Buntong
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Thulsi Thivani Manogaran
PH
Constituency created1994
First contested1995
Last contested2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)36,714

Buntong is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in the Ipoh Barat federal constituency and is currently represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly by Thulsi Thivani Manogaran from PH.

Representation history

Members of the Perak State Assembly for Buntong
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency split from Sungei Pari
9th 1995-1999 Yik Phooi Hong BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
11th 2004 – 2008
12th 2008 – 2013 Sivasubramaniam Athinarayanan PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2018
14th 2018 – 2020 PH (DAP)
2020 GERAKAN
2020 – 2022 PN (BERSATU)
2022 PBM
2022[1] PN (BERSATU)
15th 2022–present Thulsi Thivani Manogaran PH (DAP)

Polling Districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Buntong constituency is divided into 9 polling districts.[2]

State constituency Polling districts Code Location
Buntong（N30） Taman Lim 065/30/01 SMK Dr. Megat Khas
Jalan Tun Abdul Razak 065/30/02 SMK Tarcisian Convent
Jalan Silibin 065/30/03
  • SJK (T) St. Philomena Convent
  • Kolej Tingkatan Enam Seri Ipoh
Jalan Klian Intan 065/30/04 SJK (C) Guntong
Kampong Baru Buntong 065/30/05 SK Guru Kalgidhar
Jalan Sungai Pari 065/30/06 SJK (T) Kerajaan
Falim 065/30/07 SJK (C) Min Tet
Kampong Kacang Puteh 065/30/08
  • SJK (T) Methodist
  • SMK Buntong
Desa Rishah 065/30/09 SK Buntong

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Buntong's electorate as of 2022[3]

  Indians (52.01%)
  Chinese (41.5%)
  Muslim-Malays (5.78%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.71%)

Buntong has the greatest percentage of Indian voters among state constituencies in Malaysia, followed by Sentosa, Kota Raja.[4] Its current voter composition is 52% Indians, 42% Chinese, 6% Muslim-Malays and 1% Other Ethnicities.[5]

Election Results

Perak state election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHThulsi Thivani Manogaran21,41284.02Increase 0.28
BNJayagopi Subramaniam2,2578.86Decrease 3.61
PNSivasubramaniam Athinarayanan1,4375.64Increase 5.64
IndependentIruthiyam Sebastiar Anthonisamy2370.93Increase 0.93
IndependentMuhammad Faiz Abdullah1400.55Increase 0.55
Total valid votes 25,483 100.00
Total rejected ballots 277
Unreturned ballots 62
Turnout 25,82270.33Decrease 0.94
Registered electors 36,714
Majority 19,15575.96Increase 4.69
PH hold Swing
Perak state election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PHSivasubramaniam Athinarayanan18,00583.74Increase 83.74
BNThangarani A/P Thiagarajan2,68212.47Decrease 12.32
Parti Sosialis MalaysiaMohanarani A/P Rasiah8133.78Increase 3.78
Total valid votes 21,50096.59
Total rejected ballots 3711.67
Unreturned ballots 3881.74
Turnout 22,25979.80Increase 0.16
Registered electors 27,894
Majority 15,32371.27Increase 23.02
PH hold 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 %∆%
DAPSivasubramaniam Athinarayanan13,06273.04Increase 5.68
BNSivarraajh A/L Chandran4,43324.79Decrease 7.85
IndependentIruthiyam Sebastiar A/L Anthonisamy2611.46Increase 1.46
IndependentMohd Basri bin Shafie1270.71Decrease 0.71
Total valid votes 17,88398.29
Total rejected ballots 3121.71
Unreturned ballots 440.24
Turnout 18,19579.64Increase 8.66
Registered electors 22,847
Majority 13,91648.25Decrease 13.53
DAP hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".
Perak state election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
DAPSivasubramaniam Athinarayanan10,31167.36Increase 9.17
BNLee Tung Lai4,99632.64Decrease 9.17
Total valid votes 15,30798.34
Total rejected ballots 2580.17
Unreturned ballots 10.01
Turnout 15,56670.98Increase 6.02
Registered electors 21,930
Majority 6,01034.72Increase 18.34
DAP gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".
Perak state election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYik Phooi Hong8,46458.19Decrease 0.97
DAPSivasubramaniam Athinarayanan6,08241.81Increase 0.97
Total valid votes 14,54697.78
Total rejected ballots 2901.95
Unreturned ballots 410.28
Turnout 14,87764.96Decrease 1.45
Registered electors 22,902
Majority 2,38216.38Decrease 1.94
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".
Perak state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYik Phooi Hong13,00159.16Decrease 3.73
DAPM. Kulasegaran8,97440.84Increase 3.73
Total valid votes 21,97597.35
Total rejected ballots 4902.17
Unreturned ballots 1080.48
Turnout 22,57366.41Decrease 1.22
Registered electors 33,988
Majority 4,02718.32Decrease 7.46
BN hold Swing
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".
Perak state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNYik Phooi Hong13,73162.89
DAPChen Tiam Seong8,10437.11
Total valid votes 21,83597.66
Total rejected ballots 4351.95
Unreturned ballots 890.40
Turnout 22,35967.63
Registered electors 33,060
Majority 5,62725.78
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)
"KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".

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