Tanah Rata (state constituency)
Political subdivision in Malaysia
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Tanah Rata is a state constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that is represented in the Pahang State Legislative Assembly.[1]
 Pahang constituency | |||
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| State constituency | |||
| Legislature | Pahang State Legislative Assembly | ||
| MLA |
PH | ||
| Constituency created | 1974 | ||
| First contested | 1974 | ||
| Last contested | 2022 | ||
| Demographics | |||
| Electors (2022) | 26,838 | ||
Demographics
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanah Rata constituency has a total of 17 polling districts.[3]
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanah Rata（N01） | Pos Terisu | 078/01/01 | SK Terisu |
| Pos Telanuk | 078/01/02 | SK Telanuk | |
| Pos Lemoi | 078/01/03 | SK Lemoi | |
| Pos Mensun | 078/01/04 | SK Menson | |
| Lembah Bertam | 078/01/05 | SJK (C) Bertam Valley | |
| Bandar Ringlet | 078/01/06 | SJK (T) Ringlet | |
| Habu | 078/01/07 | SMK Ringlet | |
| Ladang Boh 1 | 078/01/08 | SJK (T) Ladang Boh 1 | |
| Ladang Boh 2 | 078/01/09 | SJK (T) Ladang Boh 2 | |
| Kea Farm | 078/01/10 | SJK (C) Kea Farm | |
| Tanah Rata | 078/01/11 | SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah | |
| Berinchang | 078/01/12 | SJK (C) Brinchang | |
| Ladang Sungai Palas | 078/01/13 | SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Palas | |
| Ladang Blue Valley | 078/01/14 | SJK (T) Ladang Blue Valley | |
| Kampung Raja | 078/01/15 | SK Kampung Raja | |
| Kuala Terla | 078/01/16 | SJK (C) Kuala Terla | |
| Teringkap | 078/01/17 | SJK (C) Tringkap |
Representation history
| Members of the Legislative Assembly for Tanah Rata | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly | No | Years | Name | Party |
| Constituency created from Cameron Highlands | ||||
| 4th | N02 | 1974-1978 | Wong Lok Hoi (王禄海) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Sangaralingam Muthu Muthaya | BN (MIC) | |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | |||
| 7th | N01 | 1986-1990 | Chan Kong Choy (陈广才) | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Law Kee Long (刘其梁) | ||
| Constituency abolished, split into Cameron Highlands and Jelai | ||||
| Constituency recreated from Cameron Highlands and Jelai | ||||
| 11th | N01 | 2004-2008 | Choong Ching Yan (钟正彥) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | 2008-2010 | Ho Yip Kap (何业嘉/何业加) | IND | |
| 2010-2013 | BN (GERAKAN) | |||
| 13th | 2013-2015 | Leong Ngah Ngah (梁金福) | PR (DAP) | |
| 2015-2018 | PH (DAP) | |||
| 14th | 2018-2022 | Chiong Yoke Kong (张玉刚) | ||
| 15th | 2022–present | Ho Chi Yang (何子扬) | ||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PH | Ho Chi Yang | 9,856 | 53.04 |  53.04 | |
| BN | Wong Yap Wah | 7,372 | 39.67 | 3.96 | |
| PN | Lai Chii Wen | 1,353 | 7.28 | 7.28 | |
| Total valid votes | 18,581 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 438 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 33 | ||||
| Turnout | 19,052 | 70.99 |  6.00 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,838 | ||||
| Majority | 2,484 | 13.37 | 11.12 | ||
| PH hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PKR | Chiong Yoke Kong | 8,821 | 60.20 | 60.20 | ||
| BN | Leong Tak Man | 5,232 | 35.71 | 0.65 | ||
| PAS | Kumar Silambaram | 600 | 4.09 | 4.09 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,653 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 305 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | |||||
| Turnout | 15,017 | 76.99 | 2.57 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,505 | |||||
| Majority | 3,589 | 24.49 | 0.35 | |||
| PKR hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s)
"Pahang - 14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14)". The Star. Retrieved 2024-05-06. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Leong Ngah Ngah | 7,878 | 60.51 | 38.59 | ||
| BN | Ho Yip Kap | 4,734 | 36.36 | 0.41 | ||
| Independent | Cheam May Choo | 408 | 3.13 | 38.99 | ||
| Total valid votes | 13,020 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 3 | |||||
| Turnout | 13,363 | 79.56 | 12.42 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,796 | |||||
| Majority | 3,144 | 24.15 | 17.98 | |||
| DAP gain from Independent | Swing | - | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Ho Yip Kap | 3,926 | 42.12 | 42.12 | ||
| BN | Chai Kok Lim | 3,351 | 35.95 | 37.05 | ||
| DAP | Go Mong Nging | 2,043 | 21.92 | 5.07 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,320 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 409 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 53 | |||||
| Turnout | 9,782 | 67.14 | 5.13 | |||
| Registered electors | 14,569 | |||||
| Majority | 575 | 6.17 | 39.84 | |||
| Independent gain from BN | Swing | - | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Chan Kong Choy | 4,006 | 54.64 | 54.64 | ||
| DAP | Poon Man Kem | 2,117 | 28.88 | 19.43 | ||
| Independent | Aleyakanvenden Perian | 890 | 12.14 | 9.29 | ||
| Independent | Mazlan Md Taib | 318 | 4.34 | 1.49 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,331 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 340 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,671 | 63.22 | 6.11 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,134 | |||||
| Majority | 1,889 | 25.77 | 25.23 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sangaralingam Muthu | 3,432 | 48.85 | 10.00 | ||
| DAP | Poon Man Kem | 3,394 | 48.31 | 37.21 | ||
| Independent | Chay Ee Mong | 200 | 2.85 | 18.01 | ||
| Total valid votes | 7,026 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 275 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 7,301 | 69.33 | 6.27 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,531 | |||||
| Majority | 38 | 0.54 | 9.11 | |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sangaralingam Muthu | 2,384 | 38.85 | |||
| Independent | Tan Choon Chuan | 1,792 | 29.20 | |||
| Independent | Wong Lok Hoi | 1,280 | 20.86 | |||
| DAP | Nadarajan | 681 | 11.10 | |||
| Total valid votes | 6,137 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 291 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
| Turnout | 6,428 | 75.60 | ||||
| Registered electors | 8,503 | |||||
| Majority | 592 | 9.65 | ||||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| On the nomination day,Wong Lok Hoi won uncontested. | ||||||
| BN | Wong Lok Hoi | |||||
| Total valid votes | ||||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | ||||||
| Registered electors | 6,596 | |||||
| Majority | ||||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
