1921.08Increase2.svg 1.07
Total valid votes17,82798.94
Total rejected ballots1590.88
Unreturned ballots320.18
Turnout18,01880.60Increase2.svg 10.41
Registered electors22,360
Majority7,92544.46Increase2.svg 38.40
Pokok Assam hold Swing DAP
Perak state election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Yee Seu Kai 7,57453.03Increase2.svg 53.03
BN Ho Cheng Wang6,70946.97Increase2.svg 46.97
Total valid votes14,28398.25
Total rejected ballots2281.57
Unreturned ballots270.19
Turnout14,53870.19
Registered electors20,711
Majority8656.06
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Perak state election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Ho Cheng Wang won uncontested.
BN Ho Cheng Wang100.00
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors21,500
Majority
Pokok Assam hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ho Cheng Wang11,32466.44Increase2.svg 2.06
DAP Mah Om Ching5,57532.71Decrease2.svg 2.91
MDP Ng Hoe Hun1450.85Increase2.svg 0.82
Total valid votes17,04496.14
Total rejected ballots3912.21
Unreturned ballots2931.65
Turnout17,72863.81Decrease2.svg 2.52
Registered electors27,783
Majority5,74933.73Increase2.svg 4.97
Pokok Assam hold Swing BN
Perak state election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Ho Cheng Wang10,80764.38
DAP Lim Yan Chiow5,97935.62
Total valid votes16,78697.09
Total rejected ballots4612.67
Unreturned ballots420.24
Turnout17,28966.33
Registered electors26,065
Majority4,82828.76
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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