Teja (state constituency)

Teja is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.^[1]

Teja

Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching PH
Constituency created	1986
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	32,970

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Teja's electorate as of 2022

1. Chinese (42.21%)
2. Malay (38.01%)
3. Indian (10.4%)
4. Other ethnicities (9.38%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Teja constituency is divided into 11 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling district	Code	Location
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 the Legislative Assembly for Teja
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Gopeng
7th	1986-1990	Loh Boon Eng	BN (MCA)
8th	1990-1995	R. K. Muthu	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Ho Wai Cheong	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Chang Lih Kang	PR (PKR)
13th	2013-2018
14th	2018-2022	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching	PH (PKR)
15th	2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching	10,814	46.50	9.81
	BN	Liew Yee Lin	6,259	26.91	5.96
	PN	Ahmad Ishak	5,794	24.91	24.91
	GTA	Aswannudin Hariffudin	214	0.92	0.92
	Heritage	Low Leong Sin	176	0.76	0.76
Total valid votes			23,257	100.00
Total rejected ballots			309
Unreturned ballots			29
Turnout			23,959	72.67	6.28
Registered electors			32,970
Majority			4,555	19.59	3.85
	PH hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Sandrea Ng Shy Ching	10,546	56.31	56.31
	BN	Albert Chang Chun Cheun	6,156	32.87	11.14
	PAS	Mokthar Abdullah	2,028	10.83	10.83
Total valid votes			18,730	97.90
Total rejected ballots			321	1.68
Unreturned ballots			80	0.42
Turnout			19,131	78.94	1.86
Registered electors			24,234
Majority			4,390	23.44	11.46
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "Results of the contested election and statements of the pall after the official addition of votes".

Perak state election, 2013

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chang Lih Kang	9,732	55.99	5.31
	BN	Yew Sau Kham	7,650	44.01	5.31
Total valid votes			17,382	97.23
Total rejected ballots			464	2.60
Unreturned ballots			31	0.17
Turnout			17,877	80.80	12.30
Registered electors			22,118
Majority			2,082	11.98	10.62
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Chang Lih Kang	6,533	50.68	50.98
	BN	Yew Sau Kham	6,358	49.32	11.14
Total valid votes			12,891	97.23
Total rejected ballots			367	2.77
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,258	68.50	5.16
Registered electors			19,355
Majority			175	1.36	19.56
	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	Ho Wai Cheong	6,775	60.46	4.68
	DAP	Abdul Rahman Said Alli	4,430	39.54	4.68
Total valid votes			11,205	96.94
Total rejected ballots			255	2.21
Unreturned ballots			99	0.86
Turnout			11,559	63.34	1.63
Registered electors			18,250
Majority			2,345	20.92	8.20
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ho Wai Cheong	8,029	55.78	12.73
	DAP	Wong Yoon Choong	6,197	43.06	11.57
	MDP	Narayanan Alluriah	167	1.16	1.16
Total valid votes			14,393	97.55
Total rejected ballots			361	2.45
Unreturned ballots			1	0.01
Turnout			14,755	61.71	4.78
Registered electors			23,912
Majority			1,832	12.72	24.30
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1995

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ho Wai Cheong	9,873	68.51	17.37
	DAP	Tan Mee Lin	4,538	31.49	17.37
Total valid votes			14,411	97.12
Total rejected ballots			428	2.88
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			14,839	66.49	0.88
Registered electors			22,319
Majority			5,335	37.02	34.74
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	R. K. Muthu	6,847	51.14	3.75
	BN	Ho Wai Cheong	6,543	48.86	1.31
Total valid votes			13,390	96.75
Total rejected ballots			450	3.25
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,840	67.37	3.42
Registered electors			20,543
Majority			304	2.28	0.50
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loh Boon Eng	6,597	50.17
	DAP	R. K. Muthu	6,232	47.39
	SDP	Lau Ken Fah	321	2.44
Total valid votes			13,150	96.97
Total rejected ballots			411	3.03
Unreturned ballots			0	0.00
Turnout			13,561	70.79
Registered electors			19,158
Majority			365	2.78
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".