Taiping is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.
The 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 As of 2020, Taiping has a population of 130,712 people.
History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Taiping constituency is divided into 42 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationKamunting (N16)Sungai Relong060/16/01SMK Bukit JanaExpo060/16/02SMK KamunitngKamunting Baru060/16/03SK KamuntingKamunting060/16/04SJK (C) Phui ChoiKampong Pinang Utara060/16/05SA Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-Khair Lil BanatKampong Pinang Timor060/16/06SK Long JaafarKampong Pinang Selatan060/16/07SK Long JaafarKamunting Road060/16/08SK All SaintsBukit Jana060/16/09 SK Taman Jana SRA Rakyat Nurul NizomiyyahWaterfall Road060/16/10SK King Edward VII (2)Pokok Assam (N17)Pokok Assam060/17/01 SK Methodist SRA Rakyat Al-IhsaniahKampong Aman060/17/02SK Seri AmanSekolah060/17/03Dewan Pokok Assam TambahanJalan Raja Muda060/17/04SJK (C) Pokok AssamPasar060/17/05SJK (C) Pokok AsaamSungai Tupai060/17/06SJK (C) Pokok AsaamSimpang Road060/17/07Dewan Sri KotaKota Road060/17/08SJK (T) YMHAMarket Street060/17/09SK St George 1Theatre Road060/17/10SMK ConventTupai Lane060/17/11SJK (C) Hua Lian (3)Tupai060/17/12SMK Kampung JambuCoronation Road060/17/13SMK Taman TasikBirch Village060/17/14Sekolah Tinggi Hua LianEastern Road060/17/15Sekolah Tinggi Hua LianMuseum060/17/16SMK (P) Treacher MethodistAulong (N18)Batu Dua060/18/01SK Asam KumbangAssam Kumbang060/18/02SRA Rakyat Madrasah Al-Tarbiah Al-IslamiahBarrack Road060/18/03SK King Edward VII (1)Station060/18/04SJK (C) Hua Lian (1)Aulong060/18/05SK Taman PanglimaAulong Timor060/18/06SJK (C) AulongAulong Tengah060/18/07Arena Sukan Kampung Baru AulongAulong Barat060/18/08SJK (C) AulongAulong Selatan060/18/09 SRA Rakyat Nurul Islam SK Convent AulongAulong Lama060/18/10SK Kampung BoyanKampong Boyan060/18/11 SRA Rakyat Al-Khairiah Al-Taufiqiah Dewan Serbaguna Kampong BoyanTaman Sening060/18/12SMK Doktor BurhanhddinTaman Marisa060/18/13SMK Sri KotaKota Lama060/18/14SMK Sri KotaPengkalan Aor060/18/15 SK Simpang SRA Rakyat Al-HidayahSimpang Baru060/18/16SJK (C) Sin Min
Representation history Members of Parliament for Taiping Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Larut Selatan and Larut Utara 4th P049 1974–1978 Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥) 14,253 53.19% 5th 1978–198220,915 57.21% 6th 1982–198625,841 66.04% 7th P054 1986–199020,969 57.78% 8th 1990–1995 Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇)22,162 50.87% 9th P057 1995–199930,459 68.99% 10th 1999–200424,531 53.65% 11th P060 2004–2008 M. Kayveas (எம் கேவியஸ்) 20,129 47.41% 12th 2008–2013 Nga Kor Ming (倪可敏) 28,098 62.58%13th 2013–201537,275 59.35%2015–2018 14th 2018–2022 Teh Kok Lim (郑国霖)42,997 61.65% 15th 2022–present Wong Kah Woh (黄家和)47,098 55.56%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentTaipingAsam KumbangAulongKamuntingKlian PauhPokok Assam
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea19741984199420032018Asam Kumbang Assam Kumbang Aulong Kampung Birch Sungai Lidin TaipingAulong Assam Kumbang Aulong Klian Pauh Taiping Taman Dato Sri Razak Assam Kumbang Aulong Kampung Murni Klian Pauh Taiping Assam Kumbang Aulong Kampung Murni Simpang Taman EhsanKamunting Aulong Bukit Larut Changkat Larah Kampung Exco Tambahan Kamunting Bukit Jana Bukit Larut Kampung Klian Pauh Kamunting Taman Dato Sri Razak Bukit Jana Bukit Larut Kampung Exco Tambahan Kamunting Taman Saujana Bukit Jana Bukit Larut Kampung Exco Tambahan Kampung Klian Pauh Baru KamuntingKlian Pauh Bukit Larut Kampung Aman Kampung Birch Klian Pauh Taman SaujanaPokok Assam Kampung Aman Kampung Birch Pokok Assam Taiping Ulu Tapai Kampung Aman Kampung Birch Pokok Assam Taman Sri Hijau Taiping
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party) N16 Kamunting Mohd Fakhrudin Abdul Aziz N17 Pokok Assam Ong Seng Guan N18 AulongTeh Kok Lim
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN16KamuntingTaiping Municipal Council 34000 Taiping 34400 Simpang Ampat Semanggol 34600 Kamunting 34700 SimpangN17Pokok AssamN18Aulong
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