Kinta (federal constituency)

Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Kinta
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kinta
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Kinta
4th1974-1978Ngan Siong Hin (颜祥兴)DAP
5th1978-1982Yang Choong Fu (杨忠富)BN (MCA)
6th1982-1986Lim Liang Seng (林良成)
Constituency abolished, split into Tambun and Gopeng

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kinta Chemor
Gopeng

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLim Liang Seng30,22959.75
DAPSoong Chok Tak17,35634.31
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohamed Tarmizi Mahmood2,3854.71
PEKEMASShaharuddin Dahlan6191.22
Total valid votes 50,589 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,263
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 51,85274.76
Registered electors 69,362
Majority 12,873
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYang Choong Fu @ Yeoh Teong Hoo21,22148.85
DAPFarn Seong Than19,01443.77
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartySamsudin Harun3,2077.38
Total valid votes 43,442 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 57,661
Majority 2,207
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPNgan Siong Hin @ Ngan Siong Eng15,88545.86
BNWong Kwong Nam15,30444.18
IndependentYong Su Hian2,0285.85
IndependentSamsudin Harun1,4244.11
Total valid votes 34,641 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,156
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 35,79777.30
Registered electors 46,307
Majority 581
This was a new constituency created.

References

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