Buntong (state constituency)

Buntong is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia. It is located in the Ipoh Barat federal constituency and is currently represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly by Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan from the Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia (GERAKAN).

Buntong
Perak constituency
State constituency
LegislaturePerak State Legislative Assembly
MLA
 
 		 
Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan
GERAKAN
Last contested2018

Representation history
Members of the Perak State Assembly for Buntong
Assembly Years Member Party
11th 2004 – 2008 Yik Phooi Hong BN (MCA)
12th 2008 – 2013 Sivasubramaniam a/l Athinarayanan PR (DAP)
13th 2013 – 2015
2015 – 2018 PH (DAP)
14th 2018 – 2020
2020 – present GERAKAN

Polling Districts

2016–present: Taman Lim, Jalan Tun Abdul Razak, Guntong Utara, Guntong Tengah, Guntong Selatan, Jalan Wayang, Jalan Silibin, Jalan Tun Perak[1]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Buntong's electorate as of 2018[2]

  Indians (48.45%)
  Chinese (45.59%)
  Muslim-Malays (5.25%)
  Other Bumiputeras (0.1%)
  Other Ethnicities (0.61%)

Buntong has the greatest percentage of Indian voters and the only Indian-majority constituency among state constituencies in Malaysia.[3] Its current voter composition is 48% Indians, 46% Chinese, 5% Muslim-Malays and 1% Other Ethnicities.[1]

Election Results
2018 Perak state election : N30 Buntong
Party Candidate Votes %
PH Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan 18,005 83.74
BN Thangarani A/P Thiagarajan 2,682 12.47
PSM Mohanarani A/P Rasiah 813 3.78
Total valid votes 21,500 100.00
Total rejected votes
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,500 77.08
Registered voters 27,894
Majority 15,323 71.27
PH hold Swing
PerakState Election 2013: N30 Buntong
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan 13,062 71.79
BN Sivarraajh A/L Chandran 4,433 24.79
BEBAS Iruthiyam Sebastiar A/L Anthonisamy 261 1.46
BEBAS Mohd Basri bin Shafie 127 0.71
Total valid votes 17,883 100.00
Total rejected votes 312
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,195 79.64
Registered voters 22,847
Majority 8,629 47.00
DAP hold Swing
Perak State Election 2008: N30 Buntong
Party Candidate Votes %
DAP Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinarayanan 10,311 67.36
BN Lee Tung Lai 4,996 32.64
Total valid votes 15,307 100.00
Total rejected votes 258
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,566 72.77
Registered voters 21,390
Majority 5,315 34.72
Swing
Perak State Election 2004: N30 Buntong
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Datuk Yik Phooi Hong 8,464 58.19
DAP Sivasubramaniam A/L Athinrayanan 6,082 41.81
Total valid votes 14,546 100.00
Total rejected votes 290
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,836 64.78
Registered voters 22,902
Majority 2,382
BN hold Swing

References
  1. "undi.info - Buntong (P65-N30) | Malaysiakini". undi.info - Buntong (P65-N30). Retrieved 2018-06-07.
  2. https://election.thestar.com.my/perak.html
  3. "MIC, MyPPP both eyeing Buntong candidacy - Metro News | The Star Online". www.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 2018-06-07.

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