Sungkai
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sivanesan Achalingam
PH
Constituency created1986
First contested1986
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)23,375

Sungkai is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly. The constituency is mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Sungkai's electorate as of 2022

  Chinese (54.10%)
  Malay (20.82%)
  Indian (17.66%)
  Other ethnicities (7.42%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tanjong Malim constituency is divided into 49 polling districts.[1]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Sungkai (N57) Pos Gedong 077/57/01 SK Pos Gedong
Jalan Bruseh 077/57/02
  • SK Bidor
  • SK Kampung Senta
Bidor Tengah 077/57/03 SJK (C) Choong Hua (1)
Bidor Baharu 077/57/04 SK Seri Bidor
Pekan Bidor 077/57/05 SMK Syeikh Abdul Ghani
Bidor Barat 077/57/06 SMK Choong Hua
Bidor Station Utara 077/57/07 SJK (C) Pin Min
Kampong Bahru Jalan Sungkai 077/57/08 SMK Syeikh Abdul Gahni
Pekan Pasir 077/57/09 SJK (C) Pekan Pasir
Bikam 077/57/10 SK Bikam
Kampong Baharu Bikam 077/57/11 SJK (C) Kuala Bikam
Sungkai 077/57/12 SMK Sungkai
Pekan Sungkai 077/57/13 SMK Sungkai
Buloh Telor 077/57/14 SMK Sungkai

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungkai
Assembly Years Name Party
Constituency created from Bidor
7th 1986-1990 Kumaran Karunagaran BN (MIC)
8th 1990-1995 Veerasingam Suppiah
9th 1995-1999
10th 1999-2004 Ganesan Retanam
11th 2004-2008
12th 2008-2013 Sivanesan Achalingam PR (DAP)
13th 2013-2018
14th 2018-2022 PH (DAP)
15th 2022–present

Election results

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Sivanesan Achalingam 9,549 58.97 Decrease 13.59
BN V. Elango 4,311 26.62 Increase 2.98
PN Thilak Raj Gunasekaran 1,744 10.77 Increase 10.77
Independent Mahhadee 588 3.63 Increase 3.63
Total valid votes 16,192 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots 36
Turnout 16,502 70.60 Increase 21.68
Registered electors 23,375
Majority 5,238 32.35 Decrease 16.57
PH hold Swing


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Sivanesan Achalingam 9,631 72.56 Increase 72.56
BN V. Elango 3,138 23.64 Decrease 14.75
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Appalasamy Jetakiah 505 3.80 Increase 3.80
Total valid votes 13,274 97.52
Total rejected ballots 286 2.10
Unreturned ballots 52 0.38
Turnout 13,612 79.28 Decrease 0.92
Registered electors 17,128
Majority 6,493 48.92 Increase 25.70
Menglembu hold Swing PH (2018)
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Sivanesan Achalingam 9,314 61.61 Increase 5.11
BN Goh Kim Swee 5,803 38.39 Decrease 5.11
Total valid votes 15,117 97.78
Total rejected ballots 276 1.79
Unreturned ballots 67 0.43
Turnout 15,460 80.20 Increase 12.42
Registered electors 19,285
Majority 3,511 23.22 Increase 10.22
Sungkai hold Swing DAP
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Sivanesan Achalingam 6,323 56.50 Increase 15.57
BN Veerasingam Suppiah 4,869 43.50 Decrease 15.57
Total valid votes 11,192 95.50
Total rejected ballots 485 4.14
Unreturned ballots 42 0.36
Turnout 11,719 67.78 Increase 3.55
Registered electors 17,290
Majority 1,454 13.00 Decrease 5.14
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ganesan Retanam 6,334 59.07 Decrease 0.64
DAP Sivanesan Achalingam 4,389 40.93 Increase 0.64
Total valid votes 10,723 94.76
Total rejected ballots 548 4.84
Unreturned ballots 45 0.40
Turnout 11,316 64.23 Increase 4.89
Registered electors 17,618
Majority 1,945 18.14 Decrease 1.28
Sungkai hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Ganesan Retanam 7,545 59.71 Decrease 13.02
DAP Bathamanathan Rajoo 5,091 40.29 Increase 13.02
Total valid votes 12,636 95.96
Total rejected ballots 470 3.57
Unreturned ballots 62 0.47
Turnout 13,168 59.34 Decrease 3.61
Registered electors 22,190
Majority 2,454 19.42 Decrease 25.12
Sungkai hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Veerasingam Suppiah 9,337 72.27 Increase 11.51
DAP Kalimuthu Ranggayah 3,583 27.73 Decrease 11.51
Total valid votes 12,920 95.13
Total rejected ballots 626 4.61
Unreturned ballots 36 0.27
Turnout 13,582 62.95 Decrease 4.45
Registered electors 21,577
Majority 5,754 44.54 Increase 23.02
Sungkai hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".
Perak state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Veerasingam Suppiah 7,757 60.76 Increase 6.93
DAP John Richard Woodworth 5,010 39.24 Decrease 3.34
Total valid votes 12,767 96.22
Total rejected ballots 502 3.78
Unreturned ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 13,269 67.10 Decrease 3.10
Registered electors 19,774
Majority 2,747 21.52 Increase 10.27
Sungkai hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".
Perak state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Kumaran Karunagaran 6,771 53.83
DAP Loh Jee Mee 5,356 42.58
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Ho Shing Chong @ Ghazali Ho 451 3.59
Total valid votes 12,578 97.74
Total rejected ballots 291 2.26
Unreturned ballots 0 0.00
Turnout 12,869 70.50
Registered electors 18,254
Majority 1,415 11.25
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".

References

  1. ^ "Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
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