Sungai Siput (federal constituency)
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Federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
MP | |
Constituency created | 1958 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 2022 |
Demographics | |
Population (2020)[1] | 86,815 |
Electors (2022)[2] | 72,395 |
Area (km²)[3] | 1,850 |
Pop. density (per km²) | 46.9 |
Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in Kuala Kangsar District and Hulu Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
This seat was formerly a stronghold for the Malaysian Indian Congress during the presidency of Tun Sambanthan and Tun Samy Vellu. MIC lost this seat in the 2008 general election and has since failed to regain the seat. MIC has previously represented this seat since its creation. [1]
Demographics
[edit]Age breakdown of Sungai Siput's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Sungai Siput's electorate as of 2022
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Siput constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.[5]
State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
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Lintang(N21) | Kampong Kandang Hulu | 062/21/01 | SK Kota Lama Kanan |
Kampong Batang Kulim | 062/21/02 | SK Kota Lama Kanan | |
Salak North | 062/21/03 | SK Setia Jaya | |
Kampong Enggor | 062/21/04 | SJK (T) Enggor | |
Karai Luar | 062/21/05 | SJK (C) Sey Wah | |
Pekan Karai | 062/21/06 | SJK (C) Sey Wah | |
Kampong Karai | 062/21/07 | SK Karai | |
Kampong Jawang | 062/21/08 | SK Jawang | |
Changkat Salak | 062/21/09 | SJK (T) Ladang Changkat Salak | |
Salak Timor | 062/21/10 | SJK (C) Salak Bahru | |
Kamuning Barat | 062/21/11 | SJK (C) Shing Chung | |
Kamuning Timor | 062/21/12 | SJK (C) Shing Chung | |
Kampong Temin | 062/21/13 | SK Temin | |
Sungai Pelus | 062/21/14 | SK Trosor | |
Trosor | 062/21/15 | SK Seroli | |
Kampong Mor | 062/21/16 | SK Kampong Maamor | |
LKTP Lasah | 062/21/17 | SMK RLKT Lasah | |
Lintang | 062/21/18 | SK Lintang | |
Ladang Elphil | 062/21/19 | SJK (T) Ladang Elphil | |
Rancangan Belia Khas Berlop | 062/21/20 | SJK (C) Lasah | |
Chior Lasah | 062/21/21 | SK Lasah | |
Chenin | 062/21/22 | SK Chenin | |
Pos Piah | 062/21/23 | SK Pos Piah | |
Pos Perwor | 062/21/24 | SK Pos Perwor | |
Pos Legap | 062/21/25 | SK Pos Legap | |
Pos Kuala Mu | 062/21/26 | SK Pos Kuala Mu | |
Jalong(N22) | Jalong Timor | 062/22/01 | SK Jalong |
Jalong Barat | 062/22/02 | SJK (C) Simpang Jalong | |
Jalan Lintang | 062/22/03 | SK Kampung Muhibbah | |
Lintang Road Barat | 062/22/04 | SJK (T) Mahathma Gandhi Kalasalai | |
Kampong Bahagia | 062/22/05 |
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Rimba Panjang Utara | 062/22/06 | SJK (C) Rimba Panjang | |
Kampong Muhibbah | 062/22/07 | SMK Toh Muda Abdul Aziz Sungai Siput (U) | |
Simpang Tiga | 062/22/08 | SMJK Shing Chung | |
Main Road | 062/22/09 | SK Sungai Siput (U) | |
Mahkamah | 062/22/10 | SJK (C) Sungai Buloh | |
Sungai Buloh Selatan | 062/22/11 | SJK (C) Sungai Buloh | |
Sungai Pelang | 062/22/12 | SJK (T) Ladang Dovenby |
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Kinta Utara | ||||
Sungei Siput | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P046 | 1959–1963 | V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) |
Alliance (MIC) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P046 | 1963–1964 | V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) |
Alliance (MIC) |
2nd | 1964–1969 | |||
1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[6][7] | |||
3rd | P046 | 1971–1973 | V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்) |
Alliance (MIC) |
1973–1974 | BN (MIC) | |||
4th | P048 | 1974–1978 | Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு) | |
5th | 1978–1982 | |||
6th | 1982–1986 | |||
Sungai Siput | ||||
7th | P056 | 1986–1990 | Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு) |
BN (MIC) |
8th | 1990–1995 | |||
9th | P059 | 1995–1999 | ||
10th | 1999–2004 | |||
11th | P062 | 2004–2008 | ||
12th | 2008 | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்) |
PR (PKR) | |
2008–2013 | PSM | |||
13th | 2013 | PR (PKR) | ||
2013–2018 | PSM | |||
14th | 2018–2022 | Kesavan Subramaniam (கேசவன் சுப்ரமணியம்) |
PH (PKR) | |
15th | 2022–present |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Sungai Siput | Jalong | ||||||
Lintang | |||||||
Sungei Siput | Jalong | ||||||
Karai | |||||||
Lintang |
Current state assembly members
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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N21 | Lintang | Mohd Zolkafly Harun | BN (UMNO) |
N22 | Jalong | Loh Sze Yee | PH (DAP) |
Local governments
[edit]No. | State Constituency | Local Government |
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N21 | Lintang |
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N22 | Jalong | Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Kesavan Subramaniam | 21,637 | 41.77 | ![]() | ||
BN | Vigneswaran Sanasee | 19,791 | 38.21 | ![]() | ||
PN | Irudhanathan Gabriel | 8,190 | 15.81 | ![]() | ||
GTA | Ahmad Fauzi Mohd Jaafar | 784 | 1.51 | ![]() | ||
Independent | R. Indrani | 767 | 1.48 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Baharudin Kamarudin | 598 | 1.15 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Rajah Narasaim | 35 | 0.07 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 51,802 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 991 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 85 | |||||
Turnout | 52,725 | 71.34 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 72,395 | |||||
Majority | 1,846 | 2.55 | ![]() | |||
PH hold | Swing | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PH | Kesavan Subramaniam | 20,817 | 48.72 | ![]() | ||
BN | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 15,210 | 35.60 | ![]() | ||
PAS | Ishak Ibrahim | 5,194 | 12.16 | ![]() | ||
Parti Sosialis Malaysia | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | 1,505 | 3.52 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 42,726 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 814 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 122 | |||||
Turnout | 43,662 | 79.38 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 55,002 | |||||
Majority | 5,607 | 13.12 | ![]() | |||
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. "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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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PKR | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | 21,593 | 53.19 | ![]() | ||
BN | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 18,800 | 46.32 | ![]() | ||
Independent | Nagalingam Singaravelloo | 197 | 0.49 | ![]() | ||
Total valid votes | 40,590 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 982 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 45 | |||||
Turnout | 41,617 | 80.66 | ![]() | |||
Registered electors | 51,596 | |||||
Majority | 2,793 | 6.87 | ![]() | |||
PKR 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. 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. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PKR | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | 16,458 | 51.50 | ![]() | |
BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 14,637 | 45.80 | ![]() | |
Independent | Nor Rizan Oon | 864 | 2.70 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 31,959 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,001 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 194 | ||||
Turnout | 33,154 | 69.91 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 47,424 | ||||
Majority | 1,821 | 5.70 | ![]() | ||
PKR gain from BN | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 19,029 | 62.19 | ![]() | |
PKR | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | 8,680 | 28.37 | ![]() | |
DAP | Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan | 2,890 | 9.44 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 30,599 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 927 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 57 | ||||
Turnout | 31,583 | 67.51 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 46,782 | ||||
Majority | 10,349 | 33.82 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 17,480 | 57.75 | ![]() | |
DAP | Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj | 12,221 | 40.38 | ![]() | |
MDP | Mohamad Asri Othman | 565 | 1.87 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 30,266 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 829 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 70 | ||||
Turnout | 31,165 | 63.62 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 48,986 | ||||
Majority | 5,259 | 17.37 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 21,283 | 71.86 | ![]() | |
DAP | Lim Ah Guan @ Lim Soon Guan | 5,673 | 19.15 | ![]() | |
PAS | Mohamed Hashim Salim | 2,663 | 8.99 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 29,619 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 842 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 91 | ||||
Turnout | 30,552 | 67.66 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 45,155 | ||||
Majority | 15,610 | 52.71 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 14,427 | 53.25 | ![]() | |
DAP | Patto Perumal | 12,664 | 46.75 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 27,091 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 937 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 28,028 | 69.21 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 40,499 | ||||
Majority | 1,763 | 6.50 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 13,148 | 56.05 | ![]() | |
DAP | Liew Sam Fong | 8,712 | 37.14 | ![]() | |
SDP | Wan Hassan Wan Mahmud | 1,597 | 6.81 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 23,457 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,109 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 24,566 | 69.32 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 35,441 | ||||
Majority | 4,436 | 18.91 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 14,930 | 64.56 | ![]() | |
DAP | T. Sellapan | 7,033 | 30.41 | ![]() | |
PAS | Ahmad Zawawi Ibrahim | 1,164 | 5.03 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 23,127 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 700 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 23,827 | 73.63 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 32,360 | ||||
Majority | 7,897 | 34.15 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
|
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 12,930 | 62.41 | ![]() | |
DAP | Ngan Siong Hing @ Ngan Siong Eng | 7,789 | 37.59 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 20,719 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 721 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 21,440 | 76.79 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 27,922 | ||||
Majority | 5,141 | 24.82 | ![]() | ||
BN hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu | 9,045 | 49.09 | ![]() | |
DAP | Patto Perumal | 8,401 | 45.59 | ![]() | |
PEKEMAS | Thang Pang Fay | 877 | 4.76 | ![]() | |
Independent | R. C. Manavarayan | 103 | 0.56 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 18,426 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 103 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 18,529 | 77.87 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 23,795 | ||||
Majority | 644 | 3.50 | ![]() | ||
BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | V. T. Sambanthan | 7,985 | 50.46 | ![]() | |
PPP | Ramiah Veerappan | 7,839 | 49.54 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 15,824 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 695 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 16,519 | 76.12 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 21,702 | ||||
Majority | 146 | 0.92 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | V. T. Sambanthan | 9,855 | 71.53 | ![]() | |
PPP | Ramiah Veerappan | 3,922 | 28.47 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 13,777 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 639 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 14,416 | 81.03 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 17,791 | ||||
Majority | 5,933 | 43.06 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | V. T. Sambanthan | 7,317 | 61.08 | |||
PPP | K. Annamalai | 4,514 | 37.68 | |||
Independent | Choy Kok Kuan | 148 | 1.24 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,979 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 96 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 12,075 | 70.31 | ||||
Registered electors | 17,175 | |||||
Majority | 2,803 | 23.40 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
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