Sungai Siput (federal constituency) explained

Sungai Siput (P062)
State:Perak
Fed-Rep:Kesavan Subramaniam
Fed-Rep-Party:PH
Fed-Status:active
Fed-Created:1958
Fed-Election-First:1959
Fed-Election-Last:2022
Demo-Census-Date:2020
Demo-Pop:86815
Demo-Pop-Ref:[1]
Demo-Electors:72,395
Demo-Electors-Date:2022
Demo-Electors-Ref:[2]
Demo-Area:1850
Demo-Area-Ref:[3]

Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in Kuala Kangsar District and Hulu Perak 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.

This seat was formerly a stronghold for the Malaysian Indian Congress during the presidency of Tun Sambanthan and Tun Samy Vellu. MIC lost this seat in the 2008 general election and has since failed to regain the seat. MIC has previously represented this seat since its creation. https://selliyal.com/archives/162350

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Siput constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.[4]

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Lintang(N21)Kampong Kandang Hulu062/21/01SK Kota Lama Kanan
Kampong Batang Kulim062/21/02SK Kota Lama Kanan
Salak North062/21/03SK Setia Jaya
Kampong Enggor062/21/04SJK(T) Enggor
Karai Luar062/21/05SJK(C) Sey Wah
Pekan Karai062/21/06SJK(C) Sey Wah
Kampong Karai062/21/07SK Karai
Kampong Jawang062/21/08SK Jawang
Changkat Salak062/21/09SJK(T) Ladang Changkat Salak
Salak Timor062/21/10SJK(C) Salak Bahru
Kamuning Barat062/21/11SJK(C) Shing Chung
Kamuning Timor062/21/12SJK(C) Shing Chung
Kampong Temin062/21/13SK Temin
Sungai Pelus062/21/14SK Trosor
Trosor062/21/15SK Seroli
Kampong Mor062/21/16SK Kampong Maamor
LKTP Lasah062/21/17SMK RLKT Lasah
Lintang062/21/18SK Lintang
Ladang Elphil062/21/19SJK(T) Ladang Elphil
Rancangan Belia Khas Berlop062/21/20SJK(C) Lasah
Chior Lasah062/21/21SK Lasah
Chenin062/21/22SK Chenin
Pos Piah062/21/23SK Pos Piah
Pos Perwor062/21/24SK Pos Perwor
Pos Legap062/21/25SK Pos Legap
Pos Kuala Mu062/21/26SK Pos Kuala Mu
Jalong(N22)Jalong Timor062/22/01SK Jalong
Jalong Barat062/22/02SJK(C) Simpang Jalong
Jalan Lintang062/22/03SK Kampung Muhibbah
Lintang Road Barat062/22/04SJK(T) Mahathma Gandhi Kalasalai
Kampong Bahagia062/22/05
  • SMK Methodist
  • SRA Rakyat Ijtihadiah
Rimba Panjang Utara062/22/06SJK(C) Rimba Panjang
Kampong Muhibbah062/22/07SMK Toh Muda Abdul Aziz Sungai Siput (U)
Simpang Tiga062/22/08SMK Shing Chung
Main Road062/22/09SK Sungai Siput (U)
Mahkamah062/22/10SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh Selatan062/22/11SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
Sungai Pelang062/22/12SJK(T) Ladang Dovenby

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Kinta Utara
Sungei Siput
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
P0461959–1963 V. T. Sambanthan
(வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
Parliament of Malaysia
P0461963–1964 V. T. Sambanthan
(வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
1964–1969
1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[5] [6]
P0461971–1973 V. T. Sambanthan
(வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
1973–1974
P0481974–1978 Samy Vellu
(ச. சாமிவேலு)
1978–1982
1982–1986
Sungai Siput
P0561986–1990 Samy Vellu
(ச. சாமிவேலு)
1990–1995
P0591995–1999
1999–2004
P0622004–2008
2008 Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj
(மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்)
2008–2013
2013
2013–2018
2018–2022 Kesavan Subramaniam
(கேசவன் சுப்ரமணியம்)
2022–present

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Sungai SiputJalong
Lintang
Sungei SiputJalong
Karai
Lintang

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N21 Lintang
N22 JalongLoh Sze Yee

Local governments

!No.!State Constituency!Local Government
N21Lintang
  • Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council
  • Lenggong District Council (Pos Piah area)
N22JalongKuala Kangsar Municipal Council

References

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kawasanku. Department of Statistics Malaysia. 2023-09-24. 2023-09-24. en.
  2. Web site: Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018. Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. 2020-01-29. 14. ms.
  3. 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. Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. 2020-01-29. ms.
  4. Web site: Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election . Attorney General's Chambers. 31 October 2022.
  5. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-14.
  6. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-14.