Gopeng (federal constituency)

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

Gopeng (P071)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Tan Kar Hing PH
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	216,236
Electors (2022)[2]	143,657
Area (km²)[3]	577
Pop. density (per km²)	374.8

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 Gopeng's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Chinese (44.7%)
2. Malay (42.8%)
3. Indian (9.6%)
4. Other ethnicities (2.9%)

Age breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2022

1. 18–20 (6.26%)
2. 21–29 (22.09%)
3. 30–39 (21%)
4. 40–49 (16.92%)
5. 50–59 (14.7%)
6. 60–69 (11.24%)
7. 70–79 (5.56%)
8. 80–89 (1.91%)
9. above 90 (0.33%)

Gender breakdown of Gopeng's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.31%)
2. Female (50.69%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gopeng constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Sungai Rapat (N44)	Ara Payong	071/44/01	SK St. Bernadette's Convent SRA Rakyat Nurul Iman Arena Square Batu Gajah
	Kampong Pisang	071/44/02	SK Sultan Yussuf
	Sri Jaya	071/44/03	SK Seri Jaya
	Sri Rahmat	071/44/04	SK Kg. Seri Rahmat
	Desa Pelancongan	071/44/05	SM Poi Lam (SUWA) Ipoh
	Desa Pakatan	071/44/06	SK Pengkalan SMK Pengkalan
	Rapat Jaya	071/44/07	SK Rapat Jaya
	Sungai Rapat	071/44/08	SK Sungai Rapat STAM Maahad Imtiyaz
	Sungai Rokam	071/44/09	SRA Rakyat Sungai Rokam
Simpang Pulai (N45)	Pekan Razaki	071/45/01	SK Seri Ampang
	Ampang Baharu	071/45/02	SJK (C) Min Sin
	Taman Ampang	071/45/03	SMK Wira Jaya
	Kampong Seri Ampang	071/45/04	SK Wira Jaya
	Taman Ipoh Jaya	071/45/05	SMK Seri Ampang SRA Rakyat Al-Solatiah
	Rapat Setia Baru	071/45/06	SMK Gunung Rapat SRA Rakyat Al-Hidayah SM Al-Hidayah
	Rapat Setia	071/45/07	SK Rapat Setia
	Gunong Rapat Utara	071/45/08	SJK (C) Gunung Rapat
	Gunong Rapat Selatan	071/45/09	SJK (C) Gunung Rapat
	Taman Taufik	071/45/10	Sekolah Tinggi Shen Jai SRA Rakyat Al-Falah
	Kampong Sengat	071/45/11	SJK (C) Bandar Seri Botani
	Taman Bersatu	071/45/12	SK Taman Bersatu Dewan Komuniti Taman Bersatu
	Simpang Pulai	071/45/13	SJK (C) Phui Ying
Teja (N46)	Pos Raya	071/46/01	SK Pos Raya
	Kampong Kepayang	071/46/02	SMK Simpang Pulai
	Kampong Tekkah Baharu	071/46/03	SK Pengkalan Baharu
	Kampong Bharu Kopisan	071/46/04	SJK (C) New Kopisan SK Gopeng
	Lawan Kuda Barat	071/46/05	SMK Seri Teja SMK Idris Shah
	Lawan Kuda Timor	071/46/06	SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru
	Lawan Kuda Selatan	071/46/07	SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru
	Kampong Pulai	071/46/08	Dewan Serbaguna Teja Kampong Pulai
	Kampong Rawa	071/46/09	SK Gopeng
	Gopeng	071/46/10	SJK (C) Man Ming
	Kampong Sungai Itek	071/46/11	SK Sungai Itek SK Ulu Geruntum

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gopeng
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kinta
7th	P064	1986–1987	Tan Koon Swan (陈群川)	BN (MCA)
		1987–1990	Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排)
8th		1990–1995
9th	P067	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P071	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Lee Boon Chye (李文才)	PR (PKR)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (PKR)
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present	Tan Kar Hing (陈家兴)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Gopeng				Chenderong
					Rapat Setia
						Simpang Pulai
						Sungai Rapat
				Teja

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N44	Sungai Rapat	Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin	PH (AMANAH)
N45	Simpang Pulai	Wong Chai Yi	PH (PKR)
N46	Teja	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcodes
N44	Sungai Rapat	Ipoh City Council Batu Gajah District Council (Sri Jaya and Seri Rahmat areas)	30200, 31350, 31400, 31500, 31650 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31300 Kampung Kepayang 31550 Pusing 31600, 31610 Gopeng
N45	Simpang Pulai	Ipoh City Council (Pulai Jaya area) Kampar District Council
N46	Teja	Kampar District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Tan Kar Hing	55,880	53.92	7.83
	PN	Muhammad Farhan Abdul Rahim	28,732	27.72	27.72
	BN	Ting Zhao Song	18,393	17.75	6.41
	Heritage	Balachandran Gopal	633	0.61	0.61
Total valid votes			103,638	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,092
Unreturned ballots			270
Turnout			105,000	73.09	8.12
Registered electors			143,657
Majority			27,148	26.20	9.38
	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	Lee Boon Chye	48,923	61.75	61.75
	BN	Heng Seai Kie	19,145	24.16	16.25
	PAS	Ismail Ariffin	11,165	14.09	14.09
Total valid votes			79,233	100.00
Total rejected ballots			853
Unreturned ballots			446
Turnout			80,532	81.21	2.67
Registered electors			99,167
Majority			29,778	35.58	16.40
	PH 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	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	47,558	59.59	2.51
	BN	Tan Chin Meng	32,249	40.41	2.51
Total valid votes			79,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,456
Unreturned ballots			179
Turnout			81,442	83.88	12.18
Registered electors			97,092
Majority			15,309	19.18	5.02
	PKR 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 2016-05-12. "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 2016-05-12.[permanent dead link]

Malaysian general election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	29,696	57.08	23.20
	BN	Ling Hee Leong	22,328	42.92	23.20
Total valid votes			52,024	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,279
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			53,303	71.70	2.23
Registered electors			74,344
Majority			7,368	14.16	18.80
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	30,312	66.12	8.56
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	15,530	33.88	33.88
Total valid votes			45,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,491
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			47,566	69.47	0.30
Registered electors			68,469
Majority			14,782	32.24	14.88
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	21,254	57.56	16.48
	DAP	Abd. Rahman Said Alli	14,848	40.20	14.44
	MDP	Syed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas	829	2.24	2.24
Total valid votes			36,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			819
Unreturned ballots			669
Turnout			38,419	69.17	1.16
Registered electors			55,542
Majority			6,406	17.36	30.72
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	22,774	74.04	11.40
	DAP	Lim Meng Loong	7,986	25.96	11.40
Total valid votes			30,760	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,318
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			32,078	68.01	0.01
Registered electors			47,166
Majority			14,788	48.08	22.80
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	14,991	62.64	2.02
	DAP	Hong Chin Poh	8,940	37.36	1.53
Total valid votes			23,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			794
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			24,725	68.02
Registered electors			36,347
Majority			6,051	25.28	3.55
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 16 May 1987
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore.

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	12,619	60.62	0.25
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	8,096	38.89	4.96
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	103	0.49	0.49
Total valid votes			20,818	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,142
Majority			4,523	21.73	4.71
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Tan Koon Swan	14,009	60.37
	DAP	Quek Swee Siang	7,874	33.93
	PAS	Abdul Majid Salleh	981	4.23
	SDP	Leong Wai Man	341	1.47
Total valid votes			23,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			518
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,723	67.71
Registered electors			35,034
Majority			6,135	26.44
This was a new constituency created.