Bercham (state constituency)

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

Bercham

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ong Boon Piow PH
Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	70,269
Electors (2022)	52,750

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Bercham's electorate as of 2022^[2]

  Chinese (69.84%)

  Malay (15.22%)

  Indian (14.31%)

  Other ethnicities (0.62%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Bercham constituency is divided into 8 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Bercham（N28）	Bercham Timor	065/28/01	SJK (C) Bercham
	Kampong Bercham	065/28/02	SJK (C) Bercham
	Dermawan Utara	065/28/03	SMK Bercham
	Bercham Selatan	065/28/04	SMK Jalan Tasek
	Tasek Dermawan	065/28/05	SK Tasek Dermawan
	Tasek	065/28/06	SK Tasek
	Kampong Tawas Utara	065/28/07	SJK (C) St Michael & All Angels
	Kampong Tawas	065/28/08	SJK (C) Kampung Tawas

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Bercham
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Dermawan
9th	1995-1999	Tan Chin Meng	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008	Gooi Seng Teik
12th	2008-2013	Sum Cheok Leng	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Cheong Chee Khing
14th	2018-2022	Ong Boon Piow	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Boon Piow	29,596	81.24	4.35
	BN	Albert Hoo Wai Mun	3,482	9.56	4.85
	PN	Lim Jin Sheng	3,351	9.20	9.20
Total valid votes			36,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			270
Unreturned ballots			87
Turnout			37,143	69.74	10.55
Registered electors			52,750
Majority			26,114	71.68	0.50
	PH hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Boon Piow	24,647	85.59	85.59
	BN	Low Guo Nan	3,938	14.41	9.30
Total valid votes			28,585	98.44
Total rejected ballots			292	1.01
Unreturned ballots			162	0.56
Turnout			29,039	80.29	2.81
Registered electors			36,116
Majority			20,709	71.18	20.00
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Cheong Chee Khing	20,362	74.89	9.63
	BN	Lim Huey Shan	6,446	23.71	11.03
	Independent	Kalimuthu Ranggayah	93	0.34	0.34
Total valid votes			27,189	99.71
Total rejected ballots			288	1.06
Unreturned ballots			80	0.29
Turnout			27,269	83.10	52.58
Registered electors			32,816
Majority			13,916	51.18	20.66
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sum Cheok Leng	12,848	65.26	19.18
	BN	Gooi Seng Teik	6,838	34.74	15.15
Total valid votes			19,686	98.60
Total rejected ballots			249	1.25
Unreturned ballots			31	0.16
Turnout			19,966	75.10	3.10
Registered electors			26,587
Majority			6,010	30.52	26.71
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Gooi Seng Teik	8,231	49.89	7.24
	DAP	Sum Cheok Leng	7,603	46.08	11.05
	PKR	Tan Seng Toh	665	4.03	4.03
Total valid votes			16,499	99.51
Total rejected ballots			289	1.74
Unreturned ballots			63	0.38
Turnout			16,851	72.00	2.09
Registered electors			23,405
Majority			628	3.81	10.45
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Chin Meng	14,215	57.13	2.08
	DAP	Chong Tat Cheong	10,668	42.87	2.08
Total valid votes			24,883	95.25
Total rejected ballots			467	1.79
Unreturned ballots			773	2.96
Turnout			26,123	69.91	0.36
Registered electors			37,367
Majority			3,547	14.26	4.16
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Chin Meng	13,442	59.21
	DAP	Wong Yoon Choong	9,259	40.79
Total valid votes			22,701	96.60
Total rejected ballots			573	2.44
Unreturned ballots			227	0.97
Turnout			23,501	70.27
Registered electors			33,442
Majority			4,183	18.42
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

References

1. "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia.
2. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview".
3. "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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