Pokok Assam (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Pokok Assam is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.
 Perak constituency | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Perak State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1995 | ||
| First contested | 1995 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2022) | 36,513 | ||
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pokok Assam constituency is divided into 16 polling districts.[2]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pokok Assam (N17） | Pokok Assam | 060/17/01 |
|
| Kampong Aman | 060/17/02 | SK Seri Aman | |
| Sekolah | 060/17/03 | Dewan Pokok Assam Tambahan | |
| Jalan Raja Muda | 060/17/04 | SJK (C) Pokok Assam | |
| Pasar | 060/17/05 | SJK (C) Pokok Asaam | |
| Sungai Tupai | 060/17/06 | SJK (C) Pokok Asaam | |
| Simpang Road | 060/17/07 | Dewan Sri Kota | |
| Kota Road | 060/17/08 | SJK (T) YMHA | |
| Market Street | 060/17/09 | SK St George 1 | |
| Theatre Road | 060/17/10 | SMK Convent | |
| Tupai Lane | 060/17/11 | SJK (C) Hua Lian (3) | |
| Tupai | 060/17/12 | SMK Kampung Jambu | |
| Cotonation Road | 060/17/13 | SMK Taman Tasik | |
| Birch Village | 060/17/14 | Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian | |
| Eastern Road | 060/17/15 | Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian | |
| Museum | 060/17/16 | SMK (P) Treacher Methodist |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pokok Assam | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created from Assam Kumbang, Changkat Jering and Kamunting | |||
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Ho Cheng Wang | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | 1999-2004 | ||
| 11th | 2004-2008 | ||
| 12th | 2008-2013 | Yee Seu Kai | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | 2013-2018 | Teh Kok Lim | |
| 14th | 2018-2022 | Leow Thye Yih | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | 2022–present | Ong Seng Guan | |
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ong Seng Guan | 16,726 | 67.36 |  10.14 | |
| PN | Shariful Juhari Abu Kassim | 4,546 | 18.31 |  18.31 | |
| BN | Ang Sui Eng | 2,660 | 10.71 | 11.79 | |
| Independent | Leow Thye Yih | 786 | 3.17 | 3.17 | |
| Independent | Mohd Yusoff Abdul Hamid | 111 | 0.45 | 0.45 | |
| Total valid votes | 25,101 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 196 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 76 | ||||
| Turnout | 25,373 | 68.75 | 9.63 | ||
| Registered electors | 36,513 | ||||
| Majority | 12,180 | 49.05 | 5.95 | ||
| PH hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Leow Thye Yih | 16,954 | 77.50 | 77.50 | ||
| BN | Lee Li Kuan | 4,922 | 22.50 | 5.81 | ||
| Total valid votes | 21,876 | 97.62 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 418 | 1.87 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 115 | 0.51 | ||||
| Turnout | 22,409 | 78.38 | 2.22 | |||
| Registered electors | 28,590 | |||||
| Majority | 12,032 | 55.00 | 10.54 | |||
| PH hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Teh Kok Lim | 12,780 | 71.69 | 18.66 | ||
| BN | Ho Cheng Wang | 4,855 | 27.23 | 19.74 | ||
| Independent | Mohd Yusoff Abdull Hamid | 192 | 1.08 | 1.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,827 | 98.94 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 159 | 0.88 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 32 | 0.18 | ||||
| Turnout | 18,018 | 80.60 | 10.41 | |||
| Registered electors | 22,360 | |||||
| Majority | 7,925 | 44.46 | 38.40 | |||
| DAP hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Yee Seu Kai | 7,574 | 53.03 | 53.03 | ||
| BN | Ho Cheng Wang | 6,709 | 46.97 | 46.97 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,283 | 98.25 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 228 | 1.57 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 27 | 0.19 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,538 | 70.19 | ||||
| Registered electors | 20,711 | |||||
| Majority | 865 | 6.06 | ||||
| DAP gain from BN | Swing | ? | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ho Cheng Wang | 11,324 | 66.44 | 2.06 | ||
| DAP | Mah Om Ching | 5,575 | 32.71 | 2.91 | ||
| MDP | Ng Hoe Hun | 145 | 0.85 | 0.82 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,044 | 96.14 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 391 | 2.21 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 293 | 1.65 | ||||
| Turnout | 17,728 | 63.81 | 2.52 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,783 | |||||
| Majority | 5,749 | 33.73 | 4.97 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
