Tanjong Malim (federal constituency)

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

Tanjong Malim (P077)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chang Lih Kang PH
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	122,947
Electors (2022)[2]	93,873
Area (km²)[3]	1,882
Pop. density (per km²)	65.3

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022^[4]

  Malay (55%)

  Chinese (23.6%)

  Indian (13%)

  Other ethnicities (8.4%)

Age breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (5.49%)

  21-29 (19.39%)

  30-39 (23.62%)

  40-49 (18%)

  50-59 (12.77%)

  60-69 (11.3%)

  70-79 (6.91%)

  80-89 (2.02%)

  above 90 (0.5%)

Gender breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.16%)

  Female (49.84%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Malim constituency is divided into 49 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Sungkai (N57)	Pos Gedong	077/57/01	SK Pos Gedong
	Jalan Bruseh	077/57/02	SK Bidor SK Kampung Senta
	Bidor Tengah	077/57/03	SJK (C) Choong Hua (1)
	Bidor Baharu	077/57/04	SK Seri Bidor
	Pekan Bidor	077/57/05	SMK Syeikh Abdul Ghani
	Bidor Barat	077/57/06	SMK Choong Hua
	Bidor Station Utara	077/57/07	SJK (C) Pin Min
	Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai	077/57/08	SMK Syeikh Abdul Gahni
	Pekan Pasir	077/57/09	SJK (C) Pekan Pasir
	Bikam	077/57/10	SK Bikam
	Kampong Baharu Bikam	077/57/11	SJK (C) Kuala Bikam
	Sungkai	077/57/12	SMK Sungkai
	Pekan Sungkai	077/57/13	SMK Sungkai
	Buloh Telor	077/57/14	SMK Sungkai
Slim (N58)	Ladang Sungkai	077/58/01	SJK (T) Ladang Sungkai
	Pekan Lama	077/58/02	SK Changkat Sulaiman
	Changkat Sulaiman	077/58/03	SK Changkat Sulaiman
	Trolak Utara	077/58/04	SK Trolak Utara
	Trolak Selatan	077/58/05	SK Trolak Selatan
	Trolak	077/58/06	SJK (T) Trolak
	Pekan Slim	077/58/07	SK Slim River
	Sungai Slim Utara	077/58/08	SK Aminuddin Bakri
	Kampong Kuala Slim	077/58/09	SK Kuala Slim
	Ladang Kepala Bali	077/58/10	SJK (T) Ldg Kelapa Bali
	FELDA Gunong Besout I	077/58/11	SK Besout 3 SMK (FELDA) Besout
	FELDA Gunong Besout II	077/58/12	SK Seri Besout
	FELDA Gunong Besout V	077/58/13	SK Besout 5 SK Besout 4
Behrang (N59)	Kampong Poh	077/59/01	SK Kampong Poh
	Perlok	077/59/02	SK Perlok SK Jernang
	Pos Tenau	077/59/03	SK Pos Tenau
	Klah	077/59/04	SK FELDA Sungai Kelah
	Trolak Timur	077/59/05	SK Trolak Timur
	Pos Bersih	077/59/06	SK Pos Bersih
	Ulu Slim	077/59/07	SK Ulu Slim
	Slim Village	077/59/08	SJK (C) Ho Pin
	Kampong Sawa	077/59/09	SK Slim Village
	Ladang Clunny	077/59/10	SJK (T) Ladang Clunny
	Kampong Balun	077/59/11	SK Balun
	Behrang Station	077/59/12	SK Sungai Behrang
	Behrang Timor	077/59/13	SK Dato Kamaruddin
	Behrang Ulu	078/59/14	SK Behrang
	Kampong Sungai Sekiah	078/59/15	SJK (C) Behrang Ulu
	Kampong Keteyong	077/59/16	SK Tanjong Malim
	Kampong Simpang Ampat	077/59/17	SMK Methodist
	Kampong Lambak	077/59/18	SK Tanjong Malim
	Jalan Keteyong	077/59/19	SJK (T) Tan Sri Dato' Manickavasagam
	Kampong Melaka	077/59/20	SJK (T) Tan Sri Dato' Manickavasagam
	Jalan Beirop	077/59/21	SMK Methodist
	Kampong Loke Yew	077/59/22	SRA Rakyat Al-Jihadiah

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tanjong Malim
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Batang Padang
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P058	1959–1963	Lee Seck Fun (李钖勋)	Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P058	1963–1964	Lee Seck Fun (李钖勋)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd		1964–1969
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[6][7]
3rd	P058	1971–1973	Lee Seck Fun (李钖勋)	Alliance (MCA)
		1973–1974		BN (MCA)
4th	P063	1974–1978	Mak Hon Kam (麦汉锦)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P071	1986–1990	Loke Yuen Yow (陆垠佑)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P074	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P077	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Ong Ka Chuan (黄家泉)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022	Chang Lih Kang (郑立慷)	PH (PKR)
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tanjong Malim						Behrang
		Bidor
		Slim
				Sungkai

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N57	Sungkai	Sivanesan Achalingam	PH (DAP)
N58	Slim	Muhammad Zulfadli Zainal	PN (PAS)
N59	Behrang	Salina Samsudin	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N57	Sungkai	Tapah District Council	35500 Bidor 35600 Sungkai 35700 Trolak 35800, 35820 Slim River 35900, 35910 Tanjong Malim 35950 Behrang Stesen 36500 Ulu Bernam
N58	Slim	Tanjong Malim District Council (Trolak area) Tapah District Council
N59	Behrang	Tanjong Malim District Council Tapah District Council (FELDA Sungai Klah and Perlok areas)

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chang Lih Kang	25,140	36.08	9.36
	PN	Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi	21,599	31.00	31.00
	BN	Mah Hang Soon	20,963	30.09	5.48
	Independent	Jamaluddin Mohd Radzi	1,032	1.48	1.48
	GTA	Amir Hamzah Abdul Rajak	609	0.87	0.87
	Independent	Izzat Johari	328	0.47	0.47
Total valid votes			69,671	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,144
Unreturned ballots			143
Turnout			70,928	74.22	7.00
Registered electors			93,873
Majority			3,541	5.08	4.79
	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	%	∆%
	PH	Chang Lih Kang	24,672	45.44	45.44
	BN	Mah Hang Soon	19,314	35.57	18.58
	PAS	Mohd Tarmizi Ab Rahman	10,311	18.99	18.99
Total valid votes			54,297	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,051
Unreturned ballots			265
Turnout			55,613	81.22	1.57
Registered electors			68,468
Majority			5,358	9.87	1.57
	PH gain from BN		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. "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	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	28,225	54.15	3.26
	PKR	Tan Yee Kew	23,897	45.85	3.26
Total valid votes			52,122	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,115
Unreturned ballots			162
Turnout			53,399	82.79	11.54
Registered electors			64,499
Majority			4,328	8.30	6.52
	BN 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 2016-05-14. "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 2016-05-14.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	21,016	57.41	14.28
	PKR	Mohamad Azman Marjohan	15,594	42.59	14.28
Total valid votes			36,610	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,344
Unreturned ballots			153
Turnout			38,107	71.25	4.37
Registered electors			53,481
Majority			5,422	14.82	28.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	24,283	71.69	4.73
	PKR	Shamsuddin Abd Rahman	9,590	28.31	4.73
Total valid votes			33,873	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,283
Unreturned ballots			117
Turnout			35,273	66.88	3.71
Registered electors			52,740
Majority			14,693	43.38	9.46
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	22,150	66.96	16.54
	PKR	Ng Lum Yong	10,928	33.04	33.04
Total valid votes			33,078	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,308
Unreturned ballots			163
Turnout			34,549	63.17	2.27
Registered electors			54,692
Majority			11,222	33.92	33.08
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	25,752	83.50	10.16
	S46	Wan Mokhtar Wan Endut	5,088	16.50	16.50
Total valid votes			30,840	100.00
Total rejected ballots			913
Unreturned ballots			157
Turnout			31,910	60.90	8.92
Registered electors			52,397
Majority			20,664	67.00	20.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	23,953	73.34	9.22
	DAP	Abdul Rahim Mat Taib	8,707	26.66	0.77
Total valid votes			32,660	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,296
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			33,956	69.82	0.37
Registered electors			48,635
Majority			15,246	46.68	9.99
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loke Yuen Yow	18,693	64.12	3.38
	DAP	Liew Fatt Yuen	7,995	27.43	2.23
	PAS	Ho Sing Chong @ Ghazali Ho	2,464	8.45	1.16
Total valid votes			29,152	100.00
Total rejected ballots			684
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			29,836	69.45	4.37
Registered electors			42,959
Majority			10,698	36.69	5.62
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	18,745	67.51	0.68
	DAP	Zakaria Abdul Manaf	6,996	25.20	6.61
	PAS	Mohamed Rus Jaafar	2,025	7.29	7.29
Total valid votes			27,766	100.00
Total rejected ballots			901
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			28,667	73.82	2.20
Registered electors			38,836
Majority			11,749	42.31	5.93
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	15,805	68.19	3.67
	DAP	Zakaria Abdul Manaf	7,374	31.81	0.61
Total valid votes			23,179	100.00
Total rejected ballots			985
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,164	76.02	0.66
Registered electors			31,785
Majority			8,431	36.38	5.86
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mak Hon Kam @ Mak Hoon Ting	12,460	64.52	64.52
	DAP	Ibrahim Singgeh	6,262	32.42	13.64
	PEKEMAS	Chong Ah Yin @ Chow Swee Chan	589	3.05	3.05
Total valid votes			19,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			788
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,099	75.36	6.68
Registered electors			26,757
Majority			6,198	30.52	30.31
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	7,822	46.27	18.29
	DAP	Keoh Cheng See	7,787	46.06	46.06
	PMIP	Abu Samah Majid	1,296	7.67	7.67
Total valid votes			16,905	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,155
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			18,060	68.68	9.60
Registered electors			26,295
Majority			35	0.21	47.10
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	9,983	64.56	1.84
	Independent	Tan Boon Jin	2,667	17.25	1.84
	Socialist Front	Omar Nordin	2,328	15.05	15.05
	Independent	Abdul Rahman Abdul Wahab	486	3.14	3.14
Total valid votes			15,464	100.00
Total rejected ballots			856
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,320	78.28	10.71
Registered electors			20,849
Majority			7,655	47.31	21.87
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Lee Seck Fun	8,038	62.72
	PPP	R. C. Mahadeva Rayan	4,777	37.28
Total valid votes			12,815	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			13,023	67.57
Registered electors			19,274
Majority			3,261	25.44
This was a new constituency created.

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