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Jelapang (state constituency)

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Jelapang
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Cheah Pou Hian
PH
Constituency created2003
First contested2004
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)35,088

Jelapang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Jelapang's electorate as of 2022[1]

  Chinese (66.83%)
  Indian (27.29%)
  Malay (5.28%)
  Other ethnicities (0.60%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Jelapang constituency has a total of 11 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Jelapang(N31) Jelapang Timor 066/31/01 Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang
Jelapang Utara 066/31/02 SJK (C) Jelapang
Jelapang Selatan 066/31/03 Tadika Jelapang
Jelapang Barat 066/31/04 Dewan Orang Ramai Jelapang
Jelapang 066/31/05 SJK (C) Jelapang
Silibin 066/31/06 SK Silibin
Taman Pertama 066/31/07 SJK (C) Yuh Hua
Taman Rishah 066/31/08 SJK (C) Yuh Hua
Jelapang Tengah 066/31/09 SJK (C) Jelapang
Bukit Kledang 066/31/10 SJK (C) Wan Hwa 2
Papan 066/31/11 SJK (C) Papan

Representation history

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Members of the Perak State Assembly for Jelapang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created from Lahat
11th 2004 – 2008 Hee Yit Foong DAP
12th 2008 – 2009 PR (DAP)
2009 - 2013 Independent
13th 2013 – 2018 Teh Hock Ke PR (DAP)
14th 2018 – 2022 Cheah Pou Hian PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present

Election Results

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Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Cheah Pou Hian 21,554 88.71 Increase 2.44
BN Hamidah Muhamad 1,443 5.94 Decrease 2.99
PN Navinten Sundarajan 1,299 5.35 Increase 5.35
Total valid votes 24,296 100.00
Total rejected ballots 214
Unreturned ballots 80
Turnout 24,590 70.08 Decrease 10.43
Registered electors 35,088
Majority 20,111 82.77 Increase 5.43
PH hold Swing


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Cheah Pou Hian 16,940 86.27 Increase 86.27
BN Thankaraj Krishnan 1,753 8.93 Decrease 10.35
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Sarasyathy Muthu 944 4.81 Decrease 5.83
Total valid votes 19,637 98.63
Total rejected ballots 206 1.03
Unreturned ballots 67 0.34
Turnout 19,910 80.51 Decrease 1.59
Registered electors 24,729
Majority 15,187 77.34 Increase 26.54
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2022-03-31.
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Tan Hock Ke 16,921 70.08 Increase 5.79
BN Mokan Supramaniam 4,655 19.28 Decrease 9.75
Parti Sosialis Malaysia Sarasyathy Muthu 2,568 10.64 Increase 10.64
Total valid votes 24,144 97.87
Total rejected ballots 431 1.75
Unreturned ballots 95 0.39
Turnout 24,670 82.10 Increase 7.90
Registered electors 30,032
Majority 12,266 50.80 Increase 15.51
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2016-10-23. Retrieved 2022-03-18.
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Hee Yit Foong 12,219 64.29 Increase 14.61
BN Loh Koi Pin 5,512 29.00 Decrease 19.16
Independent Sarasyathy Muthu 1,275 6.71 Increase 6.71
Total valid votes 19,006 97.92
Total rejected ballots 402 2.07
Unreturned ballots 1 0.01
Turnout 19,409 74.20 Increase 3.81
Registered electors 26,157
Majority 6,707 35.29 Increase 33.77
DAP hold Swing
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Hee Yit Foong 8,231 49.68
BN Mah Hang Soon 7,978 48.16
PKR Foo Tiew Kok 358 2.16
Total valid votes 16,567 97.91
Total rejected ballots 306 1.81
Unreturned ballots 48 0.28
Turnout 16,921 70.39
Registered electors 24,039
Majority 253 1.52
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
  2. ^ "Akta Portal" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2022-11-19. Retrieved 2023-02-16.

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.</ref>