Kinta (federal constituency)
Kinta Perak constituency |
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Defunct federal constituency |
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Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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Constituency created |
1974 |
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Constituency abolished |
1986 |
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First contested |
1974 |
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Last contested |
1982 |
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Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History
It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Kinta |
Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created |
4th | 1974-1978 | Ngan Siong Hin | DAP |
5th | 1978-1982 | Yang Choong Fu | BN |
6th | 1982-1986 | Lim Liang Seng |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1982 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Lim Liang Seng | 30,229 | 59.75 |
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DAP | Soong Chok Tak | 17,356 | 34.31 |
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PAS | Mohamed Tarmizi Mahmood | 2,385 | 4.71 |
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PEKEMAS | Shaharuddin Dahlan | 619 | 1.22 |
Total valid votes |
50,589 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
1,263 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
51,852 | 74.76 |
Registered electors |
69,362 |
Majority |
12,873 |
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BN hold |
Swing |
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Malaysian general election, 1978 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Yang Choong Fu |
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Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
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Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
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Registered electors |
57,661 |
Majority |
2,207 |
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BN gain from DAP |
Swing |
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Malaysian general election, 1974 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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DAP | Ngan Siong Hin | 15,885 | 45.86 |
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BN | Wong Kwong Nam | 15,304 | 44.18 |
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Independent | Yong Su Hian | 2,028 | 5.85 |
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Independent | Samsudin Harun | 1,424 | 4.11 |
Total valid votes |
34,641 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
1,156 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
35,797 | 77.30 |
Registered electors |
46,307 |
Majority |
581 |
This was a new constituency created. |
References