State constituency in Perak, Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Hutan Melintang is a state constituency in Perak , Malaysia that was represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly from 1959 and is currently represented in 2018. The current state assemblywoman for Hutan Melintang is Wasanthee Sinnasamy from Pakatan Harapan .[ 1] Hutan Melintang is currently located under the Bagan Datuk federal constituency.[ 2]
The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.
Demographics
Ethnic breakdown of Hutan Melintang's electorate as of 2022
Other ethnicities (1.67%)
History
Polling Districts
According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Hutan Melintang constituency is divided into 22 polling districts.[ 3]
State constituency
Polling Districts
Code
Location
Hutan Melintang (N54)
Tanah Lalang
075/54/01
SK Tanah Lalang
Sungai Dulang
075/54/02
SK Sungai Dulang Dalam
Kampong Sungai Buloh
075/54/03
SK Sungai Buloh
Simpang Ampat
075/54/04
SK Simpang Empat
SK Tanjong Bayan
Kampong Baharu Batu 16
075/54/05
SK Kampung Baharu
Kuala Bernam Estate
075/54/06
SMK Khir Johari
Batu Dua Estate
075/54/07
SK Bagan Pasir
Bagan Pasir
075/54/08
SJK (C) Bagan Pasir Laut
Parit 4
075/54/09
SMK Khir Johari
Parit 7
075/54/10
SK Khir Johari
Sungai Sumun
075/54/11
SK Sungai Sumun
Parit 13
075/54/12
SJK (T) Ladang Flemington
Parit 21
075/54/13
SJK (C) Pooi Seng
Hutan Melintang
075/54/14
SJK (C) Keow Min
SMK Hutan Melintang
Batu Dua Belas
075/54/15
SK Hutan Melintang
Jalan Feri
075/54/16
SJK (T) Barathi
Kampong Baharu Jendarata
075/54/17
SJK (C) Yeong Seng
Jendarata
075/54/18
SJK (T) Ladang Jendarata 1
Jenderata Estate Div. 3
075/54/19
SJK (T) Ladang Jenderata Bhg 3
Kampong Kebun Baru
075/54/20
SMK Seri Perkasa
Kampong Telok Buloh
075/54/21
SK Teluk Buloh
Kampong Kota
075/54/22
SK Sungai Keli
Representation history
Members of the Legislative Assembly for Hutan Melintang
Assembly
Years
Name
Party
Constituency created
1st
1959-1964
Sulaiman Bulon
Alliance (UMNO )
2nd
1964-1969
Mohd. Abas Ahmad
1969-1971
Assembly dissolved
3rd
1969-1974
Mohd. Abas Ahmad
Alliance (UMNO )
4th
1974-1978
Mahwany @ Radziah Marahuddin
BN (UMNO )
5th
1978-1982
6th
1982-1986
7th
1986-1990
8th
1990-1995
Rajoo Govindasamy
BN (MIC )
9th
1995-1999
10th
1999-2004
11th
2004-2008
12th
2008-2013
Kesavan Subramaniam
PR (PKR )
13th
2013-2018
14th
2018-2022
Khairuddin Tarmizi
BN (UMNO )
15th
2022–present
Wasanthee Sinnasamy
PH (PKR )
Election results
Perak state election, 2008
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
PKR
Kesavan Subramaniam
7,804
56.20
21.20
BN
Thangasvari Suppiah
6,083
43.80
21.20
Total valid votes
13,887
95.40
Total rejected ballots
636
4.37
Unreturned ballots
33
0.23
Turnout
14,556
70.12
4.70
Registered electors
20,758
Majority
1,721
12.40
17.60
PKR gain
Swing
Perak state election, 2004
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Rajoo Govindasamy
8,145
65.00
6.78
PKR
Madzi Hasan
4,386
35.00
6.78
Total valid votes
12,531
95.61
Total rejected ballots
555
4.23
Unreturned ballots
21
0.16
Turnout
13,107
65.42
5.09
Registered electors
20,035
Majority
3,759
30.00
13.56
BN hold
Swing
Perak state election, 1999
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Rajoo Govindasamy
7,063
58.22
19.99
PKR
J.P. Annah Dorai
5,068
41.78
41.78
Total valid votes
12,131
94.77
Total rejected ballots
653
5.10
Unreturned ballots
16
0.13
Turnout
12,800
60.33
0.74
Registered electors
21,216
Majority
1,995
16.44
39.98
BN hold
Swing
Perak state election, 1995
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Rajoo Govindasamy
9,069
78.21
14.76
S46
Muhammad Abdullah
2,527
21.79
14.76
Total valid votes
11,596
94.87
Total rejected ballots
599
4.90
Unreturned ballots
28
0.23
Turnout
12,223
61.07
7.45
Registered electors
20,015
Majority
6,542
56.42
29.52
BN hold
Swing
Perak state election, 1990
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Rajoo Govindasamy
7,883
63.45
5.17
S46
M.A. Vadiveloo
4,540
36.55
36.55
Total valid votes
12,423
93.89
Total rejected ballots
809
6.11
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
13,232
68.52
1.45
Registered electors
19,312
Majority
3,343
26.90
10.34
BN hold
Swing
Perak state election, 1986
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
∆%
BN
Mahwany @ Radziah Marahuddin
7,956
68.62
PAS
Abdul Aziz Abas
3,639
31.38
Total valid votes
11,595
95.36
Total rejected ballots
564
4.64
Unreturned ballots
0
0.00
Turnout
12,159
67.07
Registered electors
18,129
Majority
4,317
37.24
Hutan Melintang hold
Swing
BN
References
Sources