Sapetang (state constituency)

Sapetang

Perak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	1986
Constituency abolished	1995
First contested	1986
Last contested	1995

Sapetang was a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly from 1986 to 1995.

The state constituency was created in the 1986 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sapetang
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency split from Matang
7th	1986-1990	Au How Cheong	BN (GERAKAN)
8th	1990-1995
Constituency renamed to Kuala Sapetang

Election results

Perak state election, 1990

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Au How Cheong	7,899	55.45	+2.94
	S46	Ahmad Baharom	5,801	40.72	+40.72
Total valid votes			13,700	96.17
Total rejected ballots			545	3.83
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			14,245	73.27
Registered electors			19,442
Majority			2,098
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1990".

Perak state election, 1986

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Au How Cheong	6,993	52.51	+52.51
	DAP	Chuah Tiong San	3,416	25.65	+25.65
	PAS	Mokhtar L Awang	2,253	16.92	+16.92
Total valid votes			12,662	95.08
Total rejected ballots			655	4.92
Unreturned ballots			0	0
Turnout			13,317	69.24
Registered electors			19,232
Majority			3,577
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1986".

References

"14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Perak". election.thestar.com.my.

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