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Federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Gopeng (P071)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Tan Kar Hing
PH
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]216,236
Electors (2022)[2]143,657
Area (km²)[3]577
Pop. density (per km²)374.8

Gopeng is a federal constituency in Kinta District and Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

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Ethnic breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2022[4]
  1. Chinese (44.7%)
  2. Malay (42.8%)
  3. Indian (9.60%)
  4. Other ethnicities (2.90%)

As of 2020, Gopeng has a population of 216,236 people.

Age breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2022
  1. 18–20 (6.26%)
  2. 21–29 (22.1%)
  3. 30–39 (21.0%)
  4. 40–49 (16.9%)
  5. 50–59 (14.7%)
  6. 60–69 (11.2%)
  7. 70–79 (5.56%)
  8. 80–89 (1.91%)
  9. above 90 (0.33%)
Gender breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2022
  1. Male (49.3%)
  2. Female (50.7%)

History

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Polling districts

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According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gopeng constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
Sungai Rapat (N44) Ara Payong 071/44/01
  • SK St. Bernadette's Convent
  • SRA Rakyat Nurul Iman
  • Arena Square Batu Gajah
Kampong Pisang 071/44/02 SK Sultan Yussuf
Sri Jaya 071/44/03 SK Seri Jaya
Sri Rahmat 071/44/04 SK Kg. Seri Rahmat
Desa Pelancongan 071/44/05 SM Poi Lam (SUWA) Ipoh
Desa Pakatan 071/44/06
  • SK Pengkalan
  • SMK Pengkalan
Rapat Jaya 071/44/07 SK Rapat Jaya
Sungai Rapat 071/44/08
  • SK Sungai Rapat
  • STAM Maahad Imtiyaz
Sungai Rokam 071/44/09 SRA Rakyat Sungai Rokam
Simpang Pulai (N45) Pekan Razaki 071/45/01 SK Seri Ampang
Ampang Baharu 071/45/02 SJK (C) Min Sin
Taman Ampang 071/45/03 SMK Wira Jaya
Kampong Seri Ampang 071/45/04 SK Wira Jaya
Taman Ipoh Jaya 071/45/05
  • SMK Seri Ampang
  • SRA Rakyat Al-Solatiah
Rapat Setia Baru 071/45/06
  • SMK Gunung Rapat
  • SRA Rakyat Al-Hidayah
  • SM Al-Hidayah
Rapat Setia 071/45/07 SK Rapat Setia
Gunong Rapat Utara 071/45/08 SJK (C) Gunung Rapat
Gunong Rapat Selatan 071/45/09 SJK (C) Gunung Rapat
Taman Taufik 071/45/10
  • Sekolah Tinggi Shen Jai
  • SRA Rakyat Al-Falah
Kampong Sengat 071/45/11 SJK (C) Bandar Seri Botani
Taman Bersatu 071/45/12
  • SK Taman Bersatu
  • Dewan Komuniti Taman Bersatu
Simpang Pulai 071/45/13 SJK (C) Phui Ying
Teja (N46) Pos Raya 071/46/01 SK Pos Raya
Kampong Kepayang 071/46/02 SMK Simpang Pulai
Kampong Tekkah Baharu 071/46/03 SK Pengkalan Baharu
Kampong Bharu Kopisan 071/46/04
  • SJK (C) New Kopisan
  • SK Gopeng
Lawan Kuda Barat 071/46/05
  • SMK Seri Teja
  • SMK Idris Shah
Lawan Kuda Timor 071/46/06 SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru
Lawan Kuda Selatan 071/46/07 SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru
Kampong Pulai 071/46/08 Dewan Serbaguna Teja Kampong Pulai
Kampong Rawa 071/46/09 SK Gopeng
Gopeng 071/46/10 SJK (C) Man Ming
Kampong Sungai Itek 071/46/11
  • SK Sungai Itek
  • SK Ulu Geruntum

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Gopeng
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty Vote Share
Constituency created from Kinta, Batang Padang, Menglembu and Batu Gajah
7th P0641986–1987Tan Koon Swan
(陈群川)		BN (MCA) 14,009
60.37%
1987–1990Ting Chew Peh
(陈祖排)		 12,619
60.62%
8th1990–1995 14,991
62.64%
9th P0671995–1999 22,774
74.04%
10th1999–2004 21,254
57.56%
11th P0712004–2008 30,312
66.12%
12th2008–2013Lee Boon Chye
(李文才)		PR (PKR) 29,696
57.08%
13th2013–2015 47,558
59.59%
2015–2018PH (PKR)
14th2018–2022 48,923
61.75%
15th2022–presentTan Kar Hing
(陈家兴)		 55,880
53.92%

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Gopeng Chenderong
Rapat Setia
Simpang Pulai
Sungai Rapat
Teja

Historical boundaries

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State Constituency Area
1984 1994 2003 2018
Chenderong
  • Changkat Tualang
  • Chenderong
  • Kampung Jeram
  • Kampung Seri Rahmat
  • Tasek permai
Rapat Setia
  • Bandar Seri Botani
  • Kampung Meranti Lapan
  • Pegoh
  • Simpang Pulai
  • Sungai Rapat
Simpang Pulai
  • Ampang
  • Bandar Seri Botani
  • Gunung Rapat
  • Pegoh
  • Rapat Setia
  • Ampang
  • Bandar Seri Botani
  • Gunung Rapat
  • Rapat Setia
  • Simpang Pulai
Sungai Rapat
  • Kampung Pengkalan Gate
  • Kampung Seri Rahmat
  • Sungai Rapat
  • Taman Cempaka
  • Tasek Permai
  • Kampung Seri Rahmat
  • Pegoh
  • Sungai Rapat
  • Taman Cempaka
  • Tasek Permai
Teja
  • Gopeng
  • Gunung Rapat
  • Kopisan Baru
  • Pos Raya
  • Simpang Pulai
  • Gopeng
  • Kampong Kepayang
  • Kampung Sungai Itek
  • Kopisan Baru
  • Pos Raya

Current state assembly members

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No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N44Sungai RapatMohammad Nizar JamaluddinPH (AMANAH)
N45Simpang PulaiWong Chai YiPH (PKR)
N46

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHTan Kar Hing55,88053.92Increase 53.92
PNMuhammad Farhan Abdul Rahim28,73227.72Increase 27.72
BNTing Zhao Song18,39317.75Decrease 6.41
HeritageBalachandran Gopal6330.61Increase 0.61
Total valid votes 103,638 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,092
Unreturned ballots 270
Turnout 105,00073.09Decrease 8.12
Registered electors 143,657
Majority 27,14826.20Decrease 9.38
PH hold Swing
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRLee Boon Chye48,92361.75Increase 2.16
BNHeng Seai Kie19,14524.16Decrease 16.25
PASIsmail Ariffin11,16514.09Increase 14.09
Total valid votes 79,233 100.00
Total rejected ballots 853
Unreturned ballots 446
Turnout 80,53281.21Decrease 2.67
Registered electors 99,167
Majority 29,77835.58Increase 16.40
PKR hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]

"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) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRLee Boon Chye47,55859.59Increase 2.51
BNTan Chin Meng32,24940.41Decrease 2.51
Total valid votes 79,807 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,456
Unreturned ballots 179
Turnout 81,44283.88Increase 12.18
Registered electors 97,092
Majority 15,30919.18Increase 5.02
PKR 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

"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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PKRLee Boon Chye29,69657.08Increase 23.20
BNLing Hee Leong22,32842.92Decrease 23.20
Total valid votes 52,024 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,279
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 53,30371.70Increase 2.23
Registered electors 74,344
Majority 7,36814.16Decrease 18.80
PKR gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTing Chew Peh30,31266.12Increase 8.56
PKRLee Boon Chye15,53033.88Increase 33.88
Total valid votes 45,842 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,491
Unreturned ballots 233
Turnout 47,56669.47Increase 0.30
Registered electors 68,469
Majority 14,78232.24Increase 14.88
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTing Chew Peh21,25457.56Decrease 16.48
DAPAbd. Rahman Said Alli14,84840.20Increase 14.44
MDPSyed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas8292.24Increase 2.24
Total valid votes 36,931 100.00
Total rejected ballots 819
Unreturned ballots 669
Turnout 38,41969.17Increase 1.16
Registered electors 55,542
Majority 6,40617.36Decrease 30.72
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTing Chew Peh22,77474.04Increase 11.40
DAPLim Meng Loong7,98625.96Decrease 11.40
Total valid votes 30,760 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,318
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 32,07868.01Decrease 0.01
Registered electors 47,166
Majority 14,78848.08Increase 22.80
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTing Chew Peh14,99162.64Increase 2.02
DAPHong Chin Poh8,94037.36Decrease 1.53
Total valid votes 23,931 100.00
Total rejected ballots 794
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 24,72568.02
Registered electors 36,347
Majority 6,05125.28Increase 3.55
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general by-election, 16 May 1987
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore.
Party Candidate Votes%∆%

BNTing Chew Peh12,61960.62Increase 0.25
DAPAhmad Nor8,09638.89Increase 4.96
IndependentTan Kee Chye1030.49Increase 0.49
Total valid votes 20,818 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 34,142
Majority 4,52321.73Decrease 4.71
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%
BNTan Koon Swan14,00960.37
DAPQuek Swee Siang7,87433.93
PASAbdul Majid Salleh9814.23
SDPLeong Wai Man3411.47
Total valid votes 23,205 100.00
Total rejected ballots 518
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,72367.71
Registered electors 35,034
Majority 6,13526.44
This was a new constituency created.

References

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