Hulu Kinta (state constituency)

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Hulu Kinta
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)74,292

Hulu Kinta is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics[edit]

Ethnic breakdown of Hulu Kinta's electorate as of 2022

  Malay (57.63%)
  Chinese (25.00%)
  Indian (13.34%)
  Other ethnicities (4.04%)

History[edit]

Polling districts[edit]

According to the gazette issued on 30 March 2018, the Hulu Kinta constituency has a total of 19 polling districts.[1]

State constituency Polling District Code Location
Hulu Kinta（N24） Kanthan 063/24/01 SJK (C) Chong Hwa
Kuang 063/24/02 SK Syed Idrus
Kampong Ulu Chemor 063/24/03 SRA Rakyat Al-Mohsiniah
Kampong Chik Zainal 063/24/04 SRA Al-Ikhlasiah
Tanah Hitam 063/24/05 SJK (C) Tanah Hitam
Changkat Kinding 063/24/06 SJK (T) Ladang Changkat Kinding
Hospital Bahagia 063/24/07 SK Methodist
Tanjong Rambutan 063/24/08 SK Seri Tanjung
Tanjong Rambutan Utara 063/24/09 SJK (T) Tanjong Rambutan
Tanjong Rambutan Barat 063/24/10 SK Tanjong Rambutan
Kawasan Polis Hutan 063/24/11 SK Pasukan Polis Hutan
Kampung Tersusun Batu 8 063/24/12 SRA Rakyat Asy Shukuriah
Bandar Baru Putra 063/24/13 SK Bandar Baru Putera
Pakatan Jaya 063/24/14 SK Pakatan Jaya
Taman Perpaduan 063/24/15 SK Perpaduan
Bandar Baru Sunway 063/24/16 SA Rakyat Nurul Hidayah
Kampong Tersusun Batu 5 063/24/17 SMK Tambun
Tambun 063/24/18 SK Tambun
Jalan Tambun 063/24/19 SJK (C) Hing Hwa

Representation history[edit]

Members of the Perak State Assembly for Hulu Kinta
Assembly No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Chemor
9th N21 1995 – 1999 Mazidah Zakariah BN (UMNO)
10th 1999 – 2004
11th N24 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Rosnah Kassim
13th 2013 – 2018 Aminuddin Mohd Hanafiah
14th 2018 – 2022 Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad PH (PKR)
15th 2022 – present

Election Results[edit]

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PH Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad 22,220 39.02 Decrease 6.00
PN Puteri Holijah Muhamad Rali 18,057 31.71 Increase 31.71
BN Mazlan Abd Rahman 16,224 28.49 Decrease 7.12
Independent Murugiah Subramaniam 437 0.77 Increase 0.77
Total valid votes 56,938 100.00
Total rejected ballots 846
Unreturned ballots 139
Turnout 57,923 77.97 Decrease 3.42
Registered electors 74,292
Majority 4,163 7.31 Decrease 14.13
PH hold Swing


Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Pakatan Harapan (2018) Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad 17,766 45.02 Increase 45.02
BN Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah 14,053 35.61 Decrease 23.58
PAS Mat Salleh Said 7,425 18.82 Increase 18.82
Independent Murugiah A/L Subramaniam 217 0.55 Increase 0.55
Total valid votes 39,461 97.05
Total rejected ballots 859 2.11
Unreturned ballots 339 0.83
Turnout 40,659 81.39 Decrease 3.31
Registered electors 49,946
Majority 3,713 21.44 Increase 2.27
Pakatan Harapan (2018) gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".
Perak state election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Aminuddin Mohd. Hanafiah 18,893 59.19 Decrease 2.28
PKR Matinagaran A/L Arumugam 12,775 40.02 Increase 3.18
Independent Sulaiman Zakariya 250 0.78 Increase 0.77
Total valid votes 31,918 98.10
Total rejected ballots 616 1.70
Unreturned ballots 2 0.14
Turnout 32,536 84.70 Decrease 9.27
Registered electors 38,399
Majority 6,118 19.17 Decrease 5.51
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Rosnah Kassim 13,057 61.47 Decrease 9.24
PKR Ayyathurai A/L Achutharaman 7,825 36.84 Increase 36.84
Independent Sathiya Seelan A/L Munisamy 360 1.63 Increase 1.63
Total valid votes 21,242 96.02
Total rejected ballots 629 2.84
Unreturned ballots 251 1.13
Turnout 22,122 75.43 Increase 1.98
Registered electors 29,326
Majority 5,232 24.68 Decrease 16.74
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah 14,104 70.71 Increase 8.70
PAS Zulkurnaini Ibrahim 5,843 29.29 Increase 8.70
Total valid votes 19,947 95.96
Total rejected ballots 800 3.85
Unreturned ballots 40 0.19
Turnout 20,787 73.45 Increase 0.02
Registered electors 28,313
Majority 8,261 41.42 Increase 17.40
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah 12,174 62.01 Decrease 21.16
S46 Yahya Ariff 7,457 37.99 Increase 21.16
Total valid votes 19,631 88.34
Total rejected ballots 654 2.94
Unreturned ballots 1,938 8.72
Turnout 22,223 73.42 Decrease 1.94
Registered electors 29,791
Majority 4,717 24.02 Decrease 43.72
Hulu Kinta hold Swing BN
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mazidah Zakariah 16,009 83.17
S46 Meor Termizi Mior Yusof 3,240 16.83
Total valid votes 19,249 91.68
Total rejected ballots 497 2.37
Unreturned ballots 1,251 5.96
Turnout 20,997 75.36
Registered electors 27,862
Majority 12,769 67.74
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.[permanent dead link]

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.</ref>


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