Larut (federal constituency)

{{Short description|Federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia}}

{{Infobox Malaysia electoral district

|name =Larut (P056)

|state =Perak

|image =DUN Perak 2020.svg

|image_map =

|caption =

|coordinates =

|coordinates_caption =

|coordinates_date =

|fed-rep =Hamzah Zainuddin

|fed-rep-link =

|fed-rep-party = Perikatan Nasional

|fed-rep-party-link =

|fed-status =active

|fed-created =1974

|fed-abolished =

|fed-election-first =1974

|fed-election-last =2022

|demo-census-date = 2020

|demo-pop = 66020

|demo-pop-ref = {{cite web|title=Kawasanku|url=https://open.dosm.gov.my/dashboard/kawasanku/Perak/parlimen/P.056%20Larut|publisher=Department of Statistics Malaysia|date=2023-09-24|access-date=2023-09-24|language=en}}

|demo-electors = 65,719

|demo-electors-date = 2022

|demo-electors-ref = {{cite web|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/HargaDPIST42017_PRU14.pdf|title=Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=10 April 2018|access-date=2020-01-29|page=13|language=ms}}

|demo-area = 1129

|demo-area-ref = {{cite report|title=Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1|url=http://www.spr.gov.my/sites/default/files/Jilid%201%20Kajian%20Semula%20Persempadanan%20V2.pdf|publisher=Election Commission of Malaysia|date=2018|access-date=2020-01-29|language=ms}}

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}}

Larut is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

Demographics

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption=Ethnic breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022{{Cite web|title=15th General Election Malaysia (GE15 / PRU15) - Results Overview|url=https://ge15.orientaldaily.com.my/seats/perak/p|access-date=2020-06-20|website=oriantaldaily.com.my}}|label1=Malay|value1=90.30|color1=green|label3=Chinese|value3=3.9|color3=red|label2=Indian|value2=5.5|color2=orange|label4=Other ethnicities|value4=0.2|color4=yellow}}

{{clear}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Age breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = 18-20

| label2 = 21-29

| label3 = 30-39

| label4 = 40-49

| label5 = 50-59

| label6 = 60-69

| label7 = 70-79

| label8 = 80-89

| label9 = above 90

| value1 = 5.95

| color1 = red

| value2 = 21.62

| color2 = orange

| value3 = 22.92

| color3 = yellow

| value4 = 17.35

| color4 = green

| value5 = 13.6

| color5 = blue

| value6 = 10.58

| color6 = indigo

| value7 = 5.63

| color7 = purple

| value8 = 1.98

| color8 = brown

| value9 = 0.36

| color9 = pink

}}

{{Pie chart|thumb=|caption= Gender breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022

| label1 = Male

| label2 = Female

| value1 = 49.12

| color1 = blue

| value2 = 50.88

| color2 = pink

}}

History

=Polling districts=

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Larut constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.{{cite web|url=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1747650/PUB514.pdf | title=Federal Government Gazette, Notice Under Subregulation 11(5A), Polling Hours for the Fifteenth General Election | website=Attorney General's Chambers|date=31 October 2022}}

class="wikitable sortable mw-collapsible" style="white-space:nowrap;font-size:85%"

!State constituency

!Polling Districts

!Code

!Location

rowspan="15" |Selama (N05)

|Ulu Selama

|056/05/01

|SK Sungai Siputeh

Ulu Selama Barat

|056/05/02

|SK Bukit Bertam

Banggol Jas

|056/05/03

|SMK Sungai Bayor

Sungai Rambutan

|056/05/04

|SK Toh Rakna Sakti

Sungai Bedarah

|056/05/05

|SK Toh Rahna Sakti

Kampong Sungai Siputeh

|056/05/06

|SK Sungai Siputeh

Kampong Gorok

|056/05/07

|SK Sungai Bayor

Sungai Bayor

|056/05/08

|SK Sungai Bayor

Ulu Mengkuang

|056/05/09

|SK Ulu Mengkuang

Rantau Panjang

|056/05/10

|SK Rantau Panjang

Rantau Panjang Utara

|056/05/11

|SJK (C) Chi Sheng (2)

Pekan Selama

|056/05/12

|SK Selama

Selama Utara

|056/06/13

|SK Sri Selama

Sungai Terap

|056/05/14

|SJK (C) Sungai Terap

Bukit Kelian

|056/05/15

|SMK Dato' Hj Hussein

rowspan="17" |Kubu Gajah (N06)

|Sungai Dendang

|056/06/01

|SK Sungai Dendang

Kubu Gajah

|056/06/02

|SMK Kubu Gajah

Tebing Tinggi

|056/06/03

|SK Tebing Tinggi

Sungai Malau

|056/06/04

|SK Tebing Tinggi

Ladang Holyrood

|056/06/05

|SK (RTBK) Pondok Tanjong

Bagan Baharu

|056/06/06

|SK Bagan Baharu

FELDA Ijok

|056/06/07

|SK Sultan Idris II

Ulu Ijok Timor

|056/06/08

|SK Sungai Jernih

Kampong Bendang Luas

|056/06/09

|SK Haji Wan Jaafar

Rendang Panjang

|056/06/10

|SMK Rendang Panjang

Pantai Besar

|056/06/11

|SK Pantai Besar

Sungai Ara

|056/06/12

|SK Sungai Ara

Kampong Gudang

|056/06/13

|SK Kampung Gudang

Batu Dua Puluh

|056/06/14

|SK Kampung Yaman

Jelai

|056/06/15

|SK Jelai

Relang

|056/06/16

|SK Kampung Relang

Kampong Ayer Hitam

|056/06/17

|SK Jelai

rowspan="14" |Batu Kurau(N07)

|Ulu Sepetang

|056/07/01

|SK Ulu Sepetang

Sungai Pulau

|056/07/02

|SK Toh Sajak

Batu Kurau

|056/07/03

|SMK Dato Kamaruddin

Changkat Perah

|056/07/04

|SMK Dato Kamaruddin

Kampong Repoh

|056/07/05

|SK Kampung Repoh

Sungai Akar

|056/07/06

|SK Batu Kurau

Kampong Titi Kasai

|056/07/07

|SMK Kampong Perak

Changkat Lobak

|056/07/08

|Madrasah Diniah SA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah

Bukit Bertan

|056/07/09

|SMK Kampong Perak

Kampong Perak Tengah

|056/07/10

|SK Kampong Perak

Kampong Sempeneh

|056/07/11

|SK Kampong Perak

Kampong Anak Kurau

|056/07/12

|SK Sri Kurau

Changkat Larah

|056/07/13

|SK Ulu Sepetang

Taman Rakyat

|056/07/14

|

  • SRA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
  • Tabika KEMAS, Taman Rakyat dan Dewan Orang Ramai, Taman Rakyat

=Representation history=

class=wikitable
colspan="5" | Members of Parliament for Larut
Parliament

!No

YearsMemberParty
colspan="5" align="center" | Constituency created, renamed from Larut Utara
4th

| rowspan="3" |P045

1974–1978rowspan=3| Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa
(قمرالدين محمد عيسى)
rowspan="11" bgcolor="{{party color|Barisan Nasional|BN}}" | {{Font color|white| BN (UMNO)}}
5th1978–1982
6th1982–1986
7th

| rowspan="2" |P050

1986–1990rowspan=3| Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
(محمد ذهن محمد حسّان)
8th1990–1995
9th

| rowspan="2" |P053

1995–1999
10th1999–2004rowspan=2| Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar
(راج أحمد زين الدين راج عمر)
11th

| rowspan="8" |P056

2004–2008
12th2008–2013rowspan="7" | Hamzah Zainudin
(حمزة زين الدين)
13th2013–2018
rowspan="4" | 14th2018
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020bgcolor="{{party color|Pakatan Harapan|PH}}" | {{Font color|white| PH (BERSATU)}}
2020–2022rowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (BERSATU)}}
15th2022–present

= State constituency =

class="wikitable"

! rowspan="2" |Parliamentary

constituency

! colspan="7" |State constituency

1955–1959*

!1959–1974

!1974–1986

!1986–1995

!1995–2004

!2004–2018

!2018–present

rowspan="3" |Larut

| colspan="2" rowspan="3" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="5" |Batu Kurau

colspan="3" bgcolor="dcdcdc" |

| colspan="2" |Kubu Gajah

colspan="5" |Selama

= Current state assembly members =

class="wikitable"

! width="30" |No.

! width="150" |State Constituency

! width="245" |Member

! width="105" |Coalition (Party)

N5SelamaMohd Akmal Kamaruddinrowspan=2 bgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (PAS)}}
N6Kubu GajahKhalil Yahaya
N7Batu KurauMohd Najmuddin Elias Al-Hafizbgcolor="{{party color|Perikatan Nasional}}" |{{Font color|white|PN (BERSATU)}}

= Local governments & postcodes =

class="wikitable"

|+

!No.

!State Constituency

!Local Government

!Postcode

N5

|Selama

|Selama District Council

| rowspan="3" |

  • 34010, 34020, 34030 Taiping
  • 34100, 34120, 34130 Selama
  • 34140 Rantau Panjang
  • 34500, 34510, 34520 Batu Kurau
  • 34600 Kamunting
N6

|Kubu Gajah

|

N7

|Batu Kurau

|Taiping Municipal Council

Election results

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2022|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Perikatan Nasional|Hamzah Zainudin|28,350|54.65|{{increase}} 54.65}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud|16,752|32.29|{{decrease}} 13.61}}

{{MASelec|Pakatan Harapan|Zolkarnain Abidin|6,207|11.97|{{decrease}} 7.56}}

{{MASelec|Gerakan Tanah Air|Awzey Fazlan Sahidi|566|1.09|{{increase}} 1.09}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|51,875| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|735|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|154|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|52,764|78.93|{{decrease}} 2.91}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|65,719|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|11,598|22.36|{{increase}} 11.04}}

{{MASelec/gain|Perikatan Nasional|Barisan Nasional|?}}

{{MASelec/source|hide=https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2018|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hamzah Zainudin|18,184|45.90|{{decrease}} 10.48}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abu Husin Mohmmad|13,698|34.57|{{decrease}} 8.35}}

{{MASelec|PH (2018)|Khairil Anuar Akhiruddin|7,738|19.53|{{increase}} 19.53}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|39,620| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|722|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|128|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|40,470|81.84|{{decrease}} 4.25}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|49,453|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,486|11.32|{{decrease}} 2.14}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180504_P.U.%20%28B%29%20237%20PERAK.pdf |title=His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]|date=3 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20180530_P.U.%20%28B%29%20311.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 311/2018]|date=28 May 2018|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2018-08-01}}{{Dead link|date=June 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}||}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2013|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hamzah Zainudin|22,184|56.38|{{increase}} 3.18}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd Fauzi Sa'ari|16,888|42.92|{{decrease}} 3.88}}

{{MASelec|Independent politician|Raveendran M. Vallikana|278|0.70|{{increase}} 0.70}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|39,350| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|579|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|171|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|40,100|86.09|{{increase}} 9.03}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|46,577|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|5,296|13.46|{{increase}} 7.06}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{MASelec/source|hide={{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_Borang%208%20-%20Parlimen%20Perak.pdf|title=Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]|date=26 April 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-14|archive-date=2019-12-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191229002122/http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130426_Borang%208%20-%20Parlimen%20Perak.pdf|url-status=dead}}

{{cite web|url=http://www.federalgazette.agc.gov.my/outputp/pub_20130522_Borang%2016%20Parlimen%20(PERAK).pdf |title=Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 215/2013]|date=22 May 2013|publisher=Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia|access-date=2016-05-14}}}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2008|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Hamzah Zainudin|15,878|53.20|{{decrease}} 9.26}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Mohd. Dhari Othman|13,967|46.80|{{increase}} 9.26}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|29,845| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|687|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|57|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|30,589|77.06|{{decrease}} 0.94}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|39,697|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|1,911|6.40|{{decrease}} 18.52}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|2004|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar|19,064|62.46|{{increase}} 4.33}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Kamarudin Awang Basir|11,456|37.54|{{increase}} 37.54}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|30,520| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|795|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|31,315|78.00|{{increase}} 6.24}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|40,147|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,608|24.92|{{increase}} 8.66}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1999|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar|14,334|58.13|{{increase}} 58.13}}

{{MASelec|People's Justice Party (Malaysia)|Mohd Nor R. M. Monutty|10,325|41.87|{{increase}} 41.87}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|24,659| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|834|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|7|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|25,500|71.76}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|35,535|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|4,009|16.26}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1995|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec/note|On the nomination day, Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan won uncontested.}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout||}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors||}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority||}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1990|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan|17,162|73.55|{{increase}} 0.20}}

{{MASelec|Parti Melayu Semangat 46|Ahmad Nawi|6,172|26.45|{{increase}} 26.45}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|23,334| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|805|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|24,139|72.12|{{increase}} 3.61}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|33,469|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|10,990|47.10|{{decrease}} 0.40}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1986|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan|15,897|73.35|{{increase}} 0.18}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Zawawi Kamaruddin|5,775|26.65|{{decrease}} 0.18}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|21,672| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|656|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots||}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|22,328|68.51|{{decrease}} 6.83}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|32,593|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|10,122|46.70|{{decrease}} 0.36}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1982|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa|13,580|73.53|{{increase}} 2.54}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Ahmad Yusof|4,888|26.47|{{decrease}} 2.53}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|18,468| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|558|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|19,026|75.34|{{decrease}} 3.40}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|25,253|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|8,692|47.06|{{increase}} 5.06}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1978|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes|change=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa|12,009|71.00|{{increase}} 12.99}}

{{MASelec|Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party|Abdul Wahab Mohd Noor|4,904|29.00|{{increase}} 29.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|16,913| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|408|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|17,321|78.74|{{increase}} 1.68}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|21,997|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|7,105|42.00|{{decrease}} 25.98}}

{{MASelec/hold|Barisan Nasional|}}

{{end}}

{{MASelec/top|Malaysia|1974|Larut (federal constituency)|Larut|percent=yes}}

{{MASelec|Barisan Nasional|Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa|12,575|83.99}}

{{MASelec|Homeland Consciousness Union|Mohamed Nawawi Mohamed Hassan|2,397|16.01}}

{{MASelec/total|Total valid votes|14,972| 100.00}}

{{MASelec/total|Total rejected ballots|767|}}

{{MASelec/total|Unreturned ballots|0|}}

{{MASelec/total|Turnout|15,739|77.06}}

{{MASelec/total|Registered electors|20,424|}}

{{MASelec/total|Majority|10,178|67.98}}

{{MASelec/note|This was a new constituency created.}}

{{end}}

References

  • {{cite web |url=http://www.spr.gov.my/ms/keputusan-pilihanraya |title=Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya |work=Election Commission of Malaysia |access-date=2018-08-12}}

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{{Malaysian federal constituencies}}

Category:Perak federal constituencies