Kepong is a federal constituency in the Federal Territory of Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
This federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
According to the August 2022 Electoral Roll used for the 2022 Malaysian general election, the Kepong constituency has 94,285 registered voters, of whom 4.00% are Malay, 90.5% are Chinese, 4.90% are Indian, and 0.50% are from other ethnic groups. In the 2018 general election, the constituency had 72,696 registered voters. The 2022 general election saw an increase of 21,589 voters, a 29.70% increase. In terms of percentage of voters by ethnic group, the Malay population decreased by 0.94%, the Chinese increased by 1.64%, the Indian population decreased by 1.09%, and the other ethnic groups increased by 0.29%.
Change of electorate in Kepong (by percentage)ElectionElectorateVotersChangeMalayChineseIndianOther20224.0090.54.900.5094,285 +29.70%20184.9488.865.990.2172,696 +6.85%20134.5288.446.370.6768,035 +11.95%20084.2890.315.30.160,775 +0.83%20043.590.95.30.3360,273 -7.21%19995.5 89.840.764,956 +8.06%199560,111 -21.70%199076,766 +6.97%198671,767 -7.14%198277,285 +21.32%197863,703 +84.71%197434,488－
History Polling districts According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Kepong constituency has a total of 19 polling districts. Polling DistrictCodeLocationKampung Melayu Kepong114/00/01 SMK Jinjang Taman Metropolitan KepongJinjang Tempatan Pertama114/00/02SJK (C) Jinjang UtaraJinjang Tempatan Kedua114/00/03SJK (C) Jinjang Tengah 2Jinjang Tempatan Ketiga114/00/04Padang Bersebelahan Dewan Komuniti (Pemadam) Cawangan Jinjang UtaraJinjang Tempatan Keempat114/00/05Padang SK La Salle 1 & 2Jinjang Tengah114/00/06 SK La Salle 1 Jinjang SK La Salle 2 JinjangJinjang Tempatan Utara114/00/07SJK (C) Jinjang Tengah 1Jinjang Utara114/00/08SJK (C) Kepong 1Pekan Kepong114/00/09SJK (C) Kepong 2Taman Kepong114/00/10 Padang Bola Metro Prima Kepong Taman Kejiranan Jalan Kuang BulanKepong Baru Barat114/00/11SK Kepong BaruKepong Baru Tengah114/00/12SK Seri KepongKepong Baru Timur114/00/13SK Taman KepongKepong Baru Tambahan114/00/14 SMK Sinar Bintang Kolej Tingkatan Enam Desa MahkotaKepong Utara114/00/15SMK Kepong BaruKepong Selatan114/00/16Dewan Brem SJK (C) Jinjang SelatanJinjang Tempatan Kesebelas114/00/17SJK (C) Jinjang Selatan (Block A & B)Jinjang Tempatan Kesepuluh114/00/18SJK (C) Jinjang Selatan (Block C, D & E)Jinjang Tempatan Keduabelas114/00/19SMK Raja Abdullah
Representation history Members of Parliament for Kepong Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Batu and Setapak 4th P084 1974–1978 Tan Chee Khoon (陈志勤) 9,858 41.18% 5th 1978–1982 Tan Tiong Hong (陈忠鸿) 20,555 41.57% 6th 1982–1986 Tan Seng Giaw (陈胜尧) DAP29,368 50.51% 7th P096 1986–1990 33,049 64.81% 8th 1990–1995 38,323 70.58% 9th P103 1995–1999 25,075 55.56% 10th 1999–2004 25,085 50.77% 11th P114 2004–2008 DAP 23,282 52.07% 12th 2008–2013 35,552 75.23%13th 2013–201547,837 82.30% 2015–2018 14th 2018–2022 Lim Lip Eng (林立迎)56,516 92.04% 15th 2022–present 64,308 88.92%
Historical boundaries Federal constituencyArea19741984199420032018Kepong Jinjang Kepong Sentul Taman Batu View Taman Dato Senu Jinjang Kepong Segambut Taman Batu View Taman Bukit Maluri Jinjang Kepong Menjalara Metro Prima Taman Bukit Maluri Jinjang Kepong Metro Prima Taman Petaling Taman Segambut Aman
Local governments and postcode No.Local GovernmentPostcodeP114Kuala Lumpur City Hall 52000, 52100 Kuala Lumpur
Election results
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