Ipoh Timor (federal constituency)

Ipoh Timor

Perak constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Su Keong Siong
DAP

Constituency created

1994

First contested

1995

Last contested

2013

Ipoh Timor is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ipoh Selatan, Taman Wah Keong, Simee Timor, Taman Ipoh, Taman Ipoh Barat, Canning Garden Barat, Canning Garden Timor, Lumba Kuda, Taman Cempaka, Simee Barat, Desa Cempaka, Taman Ipoh Timor, Jalan Tambun, Sungai Kinta, Kampong Paloh, Tebing Tinggi, Jalan Bendahara, Housing Trust, Kampar Road, Jalan Raja Ekram, Jalan C.M. Yusof, Tebing Sungai Kinta, Kampong Seri Kinta, Pasir Puteh Utara, Pinji Lane Utara, Pasir Pinji Utara, Pasir Pinji Selatan, Pinji Lane Selatan, Pasir Puteh Baru, Pasir Puteh Selatan, Taman Pengkalan Jaya.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Taman Ipoh Selatan, Taman Wah Keong, Simee Timor, Taman Ipoh, Taman Ipoh Barat, Canning Garden Barat, Canning Garden Timor, Lumba Kuda, Taman Cempaka, Simee Barat, Desa Cempaka, Taman Ipoh Timor, Jalan Tambun, Sungai Kinta, Kampong Paloh, Tebing Tinggi, Jalan Bendahara, Housing Trust, Kampar Road, Jalan Raja Ekram, Jalan C.M. Yusof, Tebing Sungai Kinta, Kampong Seri Kinta, Pasir Puteh Utara, Pinji Lane Utara, Pasir Pinji Utara, Pasir Pinji Selatan, Pinji Lane Selatan, Pasir Puteh Baru, Pasir Puteh Selatan, Taman Pengkalan Jaya.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ipoh Timor
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
9th	1995-1999	Chang Kon You	BN
10th	1999-2004	Thong Fah Chong	BN
11th	2004-2008	Lim Kit Siang	DAP
12th	2008-2013	Lim Kit Siang
13th	2013-present	Su Keong Siong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Su Keong Siong	49,086	76.49	+ 5.71
	BN	Kathleen Wong Mei Yin	15,086	23.51	- 5.71
Total valid votes			64,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots			210
Turnout			65,217	79.71
Registered electors			81,818
Majority			34,000	50.98
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "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) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	37,364	70.78	+ 10.58
	BN	Liew Mun Hon	15,422	29.22	- 10.58
Total valid votes			52,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			501
Turnout			53,994	70.45
Registered electors			76,647
Majority			21,942	41.56
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	28,851	60.20	+ 12.81
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	19,077	39.80	- 11.94
Total valid votes			47,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots			314
Turnout			49,175	67.06
Registered electors			73,329
Majority			9,774	20.40
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	25,273	51.74	+ 1.44
	DAP	Ngeh Koo Ham	23,146	47.39	- 2.31
	MDP	Mohd Yusoff Omar	427	0.87	+ 0.87
Total valid votes			48,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			808
Unreturned ballots			768
Turnout			50,422	64.73
Registered electors			77,895
Majority			2,127	4.35
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu	24,129	50.30
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	23,837	49.70
Total valid votes			47,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			875
Unreturned ballots			392
Turnout			49,233	66.68
Registered electors			73,834
Majority			292	0.60
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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