Sungai Siput (federal constituency)

Sungai Siput

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj PSM
Constituency created	1958
First contested	1959
Last contested	2013

Sungai Siput is a federal constituency in 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.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Pos Legap, Pos Piah, Chenein, Rancangan Belia Khas Perlop, Chior Lasah, Lintang, LKTP Lasah, Ladang Elphil, Kampong Mor, Trosor, Kampong Jawang, Sungai Pelus, Kampong Temin, Changkat Salak, Kampong Karai, Karai Luar, Pekan Karai, Kampong Enggor, Salak Timor, Kampong Batang Kulim, Kampong Kandang Hulu, Salak North, Kamuning Barat, Kamuning Timor, Pos Perwor, Pos Kuala Mu, Jalong Barat, Jalong Timor, Jalan Lintang, Lintang Road Barat, Simpang Tiga, Sungai Pelang, Rimba Panjang Utara, Mahkamah, Main Road, Sungai Buloh Selatan, Kampong Bahagia, Kampong Muhibbah.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Sungai Siput
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Sungei Siput
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959–1963	V. T. Sambanthan	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963–1964	V. T. Sambanthan	Alliance
2nd	1964–1969
	1969–1971	Parliament dissolved
3rd	1971–1973	V. T. Sambanthan	Alliance
	1973–1974		BN
4th	1974–1978	Samy Vellu
5th	1978–1982
6th	1982–1986
Sungai Siput
7th	1986–1990	Samy Vellu	BN
8th	1990–1995
9th	1995–1999
10th	1999–2004
11th	2004–2008
12th	2008	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	PKR
	2008–2013		PSM
13th	2013		PKR
	2013–present		PSM

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	21,593	53.20
	BN	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	18,800	46.32
	Independent	Nagalingam Singaravelloo	197	0.49
Total valid votes			40,590	100.00
Total rejected ballots			982
Unreturned ballots			45
Turnout			41,617	80.66
Registered electors			51,596
Majority			2,793
	PKR hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PKR	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	16,458	51.50
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	14,637	45.80
	Independent	Nor Rizan Oon	864	2.70
Total valid votes			31,959	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,001
Unreturned ballots			194
Turnout			33,154	69.91
Registered electors			47,424
Majority			1,821
	PKR gain from BN		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	19,029	62.19
	KEADILAN	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	8,680	28.37
	DAP	Sanmugam Ponmugam Ponnan	2,890	9.44
Total valid votes			30,599	100.00
Total rejected ballots			927
Unreturned ballots			57
Turnout			31,583	67.51
Registered electors
Majority			10,349
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	17,480	57.75
	DAP	Michael Jeyakumar Devaraj	12,221	40.38
	MDP	Mohamad Asri Othman	565	1.87
Total valid votes			30,266	100.00
Total rejected ballots			829
Unreturned ballots			70
Turnout			31,165	63.62
Registered electors
Majority			5,259
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	21,283	71.86
	DAP	Lim Ah Guan @ Lim Soon Guan	5,673	19.15
	PAS	Mohamed Hashim Salim	2,663	8.99
Total valid votes			29,619	100.00
Total rejected ballots			842
Unreturned ballots			91
Turnout			30,552	67.66
Registered electors
Majority			15,610
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	14,427	53.25
	DAP	Patto Perumal	12,664	46.75
Total valid votes			27,091	100.00
Total rejected ballots			937
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,028	69.21
Registered electors
Majority			1,763
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu	13,148	56.05
	DAP	Liew Sam Fong	8,712	37.14
	SDP	Wan Hassan Wan Mahmud	1,597	6.81
Total valid votes			23,457	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,566	69.32
Registered electors			35,441
Majority			4,436
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Samy Vellu Sangalimuthu
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1969: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959: Sungei Siput
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	V. T. Sambanthan
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.