Cameron Highlands (federal constituency)
 Pahang constituency | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| MP | |
| Constituency created | 2003 |
| First contested | 2004 |
| Last contested | 2022 |
| Demographics | |
| Population (2020)[1] | 68,001 |
| Electors (2022)[2] | 46,020 |
| Area (km²)[3] | 3,114 |
| Pop. density (per km²) | 21.8 |
Cameron Highlands is a federal constituency in Cameron Highlands District and Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 2003 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
[edit]https://live.chinapress.com.my/ge15/parliament/PAHANG
Age breakdown of Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2022
18-20 (7.17%)
21-29 (22.76%)
30-39 (22.45%)
40-49 (16.8%)
50-59 (13.32%)
60-69 (9.95%)
70-79 (5.19%)
80-89 (1.86%)
above 90 (0.5%)
Gender breakdown of Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2022
Male (50.56%)
Female (49.44%)
History
[edit]Polling districts
[edit]According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Cameron Highlands constituency has a total of 29 polling districts.[4]
| 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 | |
| Jelai（N02） | Pos Lanai | 078/02/01 | SK Lanai |
| Kuala Medang | 078/02/02 | SK Kuala Medang | |
| Tanjung Gahai | 078/02/03 | SK Tanjung Gahai | |
| Bukit Kota | 078/02/04 | SK Batu Yon | |
| Kampung Keledek | 078/02/05 | SK Kampung Keledek | |
| Lubuk Kulit | 078/02/06 | SK Lubok Kulit | |
| FELDA Sungai Koyan Satu | 078/02/07 | SK LKTP Sungai Koyan | |
| FELDA Sungai Koyan Dua & Tiga | 078/02/08 | SMK Sungai Koyan | |
| Pos Betau | 078/02/09 | SK Betau | |
| Pos Sinderut | 078/02/10 | SK Senderut | |
| Pos Lenjang | 078/02/11 | SK Lenjang | |
| Pos Titum | 078/02/12 | SK Titom |
Representation history
[edit]| Members of Parliament for Cameron Highlands | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Lipis | ||||
| 11th | P078 | 2004–2008 | Devamany S. Krishnasamy (தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி) |
BN (MIC) |
| 12th | 2008–2013 | |||
| 13th | 2013–2014 | Palanivel Govindasamy (பழனிவேல் கோவிந்தசாமி) | ||
| 2014–2018 | Independent | |||
| 14th | 2018 | Sivarraajh Chandran (சி. சிவராஜ்) |
BN (MIC)[5] | |
| 2019 | Ramli Mohd Nor (رملي محمد نور) |
BN (Direct)[6] | ||
| 2019–2022 | BN (UMNO) | |||
| 15th | 2022–present | |||
State constituency
[edit]| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Cameron Highlands | Jelai | ||||||
| Tanah Rata | |||||||
Current state assembly members
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Tanah Rata | Ho Chi Yang | PH (DAP) |
| N2 | Jelai | Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail | BN (UMNO) |
Local governments & postcodes
[edit]| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
|---|---|---|---|
| N1 | Tanah Rata | Cameron Highlands District Council |
|
| N2 | Jelai | Lipis District Council |
Election results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ramli Mohd Nor | 16,120 | 48.46 |  7.72
| ||
| PH | Chiong Yoke Kong | 11,576 | 34.80 | 6.27
| ||
| PN | Abdul Rasid Mohamed Ali | 5,569 | 16.74 |  16.74
| ||
| Total valid votes | 33,265 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 850 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 75 | |||||
| Turnout | 34,190 | 74.29 | 7.03
| |||
| Registered electors | 46,020 | |||||
| Majority | 4,544 | 13.66 | 11.54
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Ramli Mohd Nor | 12,038 | 56.18 | 13.88
| ||
| PH | Manogaran Marimuthu | 8,800 | 41.07 | 1.22
| ||
| Independent | Sallehudin Ab Talib | 314 | 1.47 | 1.47
| ||
| Independent | Wong Seng Yee | 276 | 1.29 | 1.29
| ||
| Total valid votes | 21,428 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 568 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 23 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,019 | 68.79 | 12.53
| |||
| Registered electors | 32,009 | |||||
| Majority | 3,238 | 15.11 | 12.99
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Sivarraajh Chandran | 10,307 | 42.30 | 5.74
| ||
| PH | Manogaran Marimuthu | 9,710 | 39.85 | 39.85
| ||
| PAS | Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud | 3,587 | 14.72 | 14.72
| ||
| Parti Sosialis Malaysia | Suresh Kumar Balasubramaniam | 680 | 2.79 | 2.79
| ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Mohd Tahir Kassim | 81 | 0.33 | 3.84
| ||
| Total valid votes | 24,365 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 790 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 171 | |||||
| Turnout | 25,326 | 79.03 | 2.29
| |||
| Registered electors | 32,048 | |||||
| Majority | 597 | 2.45 | 0.33
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.[permanent dead link] | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Palanivel Govindasamy | 10,506 | 48.04 | 12.21
| ||
| DAP | Manogaran Marimuthu | 10,044 | 45.92 | 6.17
| ||
| Pan-Malaysian Islamic Front | Mohd Shokri Mahmood | 912 | 4.17 | 4.17
| ||
| Independent | Alagu Thangarajoo | 308 | 1.41 | 1.41
| ||
| Independent | Kisho Kumar Kathirveloo | 101 | 0.46 | 0.46
| ||
| Total valid votes | 21,871 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 877 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | 6 | |||||
| Turnout | 22,754 | 81.32 | 11.18
| |||
| Registered electors | 27,980 | |||||
| Majority | 462 | 2.12 | 18.38
| |||
| BN hold | Swing | |||||
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.[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 Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-12. | ||||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 9,164 | 60.25 | 11.80
| |
| DAP | Apalasamy Jataliah | 6,047 | 39.75 | 11.80
| |
| Total valid votes | 15,211 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,186 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | 59 | ||||
| Turnout | 16,456 | 70.14 | 4.22
| ||
| Registered electors | 23,461 | ||||
| Majority | 3,117 | 20.50 | 23.60
| ||
| BN hold | Swing |
| |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BN | Devamany S. Krishnasamy | 10,226 | 72.05 | |||
| DAP | Apalasamy Jataliah | 3,966 | 27.95 | |||
| Total valid votes | 14,192 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,010 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,202 | 65.92 | ||||
| Registered electors | 23,061 | |||||
| Majority | 6,260 | 44.10 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
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- ^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 2022-10-31.
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