Tambun (federal constituency)

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LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Tambun (P063)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1984
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]259,166
Electors (2022)[2]160,558
Area (km²)[3]535
Pop. density (per km²)484.4

Tambun is a federal constituency in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Ethnic breakdown of Tambun's electorate as of 2022[4]
  1. Malay (64.7%)
  2. Chinese (20.5%)
  3. Indian (12.4%)
  4. Other ethnicities (2.40%)

As of 2020, Tambun has a population of 259,166 people.[5]

Age breakdown of Tambun's electorate as of 2022
  1. 18–20 (6.90%)
  2. 21–29 (23.2%)
  3. 30–39 (22.7%)
  4. 40–49 (16.8%)
  5. 50–59 (13.6%)
  6. 60–69 (10.5%)
  7. 70–79 (4.71%)
  8. 80–89 (1.30%)
  9. above 90 (0.22%)
Gender breakdown of Tambun's electorate as of 2022
  1. Male (49.5%)
  2. Female (50.5%)

History

Election results

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