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Malaysia

Seat
  
Kampar

State
  
Perak Darul Ridzuan

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The Kampar District, is one of the eleven administrative districts of Perak, Malaysia It was a district on 21 May 2009 after the Sultan of Perak declared Kampar the state's 10th district. Its local government is Kampar District Council (Majlis Daerah Kampar), based in the town of Kampar.

Contents

According to population growth, the District Council (Majlis Daerah) can be enlarged to Municipal Council (Majlis Perbandaran) and finally to City Council (Majlis Bandaraya).

Historically, Kampar District was once famous for its tin, being one of the major tin producers in the 18th century. In the 19th century, Kinta district was famous for its tin. It was the number one tin producing valley in the world.

Administrative divisions

Kampar District is divided into 2 mukims, which are:

  • Kampar
  • Teja

    • Towns in the Kampar District

  • Kampar
  • Gopeng
  • Malim Nawar
  • Mambang Di Awan
  • Tronoh Mines
  • Kuala Dipang
  • Jeram
  • Sungai Siput Selatan
  • Lawan Kuda
  • Kopisan
  • Kota Baharu

    • Kampar

  • Taman Bandar Baru
  • Taman Bandar Baru Selatan
  • Taman Kampar Jaya
  • Taman Melayu Jaya
  • Taman Sentosa
  • Taman Golden Dragon
  • Kampung Batu Berangkai
  • Kampung Tersusun Batu Putih
  • Aston Settlement
  • and others

    • Gopeng

  • Desa Lawan Kuda
  • Kampung Baru Jelintoh
  • Kampung Chulek
  • Kampung Gunung Mesah Hulu
  • Kampung Gunung Mesah Hilir
  • Kampung Gunung Panjang
  • Kampung Jahang
  • Kampung Lawan Kuda
  • Kampung Tersusun Gopeng
  • Kampung Tersusun Jelintoh
  • Kampung Tersusun Kampung Pulai
  • Kampung Rawa
  • Kampung Rawa Baru
  • Kampung Pintu Padang
  • Kampung Pulai SC
  • Kampung Sungai Itek
  • Kopisan Baru
  • Lawan Kuda Baru
  • Perumahan Awam I
  • Perumahan Awam II
  • Taman Bertuah
  • Taman Changkat Golf
  • Taman Kinta
  • Taman Gopeng
  • Taman Gopeng Baru
  • Taman Gopeng Jaya
  • Taman Gopeng Indah
  • Taman Gopeng Setia

    • Malim Nawar

  • Kampung Malim Nawar
  • Kampung Malim Nawar Tambahan
  • Kampung Changkat Baru
  • Kampung Jelutong Malim Nawar
  • Kampung Tebing Tinggi
  • Kampung Pulai Bergading
  • Rumah Murah Malim Nawar

    • Kota Bharu

  • Kota Bharu a.k.a. (Kota Bharu Estate)

    • Politics

    (P70)Kampar is a Parliament seat under the Election Commission of Malaysia. Under this parliament seat, there are three state seats: (N40) Malim Nawar, (N41) Keranji and (N42) Tualang Sekah.

    The parliament seat is a traditional fight between the Democratic Action Party (DAP) and Barisan Nasional (represented by Malaysian Chinese Association, MCA). The member of parliament is Ko Chung Sen from Democratic Action Party. In the last election, General Elections 2013 he won with the statistics of

    Parliament seat (P70)

  • 1. Ko Chung Sen (DAP)  : 26,863
  • 2. Lee Chee Leong (BN): 21,463
  • Total Voter  : 49,146
  • Spoilt vote  : 820
  • Total ballot paper issue : 63,619
  • Unreturned ballot paper  :
  • Percentage vote  : 77.2%
  • Majority  : 5,400

    • State seat (N40)

  • 1. Leong Cheok Keng (DAP): 11,296
  • 2. Chang Gwo Chyang (BN)  : 6,953
  • Total Voter  : 18,553
  • Spoilt vote  : 304
  • Total ballot paper issue : 24,615
  • Unreturned ballot paper  :
  • Percentage vote  : 75.4%
  • Majority  : 4,343

    • State seat (N41)

  • 1. Chen Fook Chye (DAP): 10,671
  • 2. Daniel Wa Wai How (BN)  : 5,110
  • Total Voter  : 15,986
  • Spoilt vote  : 205
  • Total ballot paper issue : 21,111
  • Unreturned ballot paper  :
  • Percentage vote  : 75.7%
  • Majority  : 5,561

    • State seat (N42)

  • 1. Nolee Ashilin Mohammed Radzi (BN) *: 7,955
  • 2. Baldip Singh Santokh Singh (PKR) *: 5,909
  • 3. Syed Mohamed Syed Ali (Independence) *: 400
  • Total Voter  : 14,611
  • Spoilt vote  : 347
  • Total ballot paper issue : 17,893
  • Unreturned ballot paper  :
  • Percentage vote  : 81.7%
  • Majority  : 2,046

    • References

    Kampar District Wikipedia
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