Hutan Melintang (state constituency)

Hutan Melintang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia that was represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly from 1959 and is currently represented in 2018. The current state assemblywoman for Hutan Melintang is Wasanthee Sinnasamy from Pakatan Harapan.^[1] Hutan Melintang is currently located under the Bagan Datuk federal constituency.^[2]

Hutan Melintang

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Wasanthee Sinnasamy PH
Constituency created	1959
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	38,513

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Hutan Melintang's electorate as of 2022

1. Malay (50.8%)
2. Indian (28.8%)
3. Chinese (18.8%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.67%)

History

Polling Districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Hutan Melintang constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.^[3]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Hutan Melintang (N54)	Tanah Lalang	075/54/01	SK Tanah Lalang
	Sungai Dulang	075/54/02	SK Sungai Dulang Dalam
	Kampong Sungai Buloh	075/54/03	SK Sungai Buloh
	Simpang Ampat	075/54/04	SK Simpang Empat SK Tanjong Bayan
	Kampong Baharu Batu 16	075/54/05	SK Kampung Baharu
	Kuala Bernam Estate	075/54/06	SMK Khir Johari
	Batu Dua Estate	075/54/07	SK Bagan Pasir
	Bagan Pasir	075/54/08	SJK (C) Bagan Pasir Laut
	Parit 4	075/54/09	SMK Khir Johari
	Parit 7	075/54/10	SK Khir Johari
	Sungai Sumun	075/54/11	SK Sungai Sumun
	Parit 13	075/54/12	SJK (T) Ladang Flemington
	Parit 21	075/54/13	SJK (C) Pooi Seng
	Hutan Melintang	075/54/14	SJK (C) Keow Min SMK Hutan Melintang
	Batu Dua Belas	075/54/15	SK Hutan Melintang
	Jalan Feri	075/54/16	SJK (T) Barathi
	Kampong Baharu Jendarata	075/54/17	SJK (C) Yeong Seng
	Jendarata	075/54/18	SJK (T) Ladang Jendarata 1
	Jenderata Estate Div. 3	075/54/19	SJK (T) Ladang Jenderata Bhg 3
	Kampong Kebun Baru	075/54/20	SMK Seri Perkasa
	Kampong Telok Buloh	075/54/21	SK Teluk Buloh
	Kampong Kota	075/54/22	SK Sungai Keli

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hutan Melintang
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Sulaiman Bulon	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	1964-1969	Mohd. Abas Ahmad
	1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	1969-1974	Mohd. Abas Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)
4th	1974-1978	Mahwany @ Radziah Marahuddin	BN (UMNO)
5th	1978-1982
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995	Rajoo Govindasamy	BN (MIC)
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Kesavan Subramaniam	PR (PKR)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022	Khairuddin Tarmizi	BN (UMNO)
15th	2022–present	Wasanthee Sinnasamy	PH (PKR)

Election results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wasanthee Sinnasamy	11,924	43.06	1.06
	BN	Khairuddin Tarmizi	10,794	38.98	6.07
	PN	Khairun Nizam Marosm	4,976	17.97	17.97
Total valid votes			27,694	100.00
Total rejected ballots			485
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			28,252	71.91	13.02
Registered electors			38,513
Majority			1,130	4.08	1.03
	PH gain from BN		Swing		?

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khairuddin Tarmizi	10,961	45.05	0.11
	PH	Manivannan Gowindasamy	10,220	42.00	42.00
	PAS	Mohd Misbahul Munir Masduki	3,150	12.95	12.95
Total valid votes			24,331	97.14
Total rejected ballots			593	2.37
Unreturned ballots			124	0.50
Turnout			25,048	84.93	1.63
Registered electors			31,242
Majority			741	3.05	3.20
	BN gain from PH		Swing		?
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES". Archived from the original on 2023-04-28. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Kesavan Subramaniam	10,155	51.19	5.01
	BN	Supramaniam Ramalingam	8,915	44.94	1.14
	Independent	Mat Sidi Hashim	413	2.08	2.08
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Azahari Abdullah	353	1.80	1.72
Total valid votes			19,836	96.70
Total rejected ballots			636	3.10
Unreturned ballots			41	0.20
Turnout			20,513	83.30	13.18
Registered electors			24,637
Majority			1,240	6.25	6.15
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-05-23. Retrieved 2022-05-23.

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Kesavan Subramaniam	7,804	56.20	21.20
	BN	Thangasvari Suppiah	6,083	43.80	21.20
Total valid votes			13,887	95.40
Total rejected ballots			636	4.37
Unreturned ballots			33	0.23
Turnout			14,556	70.12	4.70
Registered electors			20,758
Majority			1,721	12.40	17.60
	PKR 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	Rajoo Govindasamy	8,145	65.00	6.78
	PKR	Madzi Hasan	4,386	35.00	6.78
Total valid votes			12,531	95.61
Total rejected ballots			555	4.23
Unreturned ballots			21	0.16
Turnout			13,107	65.42	5.09
Registered electors			20,035
Majority			3,759	30.00	13.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rajoo Govindasamy	7,063	58.22	19.99
	PKR	J.P. Annah Dorai	5,068	41.78	41.78
Total valid votes			12,131	94.77
Total rejected ballots			653	5.10
Unreturned ballots			16	0.13
Turnout			12,800	60.33	0.74
Registered electors			21,216
Majority			1,995	16.44	39.98
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rajoo Govindasamy	9,069	78.21	14.76
	S46	Muhammad Abdullah	2,527	21.79	14.76
Total valid votes			11,596	94.87
Total rejected ballots			599	4.90
Unreturned ballots			28	0.23
Turnout			12,223	61.07	7.45
Registered electors			20,015
Majority			6,542	56.42	29.52
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Rajoo Govindasamy	7,883	63.45	5.17
	S46	M.A. Vadiveloo	4,540	36.55	36.55
Total valid votes			12,423	93.89
Total rejected ballots			809	6.11
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,232	68.52	1.45
Registered electors			19,312
Majority			3,343	26.90	10.34
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mahwany @ Radziah Marahuddin	7,956	68.62
	PAS	Abdul Aziz Abas	3,639	31.38
Total valid votes			11,595	95.36
Total rejected ballots			564	4.64
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			12,159	67.07
Registered electors			18,129
Majority			4,317	37.24
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".