Malim Nawar (state constituency)

Malim Nawar
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Bavani Veraiah; PH
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Constituency created	1984
First contested	1986
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	29,701

Constituency created1984

First contested1986

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

It has been represented by Bavani Veraiah of Pakatan Harapan (PH) since 2022.

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Malim Nawar(N41)	Malim Nawar Utara	070/41/01	SMK Malim Nawar
	Malim Nawar Tengah	070/41/02	SJK (C) Ying Sing
	Malim Nawar Lama	070/41/03	SJK (C) Ying Sing
	Malim Nawar Selatan	070/41/04	SJK (C) Ying Sing
	Malim Nawar Baharu	070/41/05	SMK Malim Nawar
	Malim Nawar	070/41/06	SK Methodist
	Kampar Barat	070/41/07	Dewan Kelab Kilat TNB Kampar, Jalan Stesen
	Mambang Diawan Utara	070/41/08	SJK (T) Mambang Diawan
	Mambang Diawan Selatan	070/41/09	SJK (C) Yu Ying
	Mambang Diawan Barat	070/41/10	SJK (C) Mambang Diawan
	Kampong Ayer Hitam	070/41/11	SK Ayer Hitam Labu
	Tronoh Mines	070/41/12	SJK (C) Sin Min
	Kampong Ayer Papan	070/41/13	SMK Dato' Bendahara C.M. Yusuf
	Pekan Tanjong Tualang	070/41/14	SJK (C) Thung Hon
	Sungai Durian	070/41/15	SJK (C) Sungai Durian
	Kampong Timah	070/41/16	SJK (C) Kampong Timah
	Changkat Tin	070/41/17	SK Changkat Tin

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Malim Nawar
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Kampar, Gopeng and Chenderiang
7th	1986-1990	Choo Kiang Seong	DAP
8th	1990-1995	Choo Kiang Seong	DAP
9th	1995-1999	Lee Chee Leong	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2010	Keshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh	PR (DAP)
12th	2010-2013	Keshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh	BN (myPPP)
13th	2013-2018	Leong Cheok Keng	PR (DAP)
14th	2018-2021		PH (DAP)
	2021-2022		Independent
	2022		PBM
15th	2022–present	Bavani Veraiah	PH (DAP)

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Bavani Veraiah	10,905	58.57	9.03
	BN	Chin Woon Kheong	3,646	19.58	11.54
	PN	Sherry Syed	3,383	18.17	18.17
	Heritage	Leong Cheok Keng	684	3.67	3.67
Total valid votes			18,618	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			18,885	63.58	12.38
Registered electors			29,701
Majority			7,259	38.99	2.51
	PH hold		Swing

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Leong Cheok Keng	11,271	67.60	67.60
	BN	Chang Gwo Chyang	5,189	31.12	6.98
	Parti Sosialis Malaysia	Bawani A/P Kaniapan	213	1.28	1.28
Total valid votes			16,673	95.77
Total rejected ballots			258	1.48
Unreturned ballots			81	0.46
Turnout			17,409	75.96	0.43
Registered electors			22,918
Majority			6,082	36.48	12.68
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Leong Cheok Keng	11,296	61.90	7.12
	BN	Chang Gwo Chyang	6,953	38.10	7.12
Total valid votes			18,249	98.15
Total rejected ballots			304	1.64
Unreturned ballots			40	0.22
Turnout			18,593	75.50	12.57
Registered electors			24,615
Majority			4,343	23.80	14.24
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI". Archived from the original on 2022-03-27. Retrieved 2022-03-27.

History

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Keshvinder Singh Kashmir Singh	7,801	54.78	29.22
	BN	Chai Song Poh	6,439	45.22	29.22
Total valid votes			14,240	97.22
Total rejected ballots			364	2.49
Unreturned ballots			43	0.29
Turnout			14,647	62.93	1.94
Registered electors			23,276
Majority			1,362	9.56	39.32
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	10,493	74.44	5.00
	DAP	Hong Chin Poh	3,603	25.56	5.00
Total valid votes			14,096	96.85
Total rejected ballots			426	2.93
Unreturned ballots			32	0.22
Turnout			14,554	60.99	0.24
Registered electors			23,861
Majority			6,890	48.88	10.00
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	10,678	69.44	2.78
	DAP	Su Keong Siong	4,699	30.56	2.78
Total valid votes			15,377	97.12
Total rejected ballots			436	2.75
Unreturned ballots			20	0.13
Turnout			15,833	60.75	5.23
Registered electors			26,063
Majority			5,979	38.88	5.56
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	11,444	72.22	23.08
	DAP	Yew Swee Fong	4,401	27.78	23.08
Total valid votes			15,845	96.99
Total rejected ballots			471	2.88
Unreturned ballots			20	0.12
Turnout			16,336	65.98	1.17
Registered electors			24,758
Majority			7,043	44.44	42.72
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Choo Kiang Seong	7,778	50.86	6.10
	BN	Chong Fah	7,516	49.14	6.10
Total valid votes			15,294	97.23
Total rejected ballots			435	2.77
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			15,729	67.15	0.50
Registered electors			23,422
Majority			262	1.72	17.78
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	DAP	Choo Kiang Seong	8,700	56.96
	BN	Wong Kon Fah	5,722	37.46
	SDP	Kong Weng Kok	851	5.57
Total valid votes			15,273	97.90
Total rejected ballots			328	2.10
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			15,601	67.65
Registered electors			23,060
Majority			2,978	19.50
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".