Tapah is a federal constituency in Batang Padang District and Hilir Perak District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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, Tapah has a population of 79,093 people.
History Polling districts According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Tapah constituency is divided into 37 polling districts. State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocationChenderiang (N47）Kuala Woh072/47/01 SK Bt. 14 SK Pos Musuh LZKampong Kinjang072/47/02SK Sri KinjangPekan Chenderiang072/47/03SK ChenderiangSungai Chenderiang072/47/04SJK (C) ChenderiangTemoh072/47/05SJK (C) Hwa MinPekan Temoh072/47/06SJK (C) Hwa MinKampong Lubok Mas072/47/07SJK (C) ChenderiangTemoh Road072/47/08SK SatuJalan Pahang072/47/09 SK Datuk Kelana SK Kampong PahangKampong Datoh072/47/10SRA Rakyat Al-Rahmaniah Kg. DatokKampong Seberang072/47/11SK SatuSungai Sengkuang072/47/12SJK (C) Kheung WaBidor Road072/47/13SJK (C) Kheung WaLubok Katak072/47/14SK Batu MelintangKampong Batu Melintang072/47/15SK Batu MelintangBukit Pagar072/47/16SJK (C) Bukit PagarTanah Mas072/47/17SJK (C) Tanah MasAyer Kuning (N48)Temoh Stesyen072/48/01SK TemohSungai Lesong072/48/02SK Sungai LesongKampong Sungai Kurong072/48/03SK Sungai LesongSungai Keroh072/48/04SJK (C) Sungai KrohKampong Batu Mesjid072/48/05SK Batu MasjidKampung Batu Tiga072/48/06SK Batu TigaBanir072/48/07SJK (C) Hwa LianBanir Utara072/48/08SJK (C) Hwa LianAyer Kuning072/48/09SK Ayer KuningAyer Kuning Selatan072/48/10SJK (C) Pheng LokTanjong Keramat072/48/11SA Rakyat Salamiah Kampung Tanjung KeramatChangkat Petai072/48/12SK Haji HasanTapah Road Timor072/48/13SJK (C) Phui ChenTapah Road Utara072/48/14SMK Dato' Panglima Perang KiriKampong Raya072/48/15SK Toh Tandewa SaktiPekan Getah072/48/16SJK (C) Pekan GetahKampong Simpang Tiga072/48/17 SMK Bidor SMA Daerah Batang PadangKampong Rahmat072/48/18SJK (T) Ladang BanopdaneJeram Mengkuang072/48/19SK Jeram MengkuangKampong Coldstream072/48/20SJK (C) Kg Coldstream
Representation history Members of Parliament for Tapah Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created, renamed from Batang Padang 7th P066 1986–1990 M. G. Pandithan (எம். ஜி. பண்டிதன்) 13,583 59.40% 8th 1990–1995 K. Kumaran (கே குமரன்)15,015 60.52% 9th P069 1995–199915,543 64.47% 10th 1999–2004 S. Veerasingam (எஸ்.வீரசிங்கம்)14,945 61.63% 11th P072 2004–200816,945 69.72% 12th 2008–2013 Saravanan Murugan (முருகன் சரவணன)14,084 56.00% 13th 2013–201820,670 57.73% 14th 2018–202216,086 44.47% 15th 2022–present18,398 41.36%
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentTapahAyer KuningChenderiang
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1984199420032018Ayer Kuning Ayer Kuning Kampung Makteh Kampung Tanjung Keramat Tapah Road Temoh Station Kampung Baru Coldstream Kampung Tanjung Keramat Kampung Tersusun Serentang Baru Tapah Road Temoh StationChendering Kampung Tersusun Serentang Baru Kuala Dipang Pos Woh Sahom Temoh Chenderiang Kuala Dipang Pos Woh Sahom Temoh Chenderiang Kampung Kinjang Pos Woh Tapah Temoh
Current state assembly members No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party) N47 Chenderiang Choong Shin Heng N48 Ayer Kuning Mohamad Yusri Bakir
Local governments & postcodes No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcodeN47ChenderiangTapah District Council 31910 Kampar 31950 Mambang Di Awan 35000 Tapah 35300 Chenderiang 35350 Temoh 35400 Tapah Road 35500 BidorN48Ayer Kuning Teluk Intan Municipal Council (Tanjong Keramat area) Tapah District Council
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