Pasir Pinji (federal constituency)

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Pasir Pinji
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1984
Constituency abolished 1995
First contested 1986
Last contested 1990

Pasir Pinji was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 1995.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 Pasir Pinji
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
7th 1986-1990 Lau Dak Kee DAP
8th 1990-1995 Kerk Kim Hock
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Kerk Kim Hock 31,643 69.80
BN Chew Wai Khoon 13,690 30.20
Total valid votes 45,333 100.00
Total rejected ballots 782
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 46,115 67.27
Registered electors
Majority 17,953
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Lau Dak Kee 29,438 67.03
BN K. K. Ng 13,767 31.35
SDP Wong Nam Sang 710 1.62
Total valid votes 43,915 100.00
Total rejected ballots 667
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 44,582 69.31
Registered electors 64,320
Majority 15,671
This was a new constituency created.

References

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