Tapah (federal constituency)

Tapah (P072)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Saravanan Murugan; BN
Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	79,093
Electors (2022)	61,946
Area (km²)	893
Pop. density (per km²)	88.6

Tapah is a federal constituency in Batang Padang District, 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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Tapah's electorate as of 2022^[4]

Malay (45.6%)

Chinese (24.2%)

Other ethnicities (16.4%)

Indian (13.8%)

Age breakdown of Tapah's electorate as of 2022

18-20 (5.23%)

21-29 (19.99%)

30-39 (22.61%)

40-49 (16.74%)

50-59 (14.36%)

60-69 (11.82%)

70-79 (6.018%)

80-89 (2.48%)

above 90 (0.58%)

Gender breakdown of Tapah's electorate as of 2022

Male (50.27%)

Female (49.73%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tapah constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.^[5]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Chenderiang (N47）	Kuala Woh	072/47/01	SK Bt. 14 SK Pos Musuh LZ
	Kampong Kinjang	072/47/02	SK Sri Kinjang
	Pekan Chenderiang	072/47/03	SK Chenderiang
	Sungai Chenderiang	072/47/04	SJK (C) Chenderiang
	Temoh	072/47/05	SJK (C) Hwa Min
	Pekan Temoh	072/47/06	SJK (C) Hwa Min
	Kampong Lubok Mas	072/47/07	SJK (C) Chenderiang
	Temoh Road	072/47/08	SK Satu
	Jalan Pahang	072/47/09	SK Datuk Kelana SK Kampong Pahang
	Kampong Datoh	072/47/10	SRA Rakyat Al-Rahmaniah Kg. Datok
	Kampong Seberang	072/47/11	SK Satu
	Sungai Sengkuang	072/47/12	SJK (C) Kheung Wa
	Bidor Road	072/47/13	SJK (C) Kheung Wa
	Lubok Katak	072/47/14	SK Batu Melintang
	Kampong Batu Melintang	072/47/15	SK Batu Melintang
	Bukit Pagar	072/47/16	SJK (C) Bukit Pagar
	Tanah Mas	072/47/17	SJK (C) Tanah Mas
Ayer Kuning (N48)	Temoh Stesyen	072/48/01	SK Temoh
	Sungai Lesong	072/48/02	SK Sungai Lesong
	Kampong Sungai Kurong	072/48/03	SK Sungai Lesong
	Sungai Keroh	072/48/04	SJK (C) Sungai Kroh
	Kampong Batu Mesjid	072/48/05	SK Batu Masjid
	Kampung Batu Tiga	072/48/06	SK Batu Tiga
	Banir	072/48/07	SJK (C) Hwa Lian
	Banir Utara	072/48/08	SJK (C) Hwa Lian
	Ayer Kuning	072/48/09	SK Ayer Kuning
	Ayer Kuning Selatan	072/48/10	SJK (C) Pheng Lok
	Tanjong Keramat	072/48/11	SA Rakyat Salamiah Kampung Tanjung Keramat
	Changkat Petai	072/48/12	SK Haji Hasan
	Tapah Road Timor	072/48/13	SJK (C) Phui Chen
	Tapah Road Utara	072/48/14	SMK Dato' Panglima Perang Kiri
	Kampong Raya	072/48/15	SK Toh Tandewa Sakti
	Pekan Getah	072/48/16	SJK (C) Pekan Getah
	Kampong Simpang Tiga	072/48/17	SMK Bidor SMA Daerah Batang Padang
	Kampong Rahmat	072/48/18	SJK (T) Ladang Banopdane
	Jeram Mengkuang	072/48/19	SK Jeram Mengkuang
	Kampong Coldstream	072/48/20	SJK (C) Kg Coldstream

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Tapah
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created, renamed from Batang Padang
7th	P066	1986–1990	M. G. Pandithan (எம். ஜி. பண்டிதன்)	BN (MIC)
8th	P066	1990–1995	K. Kumaran (கே குமரன்)
9th	P069	1995–1999	K. Kumaran (கே குமரன்)
10th	P069	1999–2004	S. Veerasingam (எஸ்.வீரசிங்கம்)
11th	P072	2004–2008	S. Veerasingam (எஸ்.வீரசிங்கம்)
12th		2008–2013	Saravanan Murugan (முருகன் சரவணன)
13th		2013–2018
14th		2018–2022
15th		2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Tapah				Ayer Kuning
Tapah				Chenderiang

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N47	Chenderiang	Choong Sin Heng	BN (MCA)
N48	Ayer Kuning	Ishsam Shahruddin	BN (UMNO)

Local governments & postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N47	Chenderiang	Tapah District Council	31910 Kampar 31950 Mambang Di Awan 35000 Tapah 35300 Chenderiang 35350 Temoh 35400 Tapah Road 35500 Bidor
N48	Ayer Kuning	Tapah District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	18,398	41.36	3.11
	PH	Saraswathy Kandasami	13,334	29.98	12.79
	PN	Muhammad Yadzan Muhammad	12,115	27.24	27.24
	GTA	Mior Nor Haidir Suhaimi	335	0.75	0.75
	Heritage	Mohamed Akbar Sherrif Ali Yasin	200	0.45	0.45
	Independent	M Karthiravan	99	0.22	0.22
Total valid votes			44,481	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots			90
Turnout			45,537	71.81	6.94
Registered electors			61,946
Majority			5,064	11.38	9.68
	BN 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	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	16,086	44.47	13.26
	PH	Mohamed Azni Mohamed Ali	15,472	42.77	42.77
	PAS	Norazli Musa	4,616	12.76	12.76
Total valid votes			36,174	100.00
Total rejected ballots			760
Unreturned ballots			179
Turnout			37,113	78.75	2.58
Registered electors			47,128
Majority			614	1.70	20.64
	BN 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.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	20,670	57.73	1.73
	PKR	Vasantha Kumar Krishnan	12,743	35.59	8.41
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front	Shaharuzzaman Bistamam	2,053	5.73	5.73
	Independent	Ridzuan Bani	337	0.94	0.94
Total valid votes			35,803	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,040
Unreturned ballots			101
Turnout			36,994	81.33	11.21
Registered electors			45,485
Majority			7,927	22.34	10.34
	BN 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Saravanan Murugan	14,084	56.00	13.72
	PKR	Tan Seng Toh	11,064	44.00	44.00
Total valid votes			25,148	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,662
Unreturned ballots			1
Turnout			26,811	70.12	4.10
Registered electors			38,236
Majority			3,020	12.00	27.44
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Veerasingam Suppiah	16,945	69.72	8.09
	PAS	Ahmad Razi Otman	7,359	30.28	30.28
Total valid votes			24,304	100.00
Total rejected ballots			956
Unreturned ballots			421
Turnout			25,681	66.02	0.74
Registered electors			38,898
Majority			9,586	39.44	16.18
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Veerasingam Suppiah	14,945	61.63	2.84
	PKR	Kamarudin Awang Teh	9,306	38.37	38.37
Total valid votes			24,251	100.00
Total rejected ballots			868
Unreturned ballots			1,101
Turnout			26,220	65.28	0.62
Registered electors			40,165
Majority			5,639	23.26	17.60
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kumaran Karunagaran	15,543	64.47	3.95
	DAP	Mohamad Asri Othman	5,692	23.61	23.61
	PAS	Mohamed Hamka Mohamed Jumah	2,596	10.77	10.77
	Independent	Foo Khon Yow	278	1.15	1.15
Total valid votes			24,109	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,298
Unreturned ballots			349
Turnout			25,756	64.66	3.04
Registered electors			39,832
Majority			9,851	40.86	19.82
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Kumaran Karunagaran	15,015	60.52	1.12
	S46	Abdul Wahab Abu Bakar	9,794	39.48	39.48
Total valid votes			24,809	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,057
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			25,866	67.70	0.31
Registered electors			38,209
Majority			5,221	21.04	5.14
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	M. G. Pandithan	13,582	59.40
	DAP	Loh Jee Mee @ Jimmy	7,597	33.22
	PAS	M Busra Anuwar	1,688	7.38
Total valid votes			22,867	100.00
Total rejected ballots			761
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,628	68.01
Registered electors			34,743
Majority			5,985	26.18
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Kawasanku". Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. Retrieved 2023-09-24.
^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
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^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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[2] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 16. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[4] "15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview". oriantaldaily.com.my. Retrieved 2022-11-10.

[5] "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.

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