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P.049 Taiping
P.049 Taiping GE-5 (1978)
Total Voters47,154Perak average: 35,093
Turnout79.7%Perak +2.6 · National +5.3
Valid Votes36,5601,033 rejected (2.75%)
Majority8,02221.9% · Perak −4.8
Candidates3
Quick read
- Seat status: Safe (15–30%) — majority of 21.9% of valid votes.
- GERAKAN held this seat compared with GE-4 (1974).
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: +4.0 pts.
- Turnout 79.7% compared with the Perak average of 77.1%.
Vote Share
Candidate Results
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE-04 | Leong Khee Seong | GERAKAN | 53.20% | 11.92% | 75.76% | 4 | Won |
| GE-05 | Leong Khee Seong | GERAKAN | 57.21% | 21.94% | 79.72% | 3 | Won |
| GE-06 | Leong Khee Seong | GERAKAN | 66.04% | 39.04% | 74.12% | 3 | Won |
| GE-07 | Leong Khee Seong | GERAKAN | 57.78% | 15.55% | 66.33% | 2 | Won |
| GE-08 | Kerk Choo Ting | GERAKAN | 50.87% | 5.93% | 71.73% | 3 | Won |
| GE-09 | Kerk Choo Ting | GERAKAN | 68.99% | 37.98% | 70.13% | 2 | Won |
| GE-10 | Kerk Choo Ting | GERAKAN | 53.64% | 8.68% | 69.00% | 3 | Won |
| GE-11 | M. Kayveas | MYPPP | 47.41% | 5.12% | 68.91% | 3 | Won |
| GE-12 | Nga Kor Ming | DAP | 62.58% | 25.16% | 71.52% | 2 | Won |
| GE-13 | Nga Kor Ming | DAP | 59.35% | 18.70% | 81.78% | 2 | Won |
| GE-14 | Teh Kok Lim | DAP | 61.65% | 39.26% | 78.58% | 3 | Won |
| GE-15 | Wong Kah Woh | DAP | 55.56% | 30.12% | 70.87% | 6 | Won |