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Gopeng (federal constituency)
... Perak constituency | |
|---|---|
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| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1984 |
| First contested | 1986 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 216,236 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 143,657 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 577 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 374.8 |
Gopeng is a federal constituency in Kinta District and Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gopeng constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Ara Payong | 071/44/01 |
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| Kampong Pisang | 071/44/02 | SK Sultan Yussuf | |
| Sri Jaya | 071/44/03 | SK Seri Jaya | |
| Sri Rahmat | 071/44/04 | SK Kg. Seri Rahmat | |
| Desa Pelancongan | 071/44/05 | SM Poi Lam (SUWA) Ipoh | |
| Desa Pakatan | 071/44/06 |
| |
| Rapat Jaya | 071/44/07 | SK Rapat Jaya | |
| Sungai Rapat | 071/44/08 |
| |
| Sungai Rokam | 071/44/09 | SRA Rakyat Sungai Rokam | |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Pekan Razaki | 071/45/01 | SK Seri Ampang |
| Ampang Baharu | 071/45/02 | SJK (C) Min Sin | |
| Taman Ampang | 071/45/03 | SMK Wira Jaya | |
| Kampong Seri Ampang | 071/45/04 | SK Wira Jaya | |
| Taman Ipoh Jaya | 071/45/05 |
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| Rapat Setia Baru | 071/45/06 |
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| Rapat Setia | 071/45/07 | SK Rapat Setia | |
| Gunong Rapat Utara | 071/45/08 | SJK (C) Gunung Rapat | |
| Gunong Rapat Selatan | 071/45/09 | SJK (C) Gunung Rapat | |
| Taman Taufik | 071/45/10 |
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| Kampong Sengat | 071/45/11 | SJK (C) Bandar Seri Botani | |
| Taman Bersatu | 071/45/12 |
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| Simpang Pulai | 071/45/13 | SJK (C) Phui Ying | |
| Teja (N46) | Pos Raya | 071/46/01 | SK Pos Raya |
| Kampong Kepayang | 071/46/02 | SMK Simpang Pulai | |
| Kampong Tekkah Baharu | 071/46/03 | SK Pengkalan Baharu | |
| Kampong Bharu Kopisan | 071/46/04 |
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| Lawan Kuda Barat | 071/46/05 |
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| Lawan Kuda Timor | 071/46/06 | SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru | |
| Lawan Kuda Selatan | 071/46/07 | SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru | |
| Kampong Pulai | 071/46/08 | Dewan Serbaguna Teja Kampong Pulai | |
| Kampong Rawa | 071/46/09 | SK Gopeng | |
| Gopeng | 071/46/10 | SJK (C) Man Ming | |
| Kampong Sungai Itek | 071/46/11 |
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Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Gopeng | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kinta | ||||
| 7th | P064 | 1986–1987 | Tan Koon Swan (陈群川) |
BN (MCA) |
| 1987–1990 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | |||
| 8th | 1990–1995 | |||
| 9th | P067 | 1995–1999 | ||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | |||
| 11th | P071 | 2004–2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008–2013 | Lee Boon Chye (李文才) |
PR (PKR) | |
| 13th | 2013–2018 | |||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | PH (PKR) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Tan Kar Hing (陈家兴) | ||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Gopeng | Chenderong | ||||||
| Rapat Setia | |||||||
| Simpang Pulai | |||||||
| Sungai Rapat | |||||||
| Teja | |||||||
Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N44 | Sungai Rapat | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | PH (AMANAH) |
| N45 | Simpang Pulai | Wong Chai Yi | PH (PKR) |
| N46 | Teja | Sandrea Ng Shy Ching |
Local governments
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
|---|---|---|
| N44 | Sungai Rapat |
|
| N45 | Simpang Pulai | Ipoh City Council |
| N46 | Teja |
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Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Tan Kar Hing | 55,880 | 53.92 |  7.83
| ||
| PN | Muhammad Farhan Abdul Rahim | 28,732 | 27.72 |  27.72
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| BN | Ting Zhao Song | 18,393 | 17.75 | 6.41
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| Heritage | Balachandran Gopal | 633 | 0.61 | 0.61
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| Total valid votes | 103,638 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,092 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 270 | |||||
| Turnout | 105,000 | 73.09 | 8.12
| |||
| Registered electors | 143,657 | |||||
| Majority | 27,148 | 26.20 | 9.38
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Lee Boon Chye | 48,923 | 61.75 | 61.75
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| BN | Heng Seai Kie | 19,145 | 24.16 | 16.25
| ||
| PAS | Ismail Ariffin | 11,165 | 14.09 | 14.09
| ||
| Total valid votes | 79,233 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 853 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 446 | |||||
| Turnout | 80,532 | 81.21 | 2.67
| |||
| Registered electors | 99,167 | |||||
| Majority | 29,778 | 35.58 | 16.40
| |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||