Lipis (federal constituency)

Lipis is a federal constituency in Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

Lipis (P079)

Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Abdul Rahman Mohamad BN
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	67,853
Electors (2022)[2]	47,124
Area (km²)[3]	3,004
Pop. density (per km²)	22.6

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

https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG

Ethnic breakdown of Lipis's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (79.4%)

  Chinese (14.8%)

  Indian (5.1%)

  Other ethnicities (0.7%)

Age breakdown of Lipis's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.02%)

  21-29 (22.01%)

  30-39 (23.76%)

  40-49 (15.61%)

  50-59 (13.88%)

  60-69 (10.86%)

  70-79 (5.24%)

  80-89 (2.17%)

  above 90 (0.45%)

Gender breakdown of Lipis's electorate as of 2022

  Male (50.88%)

  Female (49.12%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
Padang Tengku (N03)	Merapoh	079/03/01	SK Merapoh
	Mentara	079/03/02	SMK Merapoh
	Teluk Gunung	079/03/03	SK Teluk Gunung
	Kampung Petola	079/03/04	Balai Raya Kampung Petola
	Pagar Sasak	079/03/05	SK Pagar Sasak
	FELDA Sungai Kechau	079/03/06	SK LKTP Kecau 1
	Ladang Selborne	079/03/07	SJK (T) Ladang Selborne
	Padang Tengku	079/03/08	SMK Padang Tengku
	Gua	079/03/09	SK Gua
	Tempoyong	079/03/10	Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Tempoyong
	Bapong	079/03/11	Balai Raya Kampung Bapong
	Relong	079/03/12	SK Relong
	Berchang	079/03/13	SK Berchang
	Telang	079/03/14	SK Kuala Telang
	Seberang Jelai	079/03/15	Balai Raya Kampung Seberang Jelai
	Kechur	079/03/16	SK Kechor Tui
	Aur Gading	079/03/17	SK Aur Geding
	Chegar Perah	079/03/18	SK Chegar Perah
	Sungai Temau	079/03/19	SK (LKTP) Chegar Perah
Cheka (N04)	Kuala Lanar	079/04/01	SK Kuala Lanar
	Kuala Kenong	079/04/02	SK Batu 9
	Mela	079/04/03	SK Mela
	Kerambit	079/04/04	SK Kerambit
	Kampung Baru Penjom	079/04/05	SJK (C) Penjom
	Penjom	079/04/06	SK Penjom
	Cheneras	079/04/07	SK Clifford
	Sungai Kerpan	079/04/08	SJK (C) Chung Hwa
	Batu Kurap	079/04/09	Tadika Kekwa
	Bandar Lipis	079/04/10	SMK Clifford
	Bukit Bius	079/04/11	SK Wan Ibrahim
Benta (N05)	Kampung Lalang	079/05/01	Balai Raya Kampung Lalang
	Rengai	079/05/02	Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billag
	Tanjung Besar	079/05/03	SK Tanjung Besar
	Jeransang	079/05/04	SK Jeransang
	Kemahang	079/05/05	SK Kemahang
	Kampung Chat	079/05/06	SK Chat
	Budu	079/05/07	SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad
	Pekan Benta	079/05/08	SK Benta
	Kampung Baru Benta	079/05/09	SMK Benta
	Jerkoh	079/05/10	SJK (C) Jerkoh
	Ladang Benta	079/05/11	SJK (T) Ladang Benta
	Ladang Budu	079/05/12	SJK (T) Ladang Budu

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Lipis
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Ulu Pahang
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P064	1959–1962	Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (محمد سولوڠ محمد علي)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1962–1963	Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P064	1963–1964	Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd		1964–1969
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd	P064	1971–1972	Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1972–1973	Ghazali Shafie (غزالي شافعي)
		1973–1974		BN (UMNO)
4th	P065	1974–1978
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P072	1986–1990	Wang Choon Wing (黄循营)	BN (MCA)
8th		1990–1995	Chan Kong Choy (陈广才)
9th	P075	1995–1997	Abu Dahari Osman (ابو داهاري عثمان)	BN (UMNO)
		1997–1999	Amihamzah Ahmad (اميحمزه احمد)
10th		1999–2004
11th	P079	2004–2008	Mohamad Shahrum Osman (محمد شاهرالروم عثمان)
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018	Abdul Rahman Mohamad (عبدالرحمن محمد)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Lipis			Bandar Lipis
			Benta			Benta
			Bukit Betong
				Bukit Betung
					Cameron Highlands
				Ceka
						Cheka
		Jelai
		Jerantut
		Kuala Lipis
					Padang Tengku
			Tanah Rata
		Tanjong Besar

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N3	Padang Tengku	Mustapa Long	BN (UMNO)
N4	Cheka	Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man	PN (PAS)
N5	Benta	Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N3	Padang Tengku	Lipis District Council	27100 Padang Tengku 27200, 27210 Kuala Lipis 27300, 27310 Benta
N4	Cheka
N5	Benta

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Mohamad	17,672	49.29	0.53
	PN	Mohamad Shahrum Osman	11,554	32.22	32.22
	PH	Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji	6,366	17.75	8.68
	GTA	Aishaton Abu Bakar	263	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			35,855	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			100
Turnout			36,343	76.09	5.13
Registered electors			47,124
Majority			6,118	17.07	6.31
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753278/PUB611_2022.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Mohamad	13,995	49.82	6.14
	PH	Badarudin Abd Rahaman	7,426	26.43	26.43
	PAS	Sobirin Duli	6,671	23.75	19.15
Total valid votes			28,092	100.00
Total rejected ballots			462
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			28,666	81.22	2.70
Registered electors			35,294
Majority			6,569	23.38	10.32
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

Malaysian general election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Rahman Mohamad	14,863	55.96	3.85
	PAS	Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali	11,394	42.90	2.71
	Independent	Aishaton Abu Bakar	303	1.14	1.14
Total valid votes			26,560	100.00
Total rejected ballots			426
Unreturned ballots			140
Turnout			27,126	83.92	7.37
Registered electors			32,324
Majority			3,469	13.06	6.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Shahrum Osman	12,611	59.81	9.14
	PAS	Mohamed Nilam Abdul Manap	8,474	40.19	9.14
Total valid votes			21,085	100.00
Total rejected ballots			561
Unreturned ballots			112
Turnout			21,758	76.55	2.22
Registered electors			28,425
Majority			4,137	19.62	18.28
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamad Shahrum Osman	13,870	68.95	7.38
	PAS	Mohamad Zai Mustafa	6,246	31.05	7.38
Total valid votes			20,116	100.00
Total rejected ballots			528
Unreturned ballots			231
Turnout			20,875	74.33	7.33
Registered electors			28,084
Majority			7,624	37.90	14.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Amihamzah Ahmad	16,916	61.57	61.57
	PAS	Kamaludin Abd. Rahman	10,560	38.43	38.43
Total valid votes			27,476	100.00
Total rejected ballots			860
Unreturned ballots			196
Turnout			28,532	67.00
Registered electors			42,585
Majority			6,356	23.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 14 January 1997
Upon the death of incumbent, Abu Dahari Osman

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Amihamzah Ahmad won uncontested.
	BN	Amihamzah Ahmad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abu Dahari Osman	18,507	68.80	11.16
	S46	Ahd Shabery Cheek	8,394	31.20	11.16
Total valid votes			26,901	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,859
Unreturned ballots			251
Turnout			29,011	68.49	1.88
Registered electors			42,358
Majority			10,113	37.60	22.32
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Chan Kong Choy	15,170	57.64	2.81
	S46	Amin Hussaini Abdul Manan	11,148	42.36	42.36
Total valid votes			26,318	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,144
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,462	70.37	4.54
Registered electors			39,027
Majority			4,022	15.28	22.47
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wang Choon Wing	13,533	60.45	0.62
	PAS	Solahuddin Mohd Ali	5,081	22.70	0.54
	DAP	Woo Chee Wan	3,773	16.85	5.31
Total valid votes			22,387	100.00
Total rejected ballots			906
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,293	65.83	4.91
Registered electors			35,385
Majority			8,452	37.75	1.16
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Shafie	15,094	61.07	8.85
	DAP	S. Nadarajan	5,477	22.16	22.16
	PAS	Zaharin Muhamad	4,145	16.77	1.64
Total valid votes			24,716	100.00
Total rejected ballots			987
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,703	70.74	1.68
Registered electors			36,337
Majority			9,617	38.91	15.88
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ghazali Shafie	14,778	69.92	69.92
	PAS	Kasim Yahya	3,199	15.13	15.13
	Independent	Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Ibrahim	3,160	14.95	14.95
Total valid votes			21,137	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,308
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,445	72.42
Registered electors			30,992
Majority			11,579	54.79
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ghazali Shafie won uncontested.
	BN	Ghazali Shafie
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			27,363
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia)		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 8 April 1972
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Abdul Razak Hussin

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ghazali Shafie	15,702	81.33	12.39
	PMIP	Tengku Kamarulzaman Tengku Hamid	3,605	18.67	12.39
Total valid votes			19,307	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			22,600
Majority			12,097	62.66	24.78
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussin	14,862	68.94	8.64
	PMIP	Sulaiman Sidek	6,696	31.06	8.64
Total valid votes			21,558	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,836
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,394	72.23	3.77
Registered electors			32,390
Majority			8,166	37.88	17.28
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussin	15,294	77.58	13.60
	PMIP	Nik Ahmad Nik Man	4,421	22.42	5.80
Total valid votes			19,715	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,221
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,936	76.00	1.06
Registered electors			27,546
Majority			10,873	55.16	10.58
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 20 October 1962
Upon the death of incumbent, Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussin	12,191	63.98	11.41
	Socialist Front	Mohamed Nazar Nong	3,698	19.40	19.40
	PMIP	Hussain Hijau	3,166	16.62	7.99
Total valid votes			19,055	100.00
Total rejected ballots			322
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,377	74.94	1.42
Registered electors			25,856
Majority			8,493	44.58	6.20
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali	11,694	75.39
	PMIP	Abdul Hamid Abdullah	3,818	24.61
Total valid votes			15,512	100.00
Total rejected ballots			197
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			15,709	73.52
Registered electors			21,634
Majority			7,876	50.78
This was a new constituency created.

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