Larut (P056)
Perak constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
Hamzah Zainuddin
PN
Constituency created1974
First contested1974
Last contested2022
Demographics
Population (2020)[1]66,020
Electors (2022)[2]65,719
Area (km²)[3]1,129
Pop. density (per km²)58.5

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

Ethnic breakdown of Larut's electorate as of 2022[4]

  Malay (90.30%)
  Indian (5.5%)
  Chinese (3.9%)
  Other ethnicities (0.2%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Larut constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.[5]

State constituency Polling Districts Code Location
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
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
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

Members of Parliament for Larut
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Larut Utara
4th P0451974–1978Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa (كامروددين محمد عيسى)BN (UMNO)
5th1978–1982
6th1982–1986
7th P0501986–1990Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan (محمد. زيهين محمد. حسن)
8th1990–1995
9th P0531995–1999
10th1999–2004Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (راج احمد زاينوددين راج عمر)
11th P0562004–2008
12th2008–2013Hamzah Zainudin (حمزة زين الدين)
13th2013–2018
14th2018
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–present

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Larut Batu Kurau
Kubu Gajah
Selama

Current state assembly members

No. State Constituency Member Coalition (Party)
N5SelamaMohd Akmal KamaruddinPN (PAS)
N6Kubu GajahKhalil Yahaya
N7Batu KurauMohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPN (BERSATU)

Local governments

No. State Constituency Local Government
N5 Selama Selama District Council
N6 Kubu Gajah
  • Selama District Council
  • Taiping Municipal Council
N7 Batu Kurau Taiping Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PNHamzah Zainudin28,35054.65Increase 54.65
BNMohd Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud16,75232.29Decrease 13.61
PHZolkarnain Abidin6,20711.97Decrease 7.56
Homeland Fighters' PartyAwzey Fazlan Sahidi5661.09Increase 1.09
Total valid votes 51,875 100.00
Total rejected ballots 735
Unreturned ballots 154
Turnout 52,76478.93Decrease 2.91
Registered electors 65,719
Majority 11,59822.36Increase 11.04
PN gain from BN Swing ?
Source(s)
https://lom.agc.gov.my/ilims/upload/portal/akta/outputp/1753277/PUB610%20PARLIMEN%20PERAK.pdf
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin18,18445.90Decrease 10.48
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbu Husin Mohmmad13,69834.57Decrease 8.35
PHKhairil Anuar Akhiruddin7,73819.53Increase 19.53
Total valid votes 39,620 100.00
Total rejected ballots 722
Unreturned ballots 128
Turnout 40,47081.84Decrease 4.25
Registered electors 49,453
Majority 4,48611.32Decrease 2.14
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 237/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.

"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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.
Malaysian general election, 2013
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin22,18456.38Increase 3.18
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd Fauzi Sa'ari16,88842.92Decrease 3.88
IndependentRaveendran M. Vallikana2780.70Increase 0.70
Total valid votes 39,350 100.00
Total rejected ballots 579
Unreturned ballots 171
Turnout 40,10086.09Increase 9.03
Registered electors 46,577
Majority 5,29613.46Increase 7.06
BN hold Swing
Source(s)

"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Perak [P.U. (B) 174/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-12-29. Retrieved 2016-05-14.

"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]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-14.
Malaysian general election, 2008
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin15,87853.20Decrease 9.26
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyMohd. Dhari Othman13,96746.80Increase 9.26
Total valid votes 29,845 100.00
Total rejected ballots 687
Unreturned ballots 57
Turnout 30,58977.06Decrease 0.94
Registered electors 39,697
Majority 1,9116.40Decrease 18.52
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 2004
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar19,06462.46Increase 4.33
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyKamarudin Awang Basir11,45637.54Increase 37.54
Total valid votes 30,520 100.00
Total rejected ballots 795
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 31,31578.00Increase 6.24
Registered electors 40,147
Majority 7,60824.92Increase 8.66
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar14,33458.13Increase 58.13
PKRMohd Nor R. M. Monutty10,32541.87Increase 41.87
Total valid votes 24,659 100.00
Total rejected ballots 834
Unreturned ballots 7
Turnout 25,50071.76
Registered electors 35,535
Majority 4,00916.26
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan won uncontested.
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan17,16273.55Increase 0.20
S46Ahmad Nawi6,17226.45Increase 26.45
Total valid votes 23,334 100.00
Total rejected ballots 805
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,13972.12Increase 3.61
Registered electors 33,470
Majority 10,99047.10Decrease 0.40
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan15,89773.35Increase 0.18
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyZawawi Kamaruddin5,77526.65Decrease 0.18
Total valid votes 21,672 100.00
Total rejected ballots 656
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,32868.51Decrease 6.83
Registered electors 32,593
Majority 10,12246.70Decrease 0.36
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa13,58073.53Increase 2.54
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAhmad Yusof4,88826.47Decrease 2.53
Total valid votes 18,468 100.00
Total rejected ballots 558
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,02675.34
Registered electors 25,253
Majority 8,69247.06Increase 5.06
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,00971.00Increase 12.99
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Wahab Mohd Noor4,90429.00Increase 29.00
Total valid votes 16,913 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 21,997
Majority 7,10542.00Decrease 25.98
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,57583.99
KITAMohamed Nawawi Mohamed Hassan2,39716.01
Total valid votes 14,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots 767
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,73977.06
Registered electors 20,424
Majority 10,17867.98
This was a new constituency created.

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