Tanjong Malim (federal constituency)

Tanjong Malim

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ong Ka Chuan BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Tanjong Malim is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Bruseh, Bidor Baharu, Bidor Tengah, Bidor Barat, Pekan Bidor, Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai, Bidor Station Utara, Kampong Poh, Pekan Pasir, Bikam, Kampong Baharu Bikam, Sungkai, Pekan Sungkai, Buloh Telor, Ladang Sungkai, Pekan Lama, Changkat Sulaiman, Trolak Timor, Trolak Utara, Trolak Selatan, FELDA Gunong Besout, FELDA Gunong Besout V, Trolak, Ladang Kelapa Bali, Kampong Kuala Slim, Sungai Slim Utara, Pekan Slim, FELDA Gunong Besout II, Perlok, Klah, Ulu Slim, Slim Village, Kampong Sawa, Ladang Clunny, Kampong Balun, Kampong Sungai Sekiah, Behrang Ulu, Behrang Station, Behrang Timor, Kampong Keteyong, Kampong Lambak, Jalan Beirop, Jalan Keteyong, Kampong Melaka, Kampong Simpang Ampat, Kampong Loke Yew, Pos Bersih, Pos Tenau.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong Malim
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971–1973	Lee Seck Fun	Alliance
	1973–1974		BN
4th	1974–1978	Mak Hon Kam
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
7th	1986–1990	Loke Yuen Yow
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008–2013	Ong Ka Chuan
13th	2013–present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	28,225	54.15
	PKR	Tan Yee Kew	23,897	45.85
Total valid votes			52,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,115
Unreturned ballots			162
Turnout			53,399	82.79
Registered electors			64,499
Majority			4,328
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	21,016	57.41
	PKR	Mohamad Azman Marjohan	15,594	42.59
Total valid votes			36,610	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,344
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			38,107	71.25
Registered electors			53,481
Majority			5,422
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	24,283	71.69
	KEADILAN	Shamsuddin Abd Rahman	9,590	28.31
Total valid votes			33,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,283
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			35,273	66.88
Registered electors
Majority			14,693
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	22,150	66.96
	KEADILAN	Ng Lum Yong	10,928	33.04
Total valid votes			33,078	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,308
Unreturned ballots			163
Turnout			34,549	63.17
Registered electors
Majority			11,222
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	25,752	83.50
	S46	Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut	5,088	16.50
Total valid votes			30,840	100.00
Total rejected ballots			913
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			31,910	60.90
Registered electors
Majority			20,664
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	23,953	73.34
	DAP	Abdul Rahim Mat Taib	8,707	26.66
Total valid votes			32,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,296
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			33,956	69.82
Registered electors
Majority			15,246
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	18,693	64.12
	DAP	Liew Fatt Yuen	7,995	27.43
	PAS	Ho Sing Chong @ Ghazali Ho	2,464	8.45
Total valid votes			29,152	100.00
Total rejected ballots			684
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,836	69.45
Registered electors			42,959
Majority			10,698
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.