Ipoh was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Ipoh Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Ipoh-Menglembu Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P050 1959-1963 Darma Raja Seenivasagam (தர்ம ராஜா சீனிவாசகம்) PPP12,242 60.53% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P050 1963-1964 Darma Raja Seenivasagam (தர்ம ராஜா சீனிவாசகம்) PPP12,242 60.53% 2nd 1964-196913,800 55.25% 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P050 1971-1973 R. C. Mahadeva Rayan (ஆர். சி. மகாதேவ ராயன்) PPP23,979 82.09% 1973-1974 4th P054 1974-1978 Lim Cho Hock (林子鹤) DAP23,058 62.11% 5th 1978-1982 30,680 63.32% 6th 1982-1986 Peter Chin Gan Oon (陈仁安) 29,022 53.73% 7th P059 1986-1990 Patto Perumal (பட்டு பெருமாள்) DAP21,401 56.25% 8th 1990-1995 Lau Dak Kee (刘德琦) 22,617 58.00% Constituency abolished, split into Ipoh Barat, Ipoh Timor and Tambun
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentIpohGuntongKepayangPekan BharuPekan LamaSungai PariTasek
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea195919741984Guntong Bercham Buntong Dermawan Silibin TasekKepayang Gunong Rapat Ipoh Kepayang Pekan Razaki Taman GolfPekan Bharu Bercham Dermawan Medan Ipoh Ipoh Garden Taman StarPekan Lama Buntong Gunung Lang Silibin Tasek TawasSungai Pari Buntong Taman Eden Taman Idris Taman Lim Sungai PariTasek Gunung Lang Ipoh Klebang Kuala Pari Tawas
Election results
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