Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Kinta Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Ulu Kinta and Kampar 4th P053 1974-1978 Ngan Siong Hin (颜祥兴) DAP15,885 45.86% 5th 1978-1982 Yang Choong Fu (杨忠富) 21,221 48.85% 6th 1982-1986 Lim Liang Seng (林良成)30,229 59.75% Constituency abolished, split into Batu Gajah, Tambun and Gopeng
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentKintaChemorGopeng
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1974Chemor Gunung Rapat Jelapang Klebang Meru Raya TambunGopeng Gopeng Kampung Jeram Kopisan Baru Malim Nawar Simpang Pulai
Election results
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