Titi Tinggi (state constituency)

Titi Tinggi
Perlis constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perlis State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Teh Chai Aan; BN
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Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]	10,111

Titi Tinggi is a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was first contested in 1974 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. Since 2018, the State Assemblyman for Titi Tinggi is Teh Chai Aan from Barisan Nasional (BN).

Definition

2004–2016: The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Padang Besar, Titi Tinggi, FELDA Mata Ayer, Kampong Kastam, Padang Besar, FELDA Rimba Mas, Lubok Sireh.

2016–present:[2] The constituency contains the polling districts of Jalan Padang Besar, Titi Tinggi, FELDA Mata Ayer, Kampong Kastam, Padang Besar, FELDA Rimba Mas, Lubok Sireh.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Titi Tinggi's electorate as of 2018[3]

Malay (77.83%)

Chinese (19.29%)

Indian (2.13%)

East Malaysian Bumiputeras (0.22%)

Other ethnicities (0.53%)

Total electors by polling district in 2016
Polling district	Electors
Jalan Padang Besar	1,325
Titi Tinggi	2,196
FELDA Mata Ayer	1,008
Kampong Kastam	700
Padang Besar	2,045
FELDA Rimba Mas	1,114
Lubok Sireh	921
Total	9,309
Source: Malaysian Election Commission[4]

History

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Titi Tinggi
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Kaki Bukit
4th	1974-1978	Leong Choon Ling	BN (MCA)
5th	1978	Leong Choon Ling
5th	1978-1982	Ng Eng Toon @ Goh Eng Toon
6th	1982-1986	Ng Eng Toon @ Goh Eng Toon
7th	1986-1990	Lai Kuan Fook
8th	1990-1995	Loh Yoon Foo
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yip Sun Onn
13th	2013-2018	Khaw Hock Kong
14th	2018–present	Teh Chai Aan

Election results

Perlis state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Teh Chai Aan	2,762	35.39	- 18.14
	PH	Teh Seng Chuan	2,620	33.57	- 0.30
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Kamis Yub	2,291	29.36	+ 29.36
	Independent	Yaacob Man	132	1.68	- 11.52
Total valid votes			7,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots			182
Unreturned ballots			31
Turnout			8,018
Registered electors			10,111
Majority			142
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) [3]

Perlis state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khaw Hock King	3,925	53.53	- 15.06
	DAP	Teh Seng Chuan	2,439	33.27	+ 33.27
	Independent	Yaacob Man	968	13.20	+ 13.20
Total valid votes			7,332	100.00
Total rejected ballots			224
Unreturned ballots			38
Turnout			7,594	82.91
Registered electors			9,159
Majority			1,486
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, State Legislative Assembly for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 185/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27. "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, State Constituencies for the State of Perlis [P.U. (B) 226/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

Perlis state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Yip Sun Onn	3,399	68.59	- 2.72
	Independent	Mohamad Razi Mustaffa	1,585	27.19	+ 27.19
	PKR	Keria Senawi	846	14.51	- 14.18
Total valid votes			5,830	100.00
Total rejected ballots			206
Unreturned ballots			237
Turnout			6,068	77.50
Registered electors			7,830
Majority			1,814
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loh Yoon Foo	3,668	71.31	+ 9.41
	PKR	Ko Chu Liang	1,476	28.69	+ 28.69
Total valid votes			5,144	100.00
Total rejected ballots			253
Unreturned ballots			196
Turnout			5,593	81.21
Registered electors			6,887
Majority			2,192
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loh Yoon Foo	2,892	61.90	- 12.50
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ibrahim Said	1,780	38.10	+ 38.10
Total valid votes			4,672	100.00
Total rejected ballots			116
Unreturned ballots			515
Turnout			5,303	78.32
Registered electors			6,771
Majority			1,112
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loh Yoon Foo	3,543	74.40	+ 20.92
	S46	Samsudin Hamid	1,219	25.60	- 20.92
Total valid votes			4,762	100.00
Total rejected ballots			194
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			5,032	74.87
Registered electors			6,721
Majority			2,324
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Loh Yoon Foo	2,932	53.48	- 9.66
	S46	Tengku Yaacob	2,550	46.52	+ 46.52
Total valid votes			5,482	100.00
Total rejected ballots			159
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			5,641	72.06
Registered electors			7,828
Majority			382
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lai Kuan Fook	2,640	63.14
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Ishak Ismail	880	21.05
	Independent	Loh Sin Poh	661	15.81
Total valid votes			4,181	100.00
Total rejected ballots			208
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,389	71.34
Registered electors			6,152
Majority			1,760
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Eng Toon @ Goh Eng Toon	2,908	66.12
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Salleh Yusof	793	18.03
	DAP	Liew Sih Yang	697	15.85
Total valid votes			4,398	100.00
Total rejected ballots			130
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,528	72.63
Registered electors			6,234
Majority			2,115
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state by-election, 19 August 1978
Upon the death of Leong Choon Ling
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ng Eng Toon @ Goh Eng Toon	2,399	63.05
	DAP	Liew Sih Yang	758	19.92
	Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	Mustaffa Ahmad	648	17.03
Total valid votes			3,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority			1,641
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Leong Choon Ling won uncontested.
	BN	Leong Choon Ling
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Perlis state election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Leong Choon Ling	2,413	78.62
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Ng Cheng Soon	656	21.38
Total valid votes			3,069	100.00
Total rejected ballots			207
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,276	76.67
Registered electors			4,273
Majority			1,757
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-04-27.

"Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.
"Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.
"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.
"Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.

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[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018-04-16. p. 12. Retrieved 2018-04-25.

[2] "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal Constituencies and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 197/2016]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 29 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-06-19.

[star-3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perlis". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-05-12.

[2018report-4] "Report on the Redelineation of Electoral Constituencies in Peninsular Malaysia in 2018" (PDF). Election Commission of Malaysia. 1. 2018.