Tanah Rata (state constituency)

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Tanah Rata
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang constituency
Map of Cameron Highlands District, Pahang.svg
State constituency
Legislature Pahang State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Ho Chi Yang
PH
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested 2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)26,838

Tanah Rata is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly. [1]

Contents

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanah Rata's electorate as of 2022 [2]
  1. Chinese (46.0%)
  2. Indian (20.1%)
  3. Other ethnicities (18.8%)
  4. Malay (15.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanah Rata constituency has a total of 17 polling districts. [3]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Tanah Rata（N01）Pos Terisu078/01/01SK Terisu
Pos Telanuk078/01/02SK Telanuk
Pos Lemoi078/01/03SK Lemoi
Pos Mensun078/01/04SK Menson
Lembah Bertam078/01/05SJK (C) Bertam Valley
Bandar Ringlet078/01/06SJK (T) Ringlet
Habu078/01/07SMK Ringlet
Ladang Boh 1078/01/08SJK (T) Ladang Boh 1
Ladang Boh 2078/01/09SJK (T) Ladang Boh 2
Kea Farm078/01/10SJK (C) Kea Farm
Tanah Rata078/01/11SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah
Berinchang078/01/12SJK (C) Brinchang
Ladang Sungai Palas078/01/13SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Palas
Ladang Blue Valley078/01/14SJK (T) Ladang Blue Valley
Kampung Raja078/01/15SK Kampung Raja
Kuala Terla078/01/16SJK (C) Kuala Terla
Teringkap078/01/17SJK (C) Tringkap

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanah Rata
AssemblyYearsNameParty
Constituency created from Cameron Highlands
4th1974-1978Wong Lok HoiBN (GERAKAN)
5th1978-1982Sangaralingam Muthu MuthayaBN (MIC)
6th1982-1986
7th1986-1990 Chan Kong Choy BN (MCA)
8th1990-1995Law Kee Long
Constituency abolished, split into Cameron Highlands and Jelai
Constituency recreated from Cameron Highlands and Jelai
11th2004-2008Choong Ching YanBN (MCA)
12th2008-2010Ho Yip Kai IND
2010-2013BN (GERAKAN)
13th2013-2015 Leong Ngah Ngah PR (DAP)
2015-2018PH (DAP)
14th2018-2022 Chiong Yoke Kong
15th2022–present Ho Chi Yang

Election results

Pahang state election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
PH Ho Chi Yang 9,85653.04Decrease2.svg 7.16
BN Wong Yap Wah7,37239.67Increase2.svg 3.96
PN Lai Chii Wen1,3537.28Increase2.svg 7.28
Total valid votes18,581 100.00
Total rejected ballots438
Unreturned ballots33
Turnout19,05270.99Decrease2.svg6.00
Registered electors26,838
Majority2,48413.37Decrease2.svg11.12
PH hold Swing
Pahang state election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
DAP Chiong Yoke Kong8,82160.20
BN Leong Tak Man5,23235.71
PAS Kumar Silambaram6004.09
Total valid votes14,653100
Total rejected ballots305
Unreturned ballots59
Turnout15,01776.99
Registered electors19,505
Majority3,58924.49
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06.

References

  1. ↑ "Pahang 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star . Petaling Jaya. 14 May 2018. Archived from the original on 23 March 2019. Retrieved 11 April 2019.(Note: Under the "Candidates & Results" heading, click on "State".)
  2. ↑ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  3. ↑ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.


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