Sungai Siput (federal constituency)
Federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Sungai Siput (P062) Perak constituency Legislature Dewan Rakyat MP Constituency created 1958 First contested 1959 Last contested 2022 Population (2020)[1] 86,815 Electors (2022)[2] 72,395 Area (km²)[3] 1,850 Pop. density (per km²) 46.9
Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in Kuala Kangsar District and Hulu Perak District , Perak , Malaysia , that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
This seat was formerly a stronghold for the Malaysian Indian Congress during the presidency of Tun Sambanthan and Tun Samy Vellu. MIC lost this seat in the 2008 general election and has since failed to regain the seat. MIC has previously represented this seat since its creation. [1]
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Sungai Siput's electorate as of 2022[4]
Other ethnicities (10.1%)
History
Polling districts
According to the gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Sungai Siput constituency has a total of 38 polling districts.[5]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Lintang(N21)
Kampong Kandang Hulu
062/21/01
SK Kota Lama Kanan
Kampong Batang Kulim
062/21/02
SK Kota Lama Kanan
Salak North
062/21/03
SK Setia Jaya
Kampong Enggor
062/21/04
SJK(T) Enggor
Karai Luar
062/21/05
SJK(C) Sey Wah
Pekan Karai
062/21/06
SJK(C) Sey Wah
Kampong Karai
062/21/07
SK Karai
Kampong Jawang
062/21/08
SK Jawang
Changkat Salak
062/21/09
SJK(T) Ladang Changkat Salak
Salak Timor
062/21/10
SJK(C) Salak Bahru
Kamuning Barat
062/21/11
SJK(C) Shing Chung
Kamuning Timor
062/21/12
SJK(C) Shing Chung
Kampong Temin
062/21/13
SK Temin
Sungai Pelus
062/21/14
SK Trosor
Trosor
062/21/15
SK Seroli
Kampong Mor
062/21/16
SK Kampong Maamor
LKTP Lasah
062/21/17
SMK RLKT Lasah
Lintang
062/21/18
SK Lintang
Ladang Elphil
062/21/19
SJK(T) Ladang Elphil
Rancangan Belia Khas Berlop
062/21/20
SJK(C) Lasah
Chior Lasah
062/21/21
SK Lasah
Chenin
062/21/22
SK Chenin
Pos Piah
062/21/23
SK Pos Piah
Pos Perwor
062/21/24
SK Pos Perwor
Pos Legap
062/21/25
SK Pos Legap
Pos Kuala Mu
062/21/26
SK Pos Kuala Mu
Jalong(N22)
Jalong Timor
062/22/01
SK Jalong
Jalong Barat
062/22/02
SJK(C) Simpang Jalong
Jalan Lintang
062/22/03
SK Kampung Muhibbah
Lintang Road Barat
062/22/04
SJK(T) Mahathma Gandhi Kalasalai
Kampong Bahagia
062/22/05
SMK Methodist
SRA Rakyat Ijtihadiah
Rimba Panjang Utara
062/22/06
SJK(C) Rimba Panjang
Kampong Muhibbah
062/22/07
SMK Toh Muda Abdul Aziz Sungai Siput (U)
Simpang Tiga
062/22/08
SMK Shing Chung
Main Road
062/22/09
SK Sungai Siput (U)
Mahkamah
062/22/10
SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
Sungai Buloh Selatan
062/22/11
SJK(C) Sungai Buloh
Sungai Pelang
062/22/12
SJK(T) Ladang Dovenby
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput
Parliament
No
Years
Member
Party
Constituency created from Kinta Utara
Sungei Siput
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st
P046
1959–1963
V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
Alliance (MIC )
Parliament of Malaysia
1st
P046
1963–1964
V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
Alliance (MIC )
2nd
1964–1969
1969–1971
Parliament was suspended[6] [7]
3rd
P046
1971–1973
V. T. Sambanthan (வீ. தி. சம்பந்தன்)
Alliance (MIC )
1973–1974
BN (MIC )
4th
P048
1974–1978
Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு)
5th
1978–1982
6th
1982–1986
Sungai Siput
7th
P056
1986–1990
Samy Vellu (ச. சாமிவேலு)
BN (MIC )
8th
1990–1995
9th
P059
1995–1999
10th
1999–2004
11th
P062
2004–2008
12th
2008
Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj (மைக்கல் ஜெயகுமார்)
PR (PKR )
2008–2013
PSM
13th
2013
PR (PKR )
2013–2018
PSM
14th
2018–2022
Kesavan Subramaniam (கேசவன் சுப்ரமணியம்)
PH (PKR )
15th
2022–present
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1955–59*
1959–1974
1974–1986
1986–1995
1995–2004
2004–2018
2018–present
Sungai Siput
Jalong
Lintang
Sungei Siput
Jalong
Karai
Lintang
Current state assembly members
Local governments
No.
State Constituency
Local Government
N21
Lintang
Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council
Lenggong District Council (Pos Piah area)
N22
Jalong
Kuala Kangsar Municipal Council
Election results
References