Ipoh (federal constituency)
Ipoh Perak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1958 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1995 |
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| First contested |
1959 |
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| Last contested |
1990 |
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Ipoh was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Ipoh |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| 1st | 1959-1963 | D. R. Seenivasagam | PPP |
| Parliament of Malaysia |
| 1st | 1963-1964 | D. R. Seenivasagam | PPP |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | R. C. Mahadeva Rayan | PPP |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Lim Cho Hock | DAP |
| 5th | 1978-1982 |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Peter Chin Gan Oon | BN |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Patto Perumal | DAP |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Lau Dak Kee |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
DAP | Lau Dak Kee | 22,617 | 58.00 |
|
BN | Peter Chin Gan Oon | 16,377 | 42.00 |
| Total valid votes |
38,994 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
795 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
39,789 | 65.81 |
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
6,240 |
|
DAP hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
DAP | Patto Perumal | 21,401 | 56.25 |
|
BN | Wong Chin Chye | 15,747 | 41.39 |
|
SDP | Chan Kok Keong | 900 | 2.37 |
| Total valid votes |
38,048 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
694 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
38,742 | 66.28 |
| Registered electors |
58,454 |
| Majority |
5,654 |
|
DAP gain from BN |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Peter Chin Gan Oon | 29,022 | 53.73 |
|
DAP | Lim Choo Hock | 23,700 | 43.87 |
|
Independent | Leong Wai Mun | 1,297 | 2.40 |
| Total valid votes |
54,019 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,185 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
55,204 | 72.06 |
| Registered electors |
76,613 |
| Majority |
5,322 |
|
BN gain from DAP |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
DAP | Lim Cho Hock |
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| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
63,408 |
| Majority |
12,909 |
|
DAP hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
DAP | Lim Cho Hock | 23,058 | 62.11 |
|
BN | R. C. Mahadeva Rayan | 12,283 | 33.09 |
|
Independent | Too Joon Hing | 1,781 | 4.80 |
| Total valid votes |
37,122 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,125 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
38,247 | 74.17 |
| Registered electors |
51,569 |
| Majority |
10,775 |
|
DAP gain from PPP |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1969 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
PPP | R. C. Mahadeva Rayan | 23,979 | 82.09 |
|
Alliance | Toh Seang Eng | 5,231 | 17.91 |
| Total valid votes |
29,210 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
926 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
30,136 | 74.01 |
| Registered electors |
40,718 |
| Majority |
18,748 |
|
PPP hold |
Swing |
|
References