Cameron Highlands (federal constituency)

Cameron Highlands (P078)
Pahang constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Ramli Mohd Nor; BN
Constituency created	2003
First contested	2004
Last contested	2019
Demographics
Electors (2021)	33,186
Area (km²)	3,114

Cameron Highlands is a federal constituency in Cameron Highlands District and Lipis District, Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 2003 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 Cameron Highlands's electorate as of 2018^[3]

Malay (38.96%)

Chinese (24.31%)

Other ethnicities (23.74%)

Indian (12.41%)

History

Polling districts

According to the gazette issued on 24 March 2018, the Cameron Highlands constituency has a total of 29 polling districts.^[4]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Tanah Rata（N01）	Pos Terisu	078/01/01	SK Terisu
	Pos Telanuk	078/01/02	SK Telanuk
	Pos Lemoi	078/01/03	SK Lemoi
	Pos Mensun	078/01/04	SK Menson
	Lembah Bertam	078/01/05	SJK (C) Bertam Valley
	Bandar Ringlet	078/01/06	SJK (C) Cameron
	Habu	078/01/07	SMK Ringlet
	Ladang Boh 1	078/01/08	SJK (T) Ladang Boh 1
	Ladang Boh 2	078/01/09	SJK (T) Ladang Boh 2
	Kea Farm	078/01/10	SJK (C) Kea Farm
	Tanah Rata	078/01/11	SMK Sultan Ahmad Shah
	Berinchang	078/01/12	SJK (C) Brinchang
	Ladang Sungai Palas	078/01/13	SJK (T) Ladang Sungai Palas
	Ladang Blue Valley	078/01/14	SJK (T) Ladang Blue Valley
	Kampung Raja	078/01/15	SK Kampung Raja
	Kuala Terla	078/01/16	SJK (C) Kuala Terla
	Teringkap	078/01/17	SJK (C) Tringkap
Jelai（N02）	Pos Lanai	078/02/01	SK Lanai
	Kuala Medang	078/02/02	SK Kuala Medang
	Tanjung Gahai	078/02/03	SK Tanjung Gahai
	Bukit Kota	078/02/04	SK Batu Yon
	Kampung Keledek	078/02/05	SK Kampung Keledek
	Lubuk Kulit	078/02/06	SK Lubok Kulit
	FELDA Sungai Koyan Satu	078/02/07	SK LKTP Sungai Koyan
	FELDA Sungai Koyan Dua & Tiga	078/02/08	SMK Sungai Koyan
	Pos Betau	078/02/09	SK Betau
	Pos Sinderut	078/02/10	SK Senderut
	Pos Lenjang	078/02/11	SK Lenjang
	Pos Titum	078/02/12	SK Titom

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Cameron Highlands
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created from Lipis
11th	2004-2008	Devamany S. Krishnasamy (தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி)	BN (MIC)
12th	2008-2013	Devamany S. Krishnasamy (தேவமணி கிருஷ்ணசாமி)
13th	2013-2014	Palanivel Govindasamy (பழனிவேல் கோவிந்தசாமி)
13th	2014–2018	Palanivel Govindasamy (பழனிவேல் கோவிந்தசாமி)	Independent
14th	2018	Sivarraajh Chandran (சி. சிவராஜ்)	BN (MIC)^[5]
	2019	Ramli Mohd Nor	BN (Direct)^[6]
	2019-present		BN (UMNO)

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Cameron Highlands						Jelai
Cameron Highlands						Tanah Rata

Current state assembly members

No.	State Constituency	Member	Coalition (Party)
N1	Tanah Rata	Chiong Yoke Kong	PH (DAP)
N2	Jelai	Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail	BN (UMNO)

Local governments


No.	State Constituency	Local Government
N1	Tanah Rata	Cameron Highlands Municipal Council
N2	Jelai	Lipis District Council

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 26 January 2019
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Sivarraajh Chandran
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Ramli Mohd Nor	12,038	56.18	13.88
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH	Manogaran Marimuthu	8,800	41.07	1.22
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Sallehudin Ab Talib	314	1.47	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Wong Seng Yee	276	1.29	N/A
Total valid votes			21,428	100.00
Total rejected ballots			568
Unreturned ballots			23
Turnout			22,019	68.79
Registered electors			32,009
Majority			3,238	15.11
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Official: BN retains Cameron, Ramli to be first Orang Asli MP". 26 Jan 2019.

Malaysian general election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Sivarraajh Chandran	10,307	42.30	5.74
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PH (2018)	Manogaran Marimuthu	9,710	39.85	39.85
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PAS	Wan Mahadir Wan Mahmud	3,587	14.72	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	PSM	Suresh Kumar Balasubramaniam	680	2.79	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BERJASA	Mohd Tahir Kassim	81	0.33	3.84
Total valid votes			24,365	100.00
Total rejected ballots			790
Unreturned ballots			171
Turnout			25,326	79.03
Registered electors			32,048
Majority			597	2.45
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 238/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 312/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 2018-08-01.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Palanivel Govindasamy	10,506	48.04	12.21
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Manogaran Marimuthu	10,044	45.92	6.17
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BERJASA	Mohd Shokri Mahmood	912	4.17	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Alagu Thangarajoo	308	1.41	N/A
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BEBAS	Kisho Kumar Kathirveloo	101	0.46	N/A
Total valid votes			21,871	100.00
Total rejected ballots			877
Unreturned ballots			6
Turnout			22,754	81.32
Registered electors			27,980
Majority			462	2.12
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "Federal Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 175/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Retrieved 2016-05-12.^{[permanent dead link‍]} "Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Pahang [P.U. (B) 216/2013]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013. Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 July 2019. Retrieved 2016-05-12.

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	9,164	60.25	11.80
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Apalasamy Jataliah	6,047	39.75	11.80
Total valid votes			15,211	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,186
Unreturned ballots			59
Turnout			16,456	70.14
Registered electors			23,461
Majority			3,117	20.50
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]] hold		Swing		BN

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	BN	Devamany S. Krishnasamy	10,226	72.05
	[[\|parameter 1 should be a party name.]]	DAP	Apalasamy Jataliah	3,966	27.95
Total valid votes			14,192	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,202	65.92
Registered electors			23,061
Majority			6,260	44.10
This was a new constituency created.

References

"Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2018-08-12. Retrieved 2018-08-12.

^ "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
^ "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.
^ "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Hamdan, Nurbaiti (2018-11-30). "Court nullifies BN's GE14 victory for Cameron Highlands seat (Updated)". The Star Online. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
^ "BN retains Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat". Bernama. The Sun Daily. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

[1] "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 18. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 April 2018. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[2] Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2018-04-12. Retrieved 2020-01-29.

[3] "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2020-06-20.

[4] "Federal Government Gazette: Notice of Polling Districts and Polling Centres for the Federal and State Constituencies of the States of Malaya [P.U. (B) 157/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 2018-03-30. Retrieved 2019-01-03.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] Hamdan, Nurbaiti (2018-11-30). "Court nullifies BN's GE14 victory for Cameron Highlands seat (Updated)". The Star Online. Retrieved 2018-12-14.

[6] "BN retains Cameron Highlands parliamentary seat". Bernama. The Sun Daily. 26 January 2019. Retrieved 27 January 2019.

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