Gerik (federal constituency)

Gerik

Perak constituency
Federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
MP	Hasbullah Osman BN
Constituency created	1974
First contested	1974
Last contested	2013

Gerik is a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

2004–present: The constituency contains the polling districts of Ayer Panas, Kuak Hulu, Kuak Luar, Pekan Kroh, Kampong Selarong, Tasek, Klian Intan, Kampong Pahit, Kampong Lalang, Kampong Plang, Krunei, Pekan Grik Barat, Batu Dua, Grik Utara, Kuala Rui, Pekan Grik Timor, Kampong Bongor, Rancangan FELDA Bersia, Bersia, Banun, Pos Kemar, Sungai Tiang.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gerik
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
4th	1974-1978	Shamsuddin Din	BN
5th	1978-1982	Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
6th	1982-1986
7th	1986-1990
8th	1990-1995
9th	1995-1999
10th	1999-2004	Khamsiyah Yeop
11th	2004-2008	Wan Hashim Wan Teh
12th	2008-2013	Tan Lian Hoe
13th	2013-present	Hasbullah Osman

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Hasbullah Osman	16,415	61.68
	PAS	Norhayati Kasim	10,199	38.32
Total valid votes			26,614	100.00
Total rejected ballots			494
Unreturned ballots			306
Turnout			27,414	83.77
Registered electors			32,725
Majority			6,216
	BN hold		Swing
Source(s)

Malaysian general election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Tan Lian Hoe	12,526	64.31
	PAS	Mohd Noor Abdul Rahman	6,953	35.69
Total valid votes			19,479	100.00
Total rejected ballots			649
Unreturned ballots			365
Turnout			20,493	78.13
Registered electors			26,229
Majority			5,573
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Wan Hashim Wan Teh	12,621	74.92
	PAS	Ramli Tusin	4,224	25.08
Total valid votes			16,845	100.00
Total rejected ballots			759
Unreturned ballots			1,098
Turnout			18,702	75.88
Registered electors
Majority			8,397
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Khamsiyah Yeop	15,297	62.64
	PAS	Zulkapely @ Zulkifly Abu	9,122	37.36
Total valid votes			24,419	100.00
Total rejected ballots			503
Unreturned ballots			1,245
Turnout			26,167	67.72
Registered electors
Majority			6,175
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	17,170	71.90
	S46	Roslan Mohd Latif	6,712	28.10
Total valid votes			23,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,009
Unreturned ballots			764
Turnout			25,655	69.94
Registered electors
Majority			10,458
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	15,578	64.52
	S46	Roslan Mohd Latif	8,565	35.48
Total valid votes			24,143	100.00
Total rejected ballots			814
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,957	72.33
Registered electors
Majority			7,013
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1986
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali	12,039	62.41
	PAS	Mohd Rus Jaafar	4,054	21.02
	DAP	Choo Sing Chye	3,197	16.57
Total valid votes			19,290	100.00
Total rejected ballots			630
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,920	69.43
Registered electors			28,691
Majority			7,985
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Tajol Rosli Mohd Ghazali
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1974
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Shamsuddin Din
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Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.