Batu Gajah (federal constituency)

Batu Gajah

Perak constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu
DAP

Constituency created

1958

First contested

1959

Last contested

2013

Batu Gajah is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jelapang, Jelapang Utara, Jelapang Tengah, Jelapang Barat, Jelapang Selatan, Jelapang Timor, Taman Pertama, Falim, Lahat, Papan, Jalan Siputeh, Jalan Lahat, Silibin, Taman Rishah, Desa Rishah, Germuda, Awana, Menglembu Barat, Menglembu Lama, Menglembu Selatan, Bukit Merah Barat, Bukit Merah Timor, Bukit Merah Tengah, Bukit Merah Barat Daya, Bukit Merah Selatan, Bandar Baru Menglembu, Kuala Pari Hilir, Bukit Kledang, Penempatan India, Batu Gajah Utara, Batu Gajah Selatan, Bemban, Pekan Pusing, Gunong Hijau, Siputeh, Nalla, Tronoh, Kampong Bali.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jelapang, Jelapang Utara, Jelapang Tengah, Jelapang Barat, Jelapang Selatan, Jelapang Timor, Taman Pertama, Falim, Lahat, Papan, Jalan Siputeh, Jalan Lahat, Silibin, Taman Rishah, Desa Rishah, Germuda, Awana, Menglembu Barat, Menglembu Lama, Menglembu Selatan, Bukit Merah Barat, Bukit Merah Timor, Bukit Merah Tengah, Bukit Merah Barat Daya, Bukit Merah Selatan, Bandar Baru Menglembu, Kuala Pari Hilir, Bukit Kledang, Penempatan India, Batu Gajah Utara, Batu Gajah Selatan, Bemban, Pekan Pusing, Gunong Hijau, Siputeh, Nalla, Tronoh, Kampong Bali.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu Gajah
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Khong Kok Yat	PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Khong Kok Yat	PPP
2nd	1964-1969	Ng Fah Yam	Alliance
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved^[2]^[3]
3rd	1971-1974	Lim Cho Hock	DAP
4th	1974-1978	Chian Heng Kai
5th	1978-1982	Chian Heng Kai
6th	1982-1986	Ban Hon Keong	BN
7th	1986-1990	Ting Chek Ming	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Foo Piew Kok	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Yeong Chee Wah	BN
10th	1999-2004	Fong Po Kuan	DAP
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present	Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Sivakumar Varatharaju Naidu	53,770	77.78	+ 5.48
	BN	Loo Thin Tuck	15,360	22.22	- 5.48
Total valid votes			69,130	100.00
Total rejected ballots			966
Unreturned ballots			174
Turnout			70,270	80.23
Registered electors			87,587
Majority			38,410	55.56
	DAP 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.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Po Kuan	39,922	72.30	+ 14.22
	BN	Cheah Yoke Can	15,295	27.70	- 14.22
Total valid votes			55,217	100.00
Total rejected ballots			911
Unreturned ballots			142
Turnout			56,270	72.78
Registered electors			77,313
Majority			24,627	44.60
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Po Kuan	28,847	58.09	+ 5.60
	BN	Ong Ka Chuan	20,814	41.91	- 5.11
Total valid votes			49,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,056
Unreturned ballots			235
Turnout			50,952	69.66
Registered electors			73,143
Majority			8,033	6.18
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fong Po Kuan	19,867	52.49	+ 4.53
	BN	Yeong Chee Wah	17,796	47.02	- 5.02
	MDP	Yang Kar Ming	186	0.49	+ 0.49
Total valid votes			37,849	100.00
Total rejected ballots			925
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			38,774	65.68
Registered electors			59,034
Majority			2,071	5.47
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yeong Chee Wah	20,155	52.04	+ 13.92
	DAP	Ngeh Koo Ham	18,576	47.96	- 13.92
Total valid votes			38,731	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,220
Unreturned ballots			159
Turnout			40,110	68.63
Registered electors			58,443
Majority			1,579	4.08
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Foo Piew Kok	22,223	61.88	- 0.21
	BN	Lee Chan Fai @ Lee Soon Heng	13,689	38.12	+ 2.23
Total valid votes			35,912	100.00
Total rejected ballots			901
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,813	68.85
Registered electors			53,468
Majority			8,534	23.76
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ting Chek Ming	21,501	62.09
	BN	Ooi Foh Sing	12,429	35.89
	SDP	Abu Samah Majid	699	2.02
Total valid votes			34,629	100.00
Total rejected ballots			719
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			35,348	71.12
Registered electors			49,701
Majority			9,072	26.20
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ban Hon Keong	19,156	54.98
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	15,686	45.02
Total valid votes			34,842	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,168
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,010	75.47
Registered electors			47,717
Majority			3,470
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			41,835
Majority			6,281
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Chian Heng Kai	13,549	48.47
	BN	Cheah Chun Chin	12,192	43.61
	PEKEMAS	Choong Tien Chuan	1,647	5.89
	Independent	Hashim Gera	568	2.03
Total valid votes			27,956	100.00
Total rejected ballots			850
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,806	76.19
Registered electors			37,809
Majority			1,357
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Cho Hock	12,240	61.34
	Alliance	Ng Fah Yam	6,812	34.14
	PMIP	Adnan Mohd Hashim	901	4.52
Total valid votes			19,953	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,137
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,090	77.88
Registered electors			27,081
Majority			5,428
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ng Fah Yam	9,843	51.89
	PPP	Khong Kok Yat	9,127	48.11
Total valid votes			18,970	100.00
Total rejected ballots			903
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,873	83.77
Registered electors			23,723
Majority			716
	Alliance gain from PPP		Swing		?

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PPP	Khong Kok Yat	8,442	55.30
	Alliance	Yeoh Kian Teik	6,503	42.60
	Independent	Thean Moi Tuck	322	2.11
Total valid votes			15,267	100.00
Total rejected ballots			127
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,394	73.28
Registered electors			21,006
Majority			1,939
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

↑ "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-07-08.
↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-14.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

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Kedah	Langkawi Jerlun Kubang Pasu Padang Terap Pokok Sena Alor Setar Kuala Kedah Pendang Jerai Sik Merbok Sungai Petani Baling Padang Serai Kulim-Bandar Baharu

Kelantan	Tumpat Pengkalan Chepa Kota Bharu Pasir Mas Rantau Panjang Kubang Kerian Bachok Ketereh Tanah Merah Pasir Puteh Machang Jeli Kuala Krai Gua Musang

Terengganu	Besut Setiu Kuala Nerus Kuala Terengganu Marang Hulu Terengganu Dungun Kemaman

Penang	Kepala Batas Tasek Gelugor Bagan Permatang Pauh Bukit Mertajam Batu Kawan Nibong Tebal Bukit Bendera Tanjong Jelutong Bukit Gelugor Bayan Baru Balik Pulau

Perak	Gerik Lenggong Larut Parit Buntar Bagan Serai Bukit Gantang Taiping Padang Rengas Sungai Siput Tambun Ipoh Timor Ipoh Barat Batu Gajah Kuala Kangsar Beruas Parit Kampar Gopeng Tapah Pasir Salak Lumut Bagan Datok Telok Intan Tanjong Malim

Pahang	Cameron Highlands Lipis Raub Jerantut Indera Mahkota Kuantan Paya Besar Pekan Maran Kuala Krau Temerloh Bentong Bera Rompin

Selangor	Sabak Bernam Sungai Besar Hulu Selangor Tanjong Karang Kuala Selangor Selayang Gombak Ampang Pandan Hulu Langat Serdang Puchong Kelana Jaya Petaling Jaya Selatan Petaling Jaya Utara Subang Shah Alam Kapar Klang Kota Raja Kuala Langat Sepang

F. T. of Kuala Lumpur	Kepong Batu Wangsa Maju Segambut Setiawangsa Titiwangsa Bukit Bintang Lembah Pantai Seputeh Cheras Bandar Tun Razak

F. T. of Putrajaya	Putrajaya

Negeri Sembilan	Jelebu Jempol Seremban Kuala Pilah Rasah Rembau Telok Kemang Tampin

Malacca	Masjid Tanah Alor Gajah Tangga Batu Bukit Katil Kota Melaka Jasin

Johor	Segamat Sekijang Labis Pagoh Ledang Bakri Muar Parit Sulong Ayer Hitam Sri Gading Batu Pahat Simpang Renggam Kluang Sembrong Mersing Tenggara Kota Tinggi Pengerang Tebrau Pasir Gudang Johor Bahru Pulai Gelang Patah Kulai Pontian Tanjong Piai

F. T. of Labuan	Labuan

Sabah	Kudat Kota Marudu Kota Belud Tuaran Sepanggar Kota Kinabalu Putatan Penampang Papar Kimanis Beaufort Sipitang Ranau Keningau Tenom Pensiangan Beluran Libaran Batu Sapi Sandakan Kinabatangan Silam Semporna Tawau Kalabakan

Sarawak	Mas Gading Santubong Petra Jaya Bandar Kuching Stampin Kota Samarahan Mambong Serian Batang Sadong Batang Lupar Sri Aman Lubok Antu Betong Saratok Tanjong Manis Igan Sarikei Julau Kanowit Lanang Sibu Mukah Selangau Kapit Hulu Rajang Bintulu Sibuti Miri Baram Limbang Lawas

See also: List of former Malaysian federal electoral districts

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