Tambun (federal constituency)

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

Tambun (P063)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Anwar Ibrahim PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	259,166
Electors (2022)[2]	160,558
Area (km²)[3]	535
Pop. density (per km²)	484.4

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

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

  Malay (64.7%)

  Chinese (20.5%)

  Indian (12.4%)

  Other ethnicities (2.4%)

Age breakdown of Tambun's electorate as of 2022

  18-20 (6.9%)

  21-29 (23.24%)

  30-39 (22.74%)

  40-49 (16.81%)

  50-59 (13.6%)

  60-69 (10.48%)

  70-79 (4.71%)

  80-89 (1.3%)

  above 90 (0.22%)

Gender breakdown of Tambun's electorate as of 2022

  Male (49.54%)

  Female (50.46%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tambun constituency has a total of 37 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling District	Code	Location
Manjoi（N23）	Pekan Chemor	063/23/01	SMK Amiunddin Baki
	Chemor Indah	063/23/02	SK Haji Mahmud
	Kuala Kuang	063/23/03	SJK (C) Kuala Kuang SJK (C) Pei Cheng
	Kelabang	063/23/04	SJK (T) Klebang SJK (C) Poi Lam
	Kampong Chepor Dalam	063/23/05	SK Seri Kelebang SK Tasik Damai
	Kampong Ulu Chepor	063/23/06	SK Chepor
	Meru Raya	063/23/07	SK Meru Raya
	Meru	063/23/08	SK Jelapang SRA Rakyat Al-Muttaqin
	Taman Jati	063/23/09	SK Jati SMK Jati
	Kampong Sungai Kati	063/23/10	SMK Raja Permaisuri Bainun SA Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-Imam As-Syafiee
	Kampong Datok Ahmad Said Tambahan 2 Selatan	063/23/11	SK Dato' Ahmad Said Tambahan
	Kampong Datok Ahmad Said Tambahan 2 Tengah	063/23/12	SK Dato' Ahmad Said Tambahan
	Tun Terang	063/23/13	SA Rakyat Taufikiah Islamiah
	Kampong Sungai Tapah	063/23/14	SK Manjoi (Dua)
	Kampong Seberang Manjoi	063/23/15	SK Manjoi (Satu)
	Kampong Tengku Hussein	063/23/16	SA Rakyat Ittihadiah
	Taman Keledang Jaya	063/23/17	SRA Rakyat Osmaniah
	Germuda	063/23/18	SRA Rakyat Osmaniah
Hulu Kinta（N24）	Kanthan	063/24/01	SJK (C) Chong Hwa
	Kuang	063/24/02	SK Syed Idrus
	Kampong Ulu Chemor	063/24/03	SK Tanah Hitam
	Kampong Chik Zainal	063/24/04	SK Tanah Hitam
	Tanah Hitam	063/24/05	SJK (C) Tanah Hitam
	Changkat Kinding	063/24/06	SJK (T) Ladang Changkat Kinding
	Hospital Bahagia	063/24/07	SK Methodist
	Tanjong Rambutan	063/24/08	SK Seri Tanjung
	Tanjong Rambutan Utara	063/24/09	SJK (T) Tanjong Rambutan
	Tanjong Rambutan Barat	063/24/10	SK Tanjong Rambutan SA Rakyat Al-Hamidiah
	Kawasan Polis Hutan	063/24/11	SK Pasukan Polis Hutan
	Kampung Tersusun Batu 8	063/24/12	SRA Rakyat Asy Shukuriah
	Bandar Baru Putra	063/24/13	SK Bandar Baru Putera SMK Bandar Baru Putera
	Pakatan Jaya	063/24/14	SK Pakatan Jaya
	Taman Perpaduan	063/24/15	SK Perpaduan
	Bandar Baru Sunway	063/24/16	SA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah
	Kampong Tersusun Batu 5	063/24/17	SMK Tambun SRA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah
	Tambun	063/24/18	SK Tambun SA Rakyat Al-Ihtidaiyah
	Jalan Tambun	063/24/19	SJK (C) Hing Hwa

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tambun
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kinta
7th	P057	1986–1990	Yahaya Mohd. Shafie (يحي محمد. شافعي)	BN (UMNO)
8th		1990–1995	Nawawi Mat Awin (نووي مت اوين)
9th	P060	1995–1999	Ahmad Husni Hanadzlah (أحمد حسني حنظلة)
10th		1999–2004
11th	P063	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2020	Ahmad Faizal Azumu (أحمد فيصل ازومو)	PH (BERSATU)
		2020–2022		PN (BERSATU)
15th		2022–present	Anwar Ibrahim (انوار ابراهيم)	PH (PKR)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tambun				Chemor
					Hulu Kinta
					Manjoi
				Sungai Rokam

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N23	Manjoi	Hafez Sabri	PN (PAS)
N24	Hulu Kinta	Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad	PH (PKR)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N23	Manjoi	Ipoh City Council	30010, 30020, 30100, 30520 Ipoh 31150 Hulu Kinta 31200 Chemor 31250 Tanjung Rambutan
N24	Hulu Kinta

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Anwar Ibrahim	49,625	39.77	4.69
	PN	Ahmad Faizal Azumu	45,889	36.78	36.78
	BN	Aminuddin Md Hanafiah	28,140	22.55	15.80
	GTA	Abdul Rahim Tahir	1,115	0.89	0.89
Total valid votes			124,769	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,369
Unreturned ballots			306
Turnout			126,444	77.71	4.80
Registered electors			160,558
Majority			3,736	2.99	3.13
	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	Ahmad Faizal Azumu	38,661	44.46	44.46
	BN	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	33,341	38.35	17.88
	PAS	Muhamad Zulkifli Mohamad Zakaria	14,948	17.19	17.19
Total valid votes			86,950	100.00
Total rejected ballots			960
Unreturned ballots			1,010
Turnout			88,920	82.51	2.78
Registered electors			107,763
Majority			5,320	6.12	6.34
	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	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	42,093	56.23	0.90
	PKR	Siti Aishah Shaik Ismail	32,768	43.77	0.90
Total valid votes			74,861	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,196
Unreturned ballots			218
Turnout			76,275	85.29	10.12
Registered electors			89,435
Majority			9,325	12.46	1.80
	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	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	27,942	55.33	13.42
	PKR	Mohamad Asri Othman	22,556	44.67	44.67
Total valid votes			50,498	100.00
Total rejected ballots			927
Unreturned ballots			419
Turnout			51,844	75.17	2.23
Registered electors			68,966
Majority			5,386	10.66	26.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	31,824	68.75	10.34
	PAS	Khairuddin Abdul Malik	14,464	31.25	10.34
Total valid votes			46,288	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,280
Unreturned ballots			3
Turnout			47,571	72.94	2.20
Registered electors			65,219
Majority			17,360	37.50	20.68
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	24,595	58.41	25.05
	PAS	Khairuddin Abdul Malik	17,511	41.59	41.59
Total valid votes			42,106	100.00
Total rejected ballots			971
Unreturned ballots			1,755
Turnout			44,832	70.74	2.22
Registered electors			63,375
Majority			7,084	16.82	50.10
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ahmad Husni Mohamad Hanadzlah	33,224	83.46	20.38
	S46	Abdul Rahman Md. Nur	6,585	16.54	20.38
Total valid votes			39,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,314
Unreturned ballots			1,609
Turnout			42,732	72.96	1.56
Registered electors			58,569
Majority			26,639	66.92	40.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Nawawi Mat Awin	29,176	63.08	8.45
	S46	Kamarudin Awang Teh	17,074	36.92	36.92
Total valid votes			46,250	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,987
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			48,237	74.52	6.67
Registered electors			64,726
Majority			12,102	26.16	16.90
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Yahaya Mohd. Shafie	24,342	71.53
	PAS	Ahmad Idzam Ahmad	9,687	28.47
Total valid votes			34,029	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,058
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			36,087	67.85
Registered electors			53,184
Majority			14,655	43.06
This was a new constituency created.

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