Lipis (federal constituency)
Federal constituency of Pahang, Malaysia
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Lipis is a federal constituency in Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
| Federal constituency | |
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| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 1958 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 67,853 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 47,124 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 3,004 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 22.6 |
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.
Demographics
https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG
As of 2020, Lipis has a population of 67,853 people.[4]
- 18-20 (6.02%)
- 21-29 (22.0%)
- 30-39 (23.8%)
- 40-49 (15.6%)
- 50-59 (13.9%)
- 60-69 (10.9%)
- 70-79 (5.24%)
- 80-89 (2.17%)
- above 90 (0.45%)
- Male (50.9%)
- Female (49.1%)
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Lipis constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.[5]
| State constituency | Polling district | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Padang Tengku (N03) | Merapoh | 079/03/01 | SK Merapoh |
| Mentara | 079/03/02 | SMK Merapoh | |
| Teluk Gunung | 079/03/03 | SK Teluk Gunung | |
| Kampung Petola | 079/03/04 | Balai Raya Kampung Petola | |
| Pagar Sasak | 079/03/05 | SK Pagar Sasak | |
| FELDA Sungai Kechau | 079/03/06 | SK LKTP Kecau 1 | |
| Ladang Selborne | 079/03/07 | SJK (T) Ladang Selborne | |
| Padang Tengku | 079/03/08 | SMK Padang Tengku | |
| Gua | 079/03/09 | SK Gua | |
| Tempoyong | 079/03/10 | Dewan Orang Ramai Kampung Tempoyong | |
| Bapong | 079/03/11 | Balai Raya Kampung Bapong | |
| Relong | 079/03/12 | SK Relong | |
| Berchang | 079/03/13 | SK Berchang | |
| Telang | 079/03/14 | SK Kuala Telang | |
| Seberang Jelai | 079/03/15 | Balai Raya Kampung Seberang Jelai | |
| Kechur | 079/03/16 | SK Kechor Tui | |
| Aur Gading | 079/03/17 | SK Aur Geding | |
| Chegar Perah | 079/03/18 | SK Chegar Perah | |
| Sungai Temau | 079/03/19 | SK (LKTP) Chegar Perah | |
| Cheka (N04) | Kuala Lanar | 079/04/01 | SK Kuala Lanar |
| Kuala Kenong | 079/04/02 | SK Batu 9 | |
| Mela | 079/04/03 | SK Mela | |
| Kerambit | 079/04/04 | SK Kerambit | |
| Kampung Baru Penjom | 079/04/05 | SJK (C) Penjom | |
| Penjom | 079/04/06 | SK Penjom | |
| Cheneras | 079/04/07 | SK Clifford | |
| Sungai Kerpan | 079/04/08 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa | |
| Batu Kurap | 079/04/09 | Tadika Kekwa | |
| Bandar Lipis | 079/04/10 | SMK Clifford | |
| Bukit Bius | 079/04/11 | SK Wan Ibrahim | |
| Benta (N05) | Kampung Lalang | 079/05/01 | Balai Raya Kampung Lalang |
| Rengai | 079/05/02 | Kolej Vokesional Sultan Haji Ahmad Shah Al-Musta'in Billag | |
| Tanjung Besar | 079/05/03 | SK Tanjung Besar | |
| Jeransang | 079/05/04 | SK Jeransang | |
| Kemahang | 079/05/05 | SK Kemahang | |
| Kampung Chat | 079/05/06 | SK Chat | |
| Budu | 079/05/07 | SMK Panglima Garang Abdul Samad | |
| Pekan Benta | 079/05/08 | SK Benta | |
| Kampung Baru Benta | 079/05/09 | SMK Benta | |
| Jerkoh | 079/05/10 | SJK (C) Jerkoh | |
| Ladang Benta | 079/05/11 | SJK (T) Ladang Benta | |
| Ladang Budu | 079/05/12 | SJK (T) Ladang Budu |
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Lipis | |||||
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| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party | Vote Share |
| Constituency created from Ulu Pahang | |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||||
| 1st | P064 | 1959–1962 | Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (محمد سولوڠ محمد علي) | Alliance (UMNO) | 11,694 75.39% |
| 1962–1963 | Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين) |
12,191 63.98% | |||
| Parliament of Malaysia | |||||
| 1st | P064 | 1963–1964 | Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين) | Alliance (UMNO) | 12,191 63.98% |
| 2nd | 1964–1969 | 15,294 77.58% | |||
| 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended[6][7] | ||||
| 3rd | P064 | 1971–1972 | Abdul Razak Hussin (عبدالرازق حسين) | Alliance (UMNO) | 14,862 68.94% |
| 1972–1973 | Ghazali Shafie (غزالي شافعي) | 15,702 81.33% | |||
| 1973–1974 | BN (UMNO) | ||||
| 4th | P065 | 1974–1978 | Uncontested | ||
| 5th | 1978–1982 | 14,778 69.92% | |||
| 6th | 1982–1986 | 15,094 61.07% | |||
| 7th | P072 | 1986–1990 | Wang Choon Wing (黄循营) | BN (MCA) | 13,533 60.45% |
| 8th | 1990–1995 | Chan Kong Choy (陈广才) | 15,170 57.64% | ||
| 9th | P075 | 1995–1997 | Abu Dahari Osman (ابو داهاري عثمان) |
BN (UMNO) | 18,507 58.80% |
| 1997–1999 | Amihamzah Ahmad (اميحمزه احمد) |
Uncontested | |||
| 10th | 1999–2004 | 16,916 61.57% | |||
| 11th | P079 | 2004–2008 | Mohamad Shahrum Osman (محمد شاهرالروم عثمان) |
13,870 68.95% | |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | 12,611 59.81% | |||
| 13th | 2013–2018 | Abdul Rahman Mohamad (عبدالرحمن محمد) |
14,863 55.96% | ||
| 14th | 2018–2022 | 13,995 49.82% | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | 17,672 49.29% | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
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| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Lipis | Bandar Lipis | ||||||
| Benta | Benta | ||||||
| Bukit Betong | |||||||
| Bukit Betung | |||||||
| Cameron Highlands | |||||||
| Ceka | |||||||
| Cheka | |||||||
| Jelai | |||||||
| Jerantut | |||||||
| Kuala Lipis | |||||||
| Padang Tengku | |||||||
| Tanah Rata | |||||||
| Tanjong Besar | |||||||
Historical boundaries
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Current state assembly members
| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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| N3 | Padang Tengku | Mustapa Long | BN (UMNO) |
| N4 | Cheka | Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man | PN (PAS) |
| N5 | Benta | Mohd. Soffi Abd. Razak | BN (UMNO) |
Local governments & postcodes
| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
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| N3 | Padang Tengku | Lipis District Council |
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| N4 | Cheka | ||
| N5 | Benta |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Mohamad | 17,672 | 49.29 | |||
| PN | Mohamad Shahrum Osman | 11,554 | 32.22 | |||
| PH | Tengku Zulpuri Shah Raja Puji | 6,366 | 17.75 | |||
| PEJUANG | Aishaton Abu Bakar | 263 | 0.76 | |||
| Total valid votes | 35,855 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 388 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 100 | |||||
| Turnout | 36,343 | 76.09 | ||||
| Registered electors | 47,124 | |||||
| Majority | 6,118 | 17.07 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Mohamad | 13,995 | 49.82 | |||
| PKR | Badarudin Abd Rahaman | 7,426 | 26.43 | |||
| PAS | Sobirin Duli | 6,671 | 23.75 | |||
| Total valid votes | 28,092 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 462 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 112 | |||||
| Turnout | 28,666 | 81.22 | ||||
| Registered electors | 35,294 | |||||
| Majority | 6,569 | 23.38 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abdul Rahman Mohamad | 14,863 | 55.96 | |||
| PAS | Mohd Mahyuddin Ghazal @ Razali | 11,394 | 42.90 | |||
| Independent | Aishaton Abu Bakar | 303 | 1.14 | |||
| Total valid votes | 26,560 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 426 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 140 | |||||
| Turnout | 27,126 | 83.92 | ||||
| Registered electors | 32,324 | |||||
| Majority | 3,469 | 13.06 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-16.[dead link] "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-07-01. Retrieved 2016-05-16. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamad Shahrum Osman | 12,611 | 59.81 | ||
| PAS | Mohamed Nilam Abdul Manap | 8,474 | 40.19 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,085 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 561 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 112 | ||||
| Turnout | 21,758 | 76.55 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,425 | ||||
| Majority | 4,137 | 19.62 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Mohamad Shahrum Osman | 13,870 | 68.95 | ||
| PAS | Mohamad Zai Mustafa | 6,246 | 31.05 | ||
| Total valid votes | 20,116 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 528 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 231 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,875 | 74.33 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,084 | ||||
| Majority | 7,624 | 37.90 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Amihamzah Ahmad won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Amihamzah Ahmad | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | ||||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Abu Dahari Osman | 18,507 | 68.80 | ||
| S46 | Ahd Shabery Cheek | 8,394 | 31.20 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,901 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,859 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 251 | ||||
| Turnout | 29,011 | 68.49 | |||
| Registered electors | 42,358 | ||||
| Majority | 10,113 | 37.60 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chan Kong Choy | 15,170 | 57.64 | ||
| S46 | Amin Hussaini Abdul Manan | 11,148 | 42.36 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,318 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,144 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 27,462 | 70.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 39,027 | ||||
| Majority | 4,022 | 15.28 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Wang Choon Wing | 13,533 | 60.45 | ||
| PAS | Solahuddin Mohd Ali | 5,081 | 22.70 | ||
| DAP | Woo Chee Wan | 3,773 | 16.85 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,387 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 906 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,293 | 65.83 | |||
| Registered electors | 35,385 | ||||
| Majority | 8,452 | 37.75 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ghazali Shafie | 15,094 | 61.07 | ||
| DAP | S. Nadarajan | 5,477 | 22.16 | ||
| PAS | Zaharin Muhamad | 4,145 | 16.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 24,716 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 987 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,703 | 70.74 | |||
| Registered electors | 36,337 | ||||
| Majority | 9,617 | 38.91 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ghazali Shafie | 14,778 | 69.92 | ||
| PAS | Kasim Yahya | 3,199 | 15.13 | ||
| Independent | Wan Abdul Rahman Wan Ibrahim | 3,160 | 14.95 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,137 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,308 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,445 | 72.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 30,992 | ||||
| Majority | 11,579 | 54.79 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day, Ghazali Shafie won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Ghazali Shafie | |||||
| Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 27,363 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| BN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Ghazali Shafie | 15,702 | 81.33 | ||
| PMIP | Tengku Kamarulzaman Tengku Hamid | 3,605 | 18.67 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,307 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | |||||
| Registered electors | 22,600 | ||||
| Majority | 12,097 | 62.66 | |||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Abdul Razak Hussin | 14,862 | 68.94 | ||
| PMIP | Sulaiman Sidek | 6,696 | 31.06 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,558 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,836 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 23,394 | 72.23 | |||
| Registered electors | 32,390 | ||||
| Majority | 8,166 | 37.88 | |||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Abdul Razak Hussin | 15,294 | 77.58 | ||
| PMIP | Nik Ahmad Nik Man | 4,421 | 22.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,715 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,221 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 20,936 | 76.00 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,546 | ||||
| Majority | 10,873 | 55.16 | |||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Abdul Razak Hussin | 12,191 | 63.98 | ||
| Socialist Front | Mohamed Nazar Nong | 3,698 | 19.40 | ||
| PMIP | Hussain Hijau | 3,166 | 16.62 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,055 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 322 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,377 | 74.94 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,856 | ||||
| Majority | 8,493 | 44.58 | |||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Mohamed Sulong Mohd. Ali | 11,694 | 75.39 | |||
| PMIP | Abdul Hamid Abdullah | 3,818 | 24.61 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,512 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 197 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,709 | 73.52 | ||||
| Registered electors | 21,634 | |||||
| Majority | 7,876 | 50.78 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||