Chenderiang (state constituency)

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Chenderiang
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 
 
Choong Shin Heng
BN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)30,006

Chenderiang is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Chenderiang's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (34.83%)
  Chinese (26.49%)
  Other ethnicities (25.37%)
  Indian (13.32%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Chenderiang constituency is divided into 17 polling districts.[1]

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

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Chenderiang
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Tapah Road
4th 1974-1978 Munah Lebai Rafar BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982 Abdul Wahab Abu Bakar
6th 1982-1986 Look Kuan @ Look Kok Kong BN (MCA)
7th 1986-1990 Ong Ka Chuan
8th 1990-1995
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004-2008 Chang Kon You
12th 2008-2013 Mah Hang Soon
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2020 Ahmad Faizal Azumu PH (BERSATU)
2020-2022 PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present Choong Shin Heng BN (MCA)

Election results[edit]

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Choong Shin Heng 8,406 39.86 Decrease 5.16
PH Atyrah Hanim Razali 6,155 29.19 Decrease 15.83
PN Mohd Yunus Mohd Yusop 4,862 23.06 Increase 23.06
Independent Teratai Bah Arom 1,070 5.07 Increase 5.07
Independent Azrul Azmi Yaziz 368 1.75 Increase 1.75
GTA Mohd Amin Man 134 0.64 Increase 0.64
Sabah Heritage Party Ahmad Tarmizi Mohd Ghazali 93 0.44 Increase 0.44
Total valid votes 21,088 100.00
Total rejected ballots 505
Unreturned ballots 37
Turnout 21,630 72.09 Decrease 5.11
Registered electors 30,006
Majority 2,251 10.67 Increase 10.44
BN gain from PH Swing ?


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Ahmad Faizal Azumu 7,662 45.02 Increase 45.02
BN Choong Shin Heng 7,623 44.79 Increase 19.26
PAS Nordin Hassan 1,735 10.19 Increase 10.19
Total valid votes 17,020 97.59
Total rejected ballots 365 2.09
Unreturned ballots 56 0.32
Turnout 17,441 77.20 Decrease 3.50
Registered electors 22,591
Majority 39 0.23 Decrease 27.87
PH gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mah Hang Soon 10,866 64.05 Decrease 0.69
PKR Amani Williams-Hunt Abdullah 6,099 35.95 Increase 0.69
Total valid votes 16,965 96.71
Total rejected ballots 525 2.99
Unreturned ballots 52 0.30
Turnout 17,542 80.70 Increase 13.74
Registered electors 21,750
Majority 4,767 28.10 Decrease 1.38
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2021-04-17. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mah Hang Soon 7,451 64.74 Decrease 13.82
PKR Arjunan A/L Muthu 4,059 35.26 Increase 13.82
Total valid votes 11,510 95.48
Total rejected ballots 544 4.51
Unreturned ballots 1 0.01
Turnout 12,055 66.96 Increase 4.12
Registered electors 18,004
Majority 3,392 29.48 Decrease 27.64
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Chang Kon You 8,462 78.56 Increase 12.06
PKR Francis A/L Sebastian 2,309 21.44 Increase 12.06
Total valid votes 10,771 93.58
Total rejected ballots 636 5.53
Unreturned ballots 103 0.89
Turnout 11,510 62.84 Increase 2.21
Registered electors 18,315
Majority 6,153 57.12 Increase 24.12
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Ka Chuan 7,168 66.50 Decrease 11.37
PKR Mahinder Singh 3,611 33.50 Increase 33.50
Total valid votes 10,779 88.41
Total rejected ballots 532 4.36
Unreturned ballots 881 7.22
Turnout 12,192 60.63 Decrease 1.78
Registered electors 20,109
Majority 3,392 33.00 Decrease 20.18
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Ka Chuan 8,582 77.87 Increase 5.12
DAP Harikrishnan A/L Velappan 2,271 24.69 Decrease 2.55
Independent Foo Koon Yow 168 1.29 Increase 1.42
Total valid votes 11,021 93.33
Total rejected ballots 619 5.24
Unreturned ballots 169 1.43
Turnout 11,809 62.41 Decrease 4.18
Registered electors 18,921
Majority 6,311 53.18 Increase 7.67
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Ka Chuan 9,482 72.75 Increase 5.78
DAP Selvarajah A/L Ponniah 3,551 27.24 Decrease 5.78
Total valid votes 13,033 93.90
Total rejected ballots 846 6.10
Unreturned ballots 0 0
Turnout 13,879 66.59 Decrease 0.40
Registered electors 20,843
Majority 5,931 45.51 Increase 11.57
BN hold Swing
Perak state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ong Ka Chuan 7,754 66.97
DAP Aw Too Yen @ Aw Yong Pan 3,825 33.03
Total valid votes 11,579 94.96
Total rejected ballots 615 5.04
Unreturned ballots 0 0
Turnout 12,194 66.99
Registered electors 18,203
Majority 3,929 33.94
BN hold Swing

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