Taiping (federal constituency)

Taiping is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

Taiping (P060)

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Wong Kah Woh PH
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]	130,712
Electors (2022)[2]	121,566
Area (km²)[3]	118
Pop. density (per km²)	1,107.7

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 Taiping's electorate as of 2022^[4]

1. Chinese (44.3%)
2. Malay (39.8%)
3. Indian (14.4%)
4. Other ethnicities (1.50%)

Age breakdown of Taiping's electorate as of 2022

1. 18–20 (4.72%)
2. 21–29 (18.9%)
3. 30–39 (22.3%)
4. 40–49 (16.1%)
5. 50–59 (13.7%)
6. 60–69 (13.3%)
7. 70–79 (7.59%)
8. 80–89 (2.73%)
9. above 90 (0.59%)

Gender breakdown of Taiping's electorate as of 2022

1. Male (49.1%)
2. Female (50.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Taiping constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Kamunting (N16)	Sungai Relong	060/16/01	SMK Bukit Jana
	Expo	060/16/02	SMK Kamunitng
	Kamunting Baru	060/16/03	SK Kamunting
	Kamunting	060/16/04	SJK (C) Phui Choi
	Kampong Pinang Utara	060/16/05	SA Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-Khair Lil Banat
	Kampong Pinang Timor	060/16/06	SK Long Jaafar
	Kampong Pinang Selatan	060/16/07	SK Long Jaafar
	Kamunting Road	060/16/08	SK All Saints
	Bukit Jana	060/16/09	SK Taman Jana SRA Rakyat Nurul Nizomiyyah
	Waterfall Road	060/16/10	SK King Edward VII (2)
Pokok Assam (N17)	Pokok Assam	060/17/01	SK Methodist SRA Rakyat Al-Ihsaniah
	Kampong Aman	060/17/02	SK Seri Aman
	Sekolah	060/17/03	Dewan Pokok Assam Tambahan
	Jalan Raja Muda	060/17/04	SJK (C) Pokok Assam
	Pasar	060/17/05	SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
	Sungai Tupai	060/17/06	SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
	Simpang Road	060/17/07	Dewan Sri Kota
	Kota Road	060/17/08	SJK (T) YMHA
	Market Street	060/17/09	SK St George 1
	Theatre Road	060/17/10	SMK Convent
	Tupai Lane	060/17/11	SJK (C) Hua Lian (3)
	Tupai	060/17/12	SMK Kampung Jambu
	Coronation Road	060/17/13	SMK Taman Tasik
	Birch Village	060/17/14	Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
	Eastern Road	060/17/15	Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
	Museum	060/17/16	SMK (P) Treacher Methodist
Aulong (N18)	Batu Dua	060/18/01	SK Asam Kumbang
	Assam Kumbang	060/18/02	SRA Rakyat Madrasah Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah
	Barrack Road	060/18/03	SK King Edward VII (1)
	Station	060/18/04	SJK (C) Hua Lian (1)
	Aulong	060/18/05	SK Taman Panglima
	Aulong Timor	060/18/06	SJK (C) Aulong
	Aulong Tengah	060/18/07	Arena Sukan Kampung Baru Aulong
	Aulong Barat	060/18/08	SJK (C) Aulong
	Aulong Selatan	060/18/09	SRA Rakyat Nurul Islam SK Convent Aulong
	Aulong Lama	060/18/10	SK Kampung Boyan
	Kampong Boyan	060/18/11	SRA Rakyat Al-Khairiah Al-Taufiqiah Dewan Serbaguna Kampong Boyan
	Taman Sening	060/18/12	SMK Doktor Burhanhddin
	Taman Marisa	060/18/13	SMK Sri Kota
	Kota Lama	060/18/14	SMK Sri Kota
	Pengkalan Aor	060/18/15	SK Simpang SRA Rakyat Al-Hidayah
	Simpang Baru	060/18/16	SJK (C) Sin Min

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Taiping
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Larut Selatan
4th	P049	1974–1978	Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥)	BN (GERAKAN)
5th		1978–1982
6th		1982–1986
7th	P054	1986–1990
8th		1990–1995	Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇)
9th	P057	1995–1999
10th		1999–2004
11th	P060	2004–2008	M. Kayveas (எம் கேவியஸ்)	BN (myPPP)
12th		2008–2013	Nga Kor Ming (倪可敏)	PR (DAP)
13th		2013–2015
		2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Teh Kok Lim (郑国霖)
15th		2022–present	Wong Kah Woh (黄家和)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Taiping				Asam Kumbang
					Aulong
			Kamunting
			Klian Pauh
					Pokok Assam

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N16	Kamunting	Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz	PN (PAS)
N17	Pokok Assam	Ong Seng Guan	PH (DAP)
N18	Aulong	Teh Kok Lim

Local governments & postcodes

No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N16	Kamunting	Taiping Municipal Council	34000 Taiping 34400 Simpang Ampat Semanggol 34600 Kamunting 34700 Simpang
N17	Pokok Assam
N18	Aulong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Wong Kah Woh	47,098	55.56	6.09
	PN	See Tean Seng	21,569	25.44	25.44
	BN	Neow Choo Seong	14,599	17.22	5.17
	Independent	Leow Thye Yih	1,154	1.36	1.36
	Independent	Mohganan Manikam	236	0.28	0.28
	Independent	A. Rama Moorthy @ Steven Ram	113	0.13	0.13
Total valid votes			84,769	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,121
Unreturned ballots			146
Turnout			86,136	69.73	8.85
Registered electors			121,566
Majority			25,529	30.12	9.14
	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	Teh Kok Lim	42,997	61.65	61.65
	BN	Tan Keng Liang	15,613	22.39	18.26
	PAS	Ibrahim Ismail	11,133	15.96	15.96
Total valid votes			69,743	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,092
Unreturned ballots			462
Turnout			71,297	78.58	3.20
Registered electors			90,729
Majority			27,384	39.26	20.56
	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	%	∆%
	DAP	Nga Kor Ming	37,275	59.35	3.23
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	25,530	40.65	3.23
Total valid votes			62,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			944
Unreturned ballots			164
Turnout			63,913	81.78	10.26
Registered electors			78,148
Majority			11,745	18.70	6.46
	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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Nga Kor Ming	28,098	62.58	20.29
	BN	M. Kayveas	16,800	37.42	9.99
Total valid votes			44,898	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,612
Unreturned ballots			613
Turnout			47,123	71.52	2.61
Registered electors			65,889
Majority			11,298	25.16	20.04
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	M. Kayveas	20,129	47.41	6.24
	DAP	Ong Chee Keng	17,957	42.29	2.67
	PKR	Annah Dorai Pakiri	4,371	10.30	10.30
Total valid votes			42,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,337
Unreturned ballots			1,027
Turnout			44,821	68.91	0.08
Registered electors			65,042
Majority			2,172	5.12	3.57
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	24,531	53.65	15.36
	DAP	Lim Kean Ghee	20,562	44.96	44.96
	MDP	Ng Hoe Hun	637	1.39	1.39
Total valid votes			45,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,587
Unreturned ballots			3,492
Turnout			50,809	68.99	1.14
Registered electors			73,646
Majority			3,969	8.69	29.29
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	30,459	68.99	18.12
	DAP	Haradeyan Singh @ Hardayal Singh	13,692	31.01	13.93
Total valid votes			44,151	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,130
Unreturned ballots			1,649
Turnout			47,930	70.13	1.01
Registered electors			68,344
Majority			16,767	37.98	32.05
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kerk Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	22,162	50.87	6.91
	DAP	Kong Cheok Seng	19,577	44.94	2.72
	Independent	Said Abu Hassan	1,827	4.19	4.19
Total valid votes			43,566	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,076
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			44,642	71.14	4.81
Registered electors			62,748
Majority			2,585	5.93	9.63
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	20,969	57.78	8.26
	DAP	Kong Cheok Seng	15,325	42.22	15.23
Total valid votes			36,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,249
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			37,543	66.33	7/79
Registered electors			56,599
Majority			5,644	15.56	23.49
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	25,841	66.04	8.83
	DAP	Kong Cheok Wan @ Kong Cheok Seng	10,563	26.99	8.28
	PAS	Mohamed Junid	2,726	6.97	0.56
Total valid votes			39,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,024
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			40,154	74.12	5.60
Registered electors			54,176
Majority			15,278	39.05	17.11
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	20,915	57.21	4.02
	DAP	Loh Poh Seng	12,893	35.27	6.03
	PAS	Abdul Samad Hussin	2,752	7.53	7.53
Total valid votes			36,560	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,033
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			37,593	79.72	4.10
Registered electors			47,154
Majority			8,022	21.94	10.05
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Paul Leong Khee Seong	14,253	53.19
	DAP	Loh Poh Seng	11,066	41.30
	PEKEMAS	Chow Chong Leng	999	3.73
	Homeland Consciousness Union	Ng Hoe Hun	479	1.79
Total valid votes			26,797	100.00
Total rejected ballots			725
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,522	75.62
Registered electors			36,394
Majority			3,187	11.89
This was a new constituency created.