Gopeng (federal constituency)

Gopeng

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Lee Boon Chye PKR
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2013

Gopeng is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Sungai Rokam, Sungai Rapat, Rapat Jaya, Pengkalan Pegoh, Sri Rahmat, Sri Jaya, Pekan Razaki, Taman Taufik, Pengkalan Barat, Desa Pakatan, Pengkalan Gate, Ara Payong, Kampong Pisang, Desa Pelancongan, Ampang Baharu, Kampong Seri Ampang, Taman Ampang, Taman Ipoh Jaya, Rapat Setia Baru, Rapat Setia, Gunong Rapat Utara, Gunung Rapat Selatan, Kampong Sengat, Taman Bersatu, Simpang Pulai, Kampong Kepayang, Kampong Tekkah Baharu, Kampong Bharu Kopisan, Lawan Kuda Barat, Lawan Kuda Timor, Lawan Kuda Selatan, Kampong Pulai, Gopeng, Kampong Sungai Itek, Kampong Rawa, Pos Raya.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gopeng
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
7th	1986-1987	Tan Koon Swan	BN
	1987-1990	Ting Chew Peh
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Lee Boon Chye	PKR
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	47,558	59.59
	BN	Tan Chin Meng	32,249	40.41
Total valid votes			79,807	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,456
Unreturned ballots			179
Turnout			81,442	83.88
Registered electors			97,092
Majority			15,309
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Lee Boon Chye	29,696	57.08
	BN	Ling Hee Leong	22,328	42.92
Total valid votes			52,024	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,279
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			53,303	71.70
Registered electors			74,344
Majority			7,368
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	30,312	66.12
	KEADILAN	Lee Boon Chye	15,530	33.88
Total valid votes			45,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,491
Unreturned ballots			233
Turnout			47,566	69.47
Registered electors
Majority			14,782
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	21,254	57.55
	DAP	Abd. Rahman Said Alli	14,848	40.20
	MDP	Syed Ahmad Imdadz Said Abas	829	2.24
Total valid votes			36,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			819
Unreturned ballots			669
Turnout			38,419	69.17
Registered electors
Majority			6,406
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	22,774	74.04
	DAP	Lim Meng Loong	7,986	25.96
Total valid votes			30,760	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,318
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,078	68.01
Registered electors
Majority			14,788
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	14,991	62.64
	DAP	Hong Chin Poh	8,940	37.36
Total valid votes			23,931	100.00
Total rejected ballots			794
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,725	68.02
Registered electors
Majority			6,051
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 16 May 1987 Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore.
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ting Chew Peh	12,619	60.62
	DAP	Ahmad Nor	8,096	38.89
	Independent	Tan Kee Chye	103	0.49
Total valid votes			20,818	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,142
Majority			4,523
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Koon Swan	14,009	60.37
	DAP	Quek Swee Siang	7,874	33.93
	PAS	Abdul Majid Salleh	981	4.23
	SDP	Leong Wai Man	341	1.47
Total valid votes			23,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			518
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,723	67.71
Registered electors			35,034
Majority			6,135
This was a new constituency created.