Kampar (federal constituency)

Kampar (P070)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Chong Zhemin; PH
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
Constituency re-created	1984
First contested	1959
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Population (2020)	104,552
Electors (2022)	89,894
Area (km²)	547
Pop. density (per km²)	191.1

Kampar is a federal constituency in Kampar District and Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974, from 1986 to present.

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.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Kampar's electorate as of 2022

Chinese (52.7%)
Malay (35.4%)
Indian (10.4%)
Other ethnicities (1.6%)

Age breakdown of Kampar's electorate as of 2022

18–20 (4.48%)
21–29 (16.49%)
30–39 (18.55%)
40–49 (17.55%)
50–59 (16.7%)
60–69 (14.15%)
70–79 (8.07%)
80–89 (3.3%)
above 90 (0.73%)

Gender breakdown of Kampar's electorate as of 2022

Male (50.65%)
Female (49.35%)

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. It was re-created in 1984.

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kampar constituency is divided into 51 polling districts.^[4]

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
Keranji (N42)	Kampar Utara	070/42/01	SK Sentosa
	Wah Loong Road	070/42/02	SK Kampar
	Kampong Aston	070/42/03	SM Methodist (ACS)
	Taman Bandar Baru	070/42/04	SA Rakyat As- Syuhada
	Jalan Kuala Dipang	070/42/05	SMK Kampar
	Jalan Gopeng	070/42/06	SJK (C) Kampar Girls
	Simpang Lima	070/42/07	SM Methodist (ACS)
	Kampong Changkat	070/42/08	SJK (C) Kampar Girls
	Jalan Keranji	070/42/09	SJK (C) Kampar Girls
	Jalan Baharu	070/42/10	SJK (C) Chung Huah
	Jalan Labu	070/42/11	SMK Seri Kampar
	Wah Loong Tengah	070/42/12	SMK Seri Kampar
	Wah Loong Selatan	070/42/13	SMK Seri Kampar
	Jalan Post Office	070/42/14	SJK (C) Kampar Girls
	Jalan Iskandar	070/42/15	SK De La Salle
Tualang Sekah (N43)	Ayer Denak	070/43/01	SK Ayer Denak
	Kampong Batu Tujoh	070/43/02	SK Tanjung Tualang
	Ladang Lembah Kinta	070/43/03	SJK (T) Ladang Kinta Valley
	Kampong Chenderong	070/43/04	SJK (C) Thung Hon
	Kampong Ayer Mati	070/43/05	SK Bakap
	Changkat Tualang	070/43/06	SK Changkat Tualang
	Ladang Kinta Kellas	070/43/07	Macer Hall
	Ladang Kota Bharu	070/43/08	SJK (T) Ladang Kota Bahroe
	Kota Bharu	070/43/09	SK Kota Baharu
	Changkat Bharu	070/43/10	SK Malim Nawar
	Tualang Sekah	070/43/11	SK Tualang Sekah
	Kuala Dipang	070/43/12	SK Kuala Dipang
	Jeram Selatan	070/43/13	SJK (C) Jeram
	Jeram Timor	070/43/14	SJK (C) Jeram
	Jeram Barat	070/43/15	SJK (C) Jeram
	Kampong Pisang	070/43/16	SJK (C) Jeram
	Gunong Mesah	070/43/17	SK Gunung Panjang Dewan Komuniti, Kampung Tersusun Batu 3 ½.
	Sungai Siput Selatan	070/43/18	SJK (C) Sin Min
	Kampong Sahum	070/43/19	SK Sahom

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kampar
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kinta South
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P053	1959–1960	Leong Kee Nyean (梁圻源)	Alliance (MCA)
1st	P053	1960–1963	Chan Yoon Onn (陈源安)	PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P053	1963–1964	Chan Yoon Onn (陈原安)	PPP
2nd	P053	1964–1969	Toh Theam Hock (杜添福)	Alliance (MCA)
		1969–1971	Parliament was suspended^[5]^[6]
3rd	P053	1971–1974	Fan Yew Teng (范俊登)	DAP
Constituency abolished, merged into Batu Gajah
Constituency re-created from Batu Gajah
7th	P065	1986–1990	Ngoi Thiam Woh (魏添发)	DAP
8th	P065	1990–1995	James Wong Wing On (黄永安)	GR (DAP)
9th	P068	1995–1999	Hew See Tong (丘思东)	BN (MCA)
10th	P068	1999–2004
11th	P070	2004–2008
12th		2008–2013	Lee Chee Leong (李志亮)
13th		2013–2015	Ko Chung Sen (许崇信)	PR (DAP)
13th		2015–2018	Ko Chung Sen (许崇信)	PH (DAP)
14th		2018–2022	Thomas Su Keong Siong (苏建祥)
15th		2022–present	Chong Zhemin (张哲敏)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kampar		Gopeng
						Keranji
		Kuala Dipang			Kuala Dipang
				Malim Nawar
				Tanjong Tualang
					Tualang Sekah

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N41	Malim Nawar	Bavani Veraiah	PH (DAP)
N42	Keranji	Angeline Koo Haai Yen	PH (DAP)
N43	Tualang Sekah	Mohd Azlan Helmi	PH (PKR)

Local governments & postcodes


No.	State Constituency	Local Government	Postcode
N41	Malim Nawar	Batu Gajah District Council (Changkat Tin area) Kampar District Council	30200 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31600, 31610 Gopeng 31700 Malim Nawar 31750 Tronoh 31800 Tanjong Tualang 31850 Jeram 31900 Kampar 31920, 31950 Mambang Di Awan
N42	Keranji	Kampar District Council
N43	Tualang Sekah	Batu Gajah District Council (Tanjung Tualang area) Kampar District Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Chong Zhemin	30,467	51.30	6.26
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	16,137	27.17	7.91
	PN	Janice Wong Oi Foon	12,127	20.42	20.42
	Heritage	Leong Cheok Lung	655	1.10	1.10
Total valid votes			59,386	100.00
Total rejected ballots			852
Unreturned ballots			161
Turnout			60,399	67.19	9.96
Registered electors			89,894
Majority			14,330	24.13	1.65
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Thomas Su Keong Siong	30,216	57.56	57.56
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	18,415	35.08	9.33
	PAS	Yougan Mahalingam	3,864	7.36	7.36
Total valid votes			52,495	100.00
Total rejected ballots			858
Unreturned ballots			214
Turnout			53,567	77.15	0.29
Registered electors			69,436
Majority			11,801	22.48	11.30
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ko Chung Sen	26,863	55.59	9.18
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	21,463	44.41	9.18
Total valid votes			48,326	100.00
Total rejected ballots			816
Unreturned ballots			123
Turnout			49,265	77.44	12.28
Registered electors			63,619
Majority			5,400	11.18	4.00
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-14. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.^{[permanent dead link]}

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lee Chee Leong	20,126	53.59	9.32
	DAP	Keong Meng Sing	17,429	46.41	9.32
Total valid votes			37,555	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,048
Unreturned ballots			350
Turnout			38,953	65.16	2.06
Registered electors			59,784
Majority			2,697	7.18	18.64
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hew See Tong	23,129	62.91	3.24
	DAP	Liew Ah Kim	13,639	37.09	3.24
Total valid votes			36,768	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,542
Unreturned ballots			103
Turnout			38,413	63.10	1.76
Registered electors			60,876
Majority			9,490	25.82	6.48
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hew See Tong	23,030	59.67	8.42
	DAP	Loh Peng Lam	15,567	40.33	8.42
Total valid votes			38,597	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,084
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			39,704	61.34	3.96
Registered electors			64,727
Majority			7,463	19.34	16.84
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hew See Tong	26,653	68.09	18.65
	DAP	Chong Joon Kin	12,490	31.91	18.65
Total valid votes			39,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,509
Unreturned ballots			63
Turnout			40,715	65.30	2.65
Registered electors			62,350
Majority			14,163	36.18	35.06
	BN gain from DAP		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	James Wong Wing On	13,964	50.56	2.04
	BN	Hew See Tong	13,652	49.44	7.93
Total valid votes			27,616	100.00
Total rejected ballots			768
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,384	67.95	0.75
Registered electors			41,773
Majority			312	1.12	9.97
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Ngoi Thiam Woh	14,606	52.60	7.35
	BN	Chin Fook Yen	11,525	41.51	11.32
	SDP	Fan Yew Teng	1,636	5.89	5.89
Total valid votes			27,767	100.00
Total rejected ballots			657
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,424	68.70	7.08
Registered electors			41,374
Majority			3,081	11.09	18.67
	DAP hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Fan Yew Teng	17,532	59.95	59.95
	Alliance	Liew Why Hone	8,827	30.19	18.32
	PMIP	Abdul Kadir Sohor	2,884	9.86	9.86
Total valid votes			29,243	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,469
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			30,712	75.78	5.61
Registered electors			40,527
Majority			8,705	29.76	16.26
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Toh Theam Hock	12,964	48.51	4.43
	PPP	Chan Yoon Onn	9,357	35.01	16.10
	Socialist Front	Khor Kim Yong	4,403	16.48	16.48
Total valid votes			26,724	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,122
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			27,846	81.39	3.69
Registered electors			34,215
Majority			3,607	13.50	4.47
	Alliance gain from PPP		Swing		?

Malaysian general by-election, 18 May 1960
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Leong Kee Nyean
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PPP	Chan Yoon Onn	11,314	51.11	8.77
	Alliance	Liew Whye Hone	9,315	42.08	6.49
	PMIP	Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor	1,509	6.82	2.27
Total valid votes			22,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,271	77.70	1.52
Registered electors			28,662
Majority			1,999	9.03	2.80
	PPP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	∆%
	Alliance	Leong Kee Nyean	9,765	48.57
	PPP	Chan Yoon Onn	8,512	42.34
	PMIP	Othman Mohd Akib	1,827	9.09
Total valid votes			20,104	100.00
Total rejected ballots			128
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			20,232	76.18
Registered electors			26,559
Majority			1,253	6.23
This was a new constituency created.