Gerik (federal constituency)

Gerik is a federal constituency in Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Gerik (P054)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Fathul Huzir Ayob PN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	56,810
Electors (2022)[2]	47,565
Area (km²)[3]	4,521
Pop. density (per km²)	12.6

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Gerik's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Malay (72.0%)
2. Chinese (13.6%)
3. Other ethnicities (9.60%)
4. Indian (4.80%)

Age breakdown of Gerik's electorate as of 2022

1. 18-20 (6.95%)
2. 21-29 (24.8%)
3. 30-39 (24.7%)
4. 40-49 (16.1%)
5. 50-59 (12.3%)
6. 60-69 (9.40%)
7. 70-79 (4.02%)
8. 80-89 (1.44%)
9. above 90 (0.28%)

Gender breakdown of Gerik's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (52.5%)
2. Female (47.5%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gerik constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Pengkalan Hulu (N01)	Kuak Hulu	054/01/01	SK Kuak Hulu
	Ayer Panas	054/01/02	SK Ayer Panas SK (FELDA) Lepang Nenering
	Kuak Luar	054/01/03	SK Kuak Luar
	Pekan Kroh	054/01/04	SK Keroh
	Kampong Selarong	054/01/05	SK Bekuai
	Tasek	054/01/06	SK Tasek
	Klian Intan	054/01/07	SK Klian Intan
	Kampong Pahit	054/02/08	SK Pahit
	Kampong Lalang	054/01/09	SK Kampong Lalang
	Kampong Plang	054/01/10	SK Plang
Temengor (N02)	Krunei	054/02/01	SK Kerunai
	Pekan Grik Barat	054/02/02	SK Sri Adika Raja
	Batu Dua	054/02/03	SJK (C) Kg. Bahru Batu Dua
	Pekan Grik Timor	054/02/04	SJK (C) Chung Wa
	Grik Utara	054/02/05	SK Batu 4
	Kuala Rui	054/02/06	SJK (C) Kuala Rui
	Bersia	054/02/07	SK Basia Lama
	Rancangan FELDA Bersia	054/02/08	SK RKT Bersia
	Kampong Bongor	054/02/09	SK Bongor
	Sungai Tiang	054/02/10	SK Sungai Tiang Tabika KEMAS / JAKOA, Kg Sungai Kijar
	Banun	054/02/11	SK RPS Banun
	Pos Kemar	054/02/12	SK RPS Pos Kemar

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gerik
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Ulu Perak
4th	P044	1974–1978	Shamsuddin Din (شمس الدين دين)	BN (UMNO)
5th		1978–1982	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali (تاج الرسلي محمد غزالي)
6th		1982–1986
7th	P049	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995
9th	P052	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004	Khamsiyah Yeop (خمسية يوڤ)
11th	P054	2004–2008	Wan Hashim Wan Teh (وان هاشم وان تيه)
12th		2008–2013	Tan Lian Hoe (陈莲花)	BN (GERAKAN)
13th		2013–2018	Hasbullah Osman (حسب الله عثمان)	BN (UMNO)
14th		2018–2020
		2020–2022	Vacant[N 1]
15th		2022–present	Fathul Huzir Ayob (فتح الحزير أيوب)	PN (BERSATU)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Gerik			Kenering
					Pengkalan Hulu
			Temengor

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Pengkalan Hulu	Mohamad Amin Roslan	PN (PAS)
N2	Temengor	Salbiah Mohamed	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N1	Pengkalan Hulu	Pengkalan Hulu District Council Gerik District Council (Kampung Plang area)	33100 Pengkalan Hulu 33200 Intan 33300, 33310, 33320 Gerik
N2	Temengor	Gerik District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PN	Fathul Huzir Ayob	15,105	43.64	43.64
	BN	Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki	13,728	39.66	16.40
	PH	Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Jam	5,779	16.70	6.56
Total valid votes			34,612	100.00
Total rejected ballots			670
Unreturned ballots			78
Turnout			35,360	72.77	5.31
Registered electors			47,565
Majority			1,377	3.98	16.26
	PN gain from BN		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	%	∆%
	BN	Hasbullah Osman	13,243	48.49	13.19
	PAS	Mohd Dahalan Ismail	7,715	28.25	10.17
	PH	Ibrahim Mohd Hanafiah	6,353	23.26	23.36
Total valid votes			27,311	100.00
Total rejected ballots			595
Unreturned ballots			126
Turnout			28,032	78.08	5.69
Registered electors			35,903
Majority			5,528	20.24	3.12
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Hasbullah Osman	16,415	61.68	2.63
	PAS	Norhayati Kasim	10,199	38.32	2.63
Total valid votes			26,614	100.00
Total rejected ballots			494
Unreturned ballots			306
Turnout			27,414	83.77	5.64
Registered electors			32,725
Majority			6,216	23.36	5.26
	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.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	12,526	64.31	10.61
	PAS	Mohd Noor Abdul Rahman	6,953	35.69	10.61
Total valid votes			19,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots			649
Unreturned ballots			365
Turnout			20,493	78.13	2.25
Registered electors			26,229
Majority			5,573	28.62	21.22
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Hashim Wan Teh	12,621	74.92	12.68
	PAS	Ramli Tusin	4,224	25.08	12.68
Total valid votes			16,845	100.00
Total rejected ballots			759
Unreturned ballots			1,098
Turnout			18,702	75.88	8.16
Registered electors			24,646
Majority			8,397	49.84	24.56
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khamsiyah Yeop	15,297	62.64	9.26
	PAS	Zulkapely @ Zulkifly Abu	9,122	37.36	37.36
Total valid votes			24,419	100.00
Total rejected ballots			503
Unreturned ballots			1,245
Turnout			26,167	67.72	2.22
Registered electors			38,639
Majority			6,175	25.28	18.52
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	17,170	71.90	7.38
	S46	Roslan Mohd Latif	6,712	28.10	7.38
Total valid votes			23,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,009
Unreturned ballots			764
Turnout			25,655	69.94	2.39
Registered electors			36,681
Majority			10,458	43.80	14.76
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	15,578	64.52	2.11
	S46	Roslan Mohd Latif	8,565	35.48	35.48
Total valid votes			24,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,957	72.33	2.90
Registered electors			34,506
Majority			7,013	29.04	12.35
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	12,039	62.41	9.56
	PAS	Mohd Rus Jaafar	4,054	21.02	7.01
	DAP	Choo Sing Chye	3,197	16.57	16.57
Total valid votes			19,290	100.00
Total rejected ballots			630
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,920	69.43	6.22
Registered electors			28,691
Majority			7,985	41.39	2.55
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	13,355	71.97	13.03
	PAS	Ibrahim Ariffin	5,202	28.03	5.56
Total valid votes			18,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			741
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			19,298	75.65	2.43
Registered electors			25,509
Majority			8,153	43.94	7.47
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	9,441	58.94	58.94
	PAS	Mohamad Junid	3,599	22.47	22.47
	DAP	Fong Cheng Wee	2,977	18.59	18.59
Total valid votes			16,017	100.00
Total rejected ballots			379
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			16,396	78.11
Registered electors			20,991
Majority			5,842	36.47
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Shamsuddin Din won uncontested.
	BN	Shamsuddin Din
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			16,407
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

Notes

1. Vacant from 16 November 2020 until the 2022 Malaysian general election due to the incumbent died in office. No by-election was held due to 2021 Malaysian Proclamation of Emergency in order to curb the COVID-19 pandemic.