Tanjong Malim (federal constituency)

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LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Tanjong Malim (P077)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Constituency created1958
First contested1959
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]122,947
Electors (2022)[2]93,873
Area (km²)[3]1,882
Pop. density (per km²)65.3

Tanjong Malim is a federal constituency in Batang Padang District and Muallim District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.

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.

Ethnic breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022[4]
  1. Malay (55.0%)
  2. Chinese (23.6%)
  3. Indian (13.0%)
  4. Other ethnicities (8.40%)

As of 2020, Tanjong Malim has a population of 122,947 people.[5]

Age breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022
  1. 18–20 (5.49%)
  2. 21–29 (19.4%)
  3. 30–39 (23.6%)
  4. 40–49 (18.0%)
  5. 50–59 (12.8%)
  6. 60–69 (11.3%)
  7. 70–79 (6.91%)
  8. 80–89 (2.02%)
  9. above 90 (0.50%)
Gender breakdown of Tanjong Malim's electorate as of 2022
  1. Male (50.2%)
  2. Female (49.8%)

History

Election results

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