Ipoh Timor

Ipoh Timor is a federal constituency in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.

Ipoh Timor (P064)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Howard Lee Chuan How PH
Constituency created	1994
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	134,700
Electors (2022)[2]	118,178
Area (km²)[3]	43
Pop. density (per km²)	3,132.6

The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. This is only one of two constituencies naming in same city. The other one is Ipoh Barat.

Demographics

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

1. Chinese (68.4%)
2. Malay (23.7%)
3. Indian (7.4%)
4. Other ethnicities (0.4%)

Age breakdown of Ipoh Timor's electorate as of 2022

1. 18–20 (3.74%)
2. 21–29 (14.16%)
3. 30–39 (17.92%)
4. 40–49 (17.21%)
5. 50–59 (15.58%)
6. 60–69 (15.35%)
7. 70–79 (10.29%)
8. 80–89 (4.44%)
9. above 90 (1.08%)

Gender breakdown of Ipoh Timor's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.12%)
2. Female (50.88%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ipoh Timor constituency is divided into 35 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Canning (N25)	Taman Ipoh Timor	064/25/01	Kolej Vokasional Ipoh
	Taman Ipoh Selatan	064/25/02	SK Marian Convent
	Taman Wah Keong	064/25/03	SJK (C) Chung Tack
	Simee Barat	064/25/04	SJK (C) Chung Tack
	Simee Timor	064/25/05	SJK (T) Kg. Simee
	Taman Ipoh	064/25/06	SK La Salle
	Taman Ipoh Barat	064/25/07	SK La Salle
	Canning Garden Barat	064/25/08	SK Marian Convent
	Canning Garden Timor	064/25/09	SK Ho Seng Ong Methodist
	Lumba Kuda	064/25/10	Sekolah Izzudin Shah
	Taman Cempaka	064/25/11	SMK Raja Chulan
	Desa Cempaka	064/25/12	SK Raja Chulan
Tebing Tinggi (N26)	Jalan Dato Maharaja Lela	064/26/01	SMK St. Michael
	Jalan Sultan Yusof	064/26/02	SMK Methodist (ACS)
	Jalan Tun Perak	064/26/03	SK Dato' Panglima Kinta
	Sungai Kinta	064/26/04	SK Kuala Pari
	Tebing Sungai Kinta	064/26/05	SJK (C) Chung San
	Kampong Paloh	064/26/06	Tadika Chung Shan
	Tebing Tinggi	064/26/07	SJK (C) Chung San
	Kuala Pari Hilir	064/26/08	SK Kuala Pari
	Kampong Seri Kinta	064/26/09	SRA Rakyat Al Rashidiah SRA Rakyat At-Tolabiah
	Pengkalan Barat	064/26/10	SMK Kg. Pasir Puteh SRA Rakyat An Najmi
	Pengkalan Gate	064/26/11	SMK Lahat
	Pengkalan Pegoh	064/26/12	SK Pengkalan Pegoh SRA Rakyat Al Rahmaniah Taman Desa Aman SRA Rakyat Ikhwaniah
Pasir Pinji (N27)	Jalan Bendahara	064/27/01	SJK (C) Sam Chai
	Kampar Road	064/27/02	SMK (P) Methodist
	Housing Trust	064/27/03	SMK Raja Perempuan
	Pasir Pinji Utara	064/27/04	SJK (C) Pasir Pinji 1 SJK (C) Pasir Pinji 2
	Pasir Pinji Selatan	064/27/05	SMK Jalan Pasir Puteh
	Pinji Lane Utara	064/27/06	SJK (C) Sam Chai
	Pasir Puteh Utara	064/27/07	SK Raja Dihilir Ekram
	Pasir Puteh Baru	064/27/08	SMK Jalan Pasir Puteh
	Pinji Lane Selatan	064/27/09	SK Pinji
	Pasir Puteh Selatan	064/27/10	SK Kampong Pasir Puteh
	Taman Pengkalan Jaya	064/27/11	SK Jalan Pegoh

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ipoh Timor
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Pasir Pinji
9th	P061	1995–1999	Chang Kon You (郑光祖)	BN (MCA)
10th		1999–2004	Thong Fah Chong (汤华昌)
11th	P064	2004–2008	Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥)	DAP
12th		2008–2013		PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015	Thomas Su Keong Siong (苏建祥)
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Wong Kah Woh (黄家和)
15th		2022–present	Howard Lee Chuan How (李存孝)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Ipoh Timor						Canning
					Pasir Pinji
					Taman Canning
					Tebing Tinggi

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N25	Canning	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen	PH (DAP)
N26	Tebing Tinggi	Abdul Aziz Bari
N27	Pasir Pinji	Goh See Hua

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N25	Canning	Ipoh City Council	30000, 30100, 30200, 30250, 30300, 30350, 30450, 30506, 31350, 31400, 31500, 31650 Ipoh
N26	Tebing Tinggi
N27	Pasir Pinji

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Howard Lee Chuan How	57,549	72.14	8.32
	PN	Nor Afzainzam Salleh	13,661	17.12	17.12
	BN	Ng Kai Cheong	8,570	10.74	8.80
Total valid votes			79,789	100.00
Total rejected ballots			678
Unreturned ballots			381
Turnout			80,839	67.51	10.89
Registered electors			118,178
Majority			43,888	55.02	5.91
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Kah Woh	56,519	80.46	80.46
	BN	Kathleen Wong Mei Yin	13,722	19.54	3.97
Total valid votes			70,241	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,023
Unreturned ballots			462
Turnout			71,726	78.40	1.31
Registered electors			91,486
Majority			42,797	60.93	9.95
	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: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Thomas Su Keong Siong	49,086	76.49	5.71
	BN	Kathleen Wong Mei Yin	15,086	23.51	5.71
Total valid votes			64,172	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots			210
Turnout			65,217	79.71	9.26
Registered electors			81,818
Majority			34,000	50.98	9.42
	DAP 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: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	37,364	70.78	10.58
	BN	Liew Mun Hon	15,422	29.22	10.58
Total valid votes			52,786	100.00
Total rejected ballots			707
Unreturned ballots			501
Turnout			53,994	70.45	3.39
Registered electors			76,647
Majority			21,942	41.56	21.16
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	28,851	60.20	12.81
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	19,077	39.80	11.94
Total valid votes			47,928	100.00
Total rejected ballots			933
Unreturned ballots			314
Turnout			49,175	67.06	2.33
Registered electors			73,329
Majority			9,774	20.40	16.05
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1999: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Thong Fah Chong	25,273	51.74	1.44
	DAP	Ngeh Koo Ham	23,146	47.39	2.31
	MDP	Mohd Yusoff Omar	427	0.87	0.87
Total valid votes			48,846	100.00
Total rejected ballots			808
Unreturned ballots			768
Turnout			50,422	64.73	1.95
Registered electors			77,895
Majority			2,127	4.35	3.75
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995: Ipoh Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Chang Kon You @ Chen Kwan Wu	24,129	50.30
	DAP	Kerk Kim Hock	23,837	49.70
Total valid votes			47,966	100.00
Total rejected ballots			875
Unreturned ballots			392
Turnout			49,233	66.68
Registered electors			73,834
Majority			292	0.60
This was a new constituency created.