Kepong (federal constituency)

Kepong

the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency

Federal constituency

Legislature

Dewan Rakyat

Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin
DAP

Constituency created

1974

First contested

1974

Last contested

2013

Kepong is a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Kampong Melayu Kepong, Jinjang Tempatan Pertama, Jinjang Tempatan Kedua, Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga, Jinjang Tempatan Keempat, Pekan Kepong, Jinjang Tengah, Jinjang Tempatan Utara, Taman Kepong, Kepong Baru Barat, Kepong Utara, Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh, Jinjang Tempatan Kesebelas, Kepong Baru Timor, Kepong Selatan, Jinjang Utara, Kepong Baru Tengah, Kepong Baru Tambahan.

2016–present:^[1] The constituency contains the polling districts of Kampong Melayu Kepong, Jinjang Tempatan Pertama, Jinjang Tempatan Kedua, Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga, Jinjang Tempatan Keempat, Jinjang Tengah, Jinjang Tempatan Utara, Jinjang Utara, Pekan Kepong, Taman Kepong, Kepong Baru Barat, Kepong Utara, Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh, Jinjang Tempatan Kesebelas, Kepong Selatan, Kepong Baru Tengah, Kepong Baru Timor, Kepong Baru Tambahan.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kepong
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Tan Chee Khoon	PEKEMAS
5th	1978-1982	Tan Tiong Hong	BN
6th	1982-1986	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	DAP
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013
13th	2013-present

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	47,837	82.30	+ 7.07
	BN	Chandrakumanan Arumugam	7,530	12.96	- 11.81
	Independent	Yee Poh Ping	2,757	4.74	+ 4.74
Total valid votes			58,124	100.00
Total rejected ballots			388
Unreturned ballots			73
Turnout			58,585	86.11
Registered electors			68,035
Majority			40,307
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 177/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur [P.U. (B) 218/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	35,552	75.23	+ 23.16
	BN	Lau Hoi Keong	11,704	24.77	- 23.16
Total valid votes			47,256	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			40
Turnout			47,508	78.17
Registered electors			60,775
Majority			23,848
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	23,282	52.07	+ 1.30
	BN	Ma Woei Chyi	21,428	47.93	+ 0.73
Total valid votes			44,710	100.00
Total rejected ballots			212
Unreturned ballots			34
Turnout			44,956	74.59
Registered electors
Majority			1,854
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	25,085	50.77	- 4.79
	BN	Ma Woei Chyi	23,319	47.20	+ 2.76
	Independent	Mano	1,003	2.03	+ 2.03
Total valid votes			49,407	100.00
Total rejected ballots			271
Unreturned ballots			52
Turnout			49,730	76.55
Registered electors
Majority			1,766
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	25,075	55.56	- 15.02
	BN	Tan Poh Eng	20,053	44.44	+ 15.02
Total valid votes			45,128	100.00
Total rejected ballots			270
Unreturned ballots			56
Turnout			45,454	75.62
Registered electors
Majority			5,022
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	38,323	70.58	+ 5.77
	BN	Lim Kim Hoe	15,971	29.42	- 3.01
Total valid votes			54,294	100.00
Total rejected ballots			385
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			54,679	71.23
Registered electors
Majority			22,352
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	33,049	64.81
	BN	Lum Weng Keong	16,536	32.43
	NASMA	Wong Kim Lin	1,405	2.76
Total valid votes			50,990	100.00
Total rejected ballots			486
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			51,476	71.73
Registered electors			71,767
Majority			16,513
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin	29,368	50.51
	BN	Ker Kim Tim @ Kerk Choo Ting	28,163	48.44
	Independent	Ishak Ibrahim	613	1.05
Total valid votes			58,144	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,321
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			59,465	76.94
Registered electors			77,285
Majority			1,205
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Tiong Hong
	PEKEMAS	Tan Seng Giaw @ Tan Chun Tin
	DAP
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			63,703
Majority			2,228
	BN gain from PEKEMAS		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PEKEMAS	Tan Chee Khoon
	BN	Tan Tiong Hong
	DAP	Chan Kok Kit
	Independent	George Lim
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			34,488
Majority			666
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-07.

↑ "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.

Federal constituencies represented in the Dewan Rakyat

Perlis	Padang Besar Kangar Arau

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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