Larut is a federal constituency in Larut, Matang and Selama District, 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.

Demographics

  1. Malay (90.3%)
  2. Indian (5.50%)
  3. Chinese (3.90%)
  4. Other ethnicities (0.20%)

As of 2020, Larut has a population of 66,020 people.

  1. 18-20 (5.95%)
  2. 21-29 (21.6%)
  3. 30-39 (22.9%)
  4. 40-49 (17.4%)
  5. 50-59 (13.6%)
  6. 60-69 (10.6%)
  7. 70-79 (5.63%)
  8. 80-89 (1.98%)
  9. above 90 (0.36%)
  1. Male (49.1%)
  2. Female (50.9%)

History

Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Larut constituency is divided into 46 polling districts.

State constituencyPolling DistrictsCodeLocation
Selama (N05)Ulu Selama056/05/01SK Sungai Siputeh
Ulu Selama Barat056/05/02SK Bukit Bertam
Banggol Jas056/05/03SMK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Rambutan056/05/04SK Toh Rakna Sakti
Sungai Bedarah056/05/05SK Toh Rahna Sakti
Kampong Sungai Siputeh056/05/06SK Sungai Siputeh
Kampong Gorok056/05/07SK Sungai Bayor
Sungai Bayor056/05/08SK Sungai Bayor
Ulu Mengkuang056/05/09SK Ulu Mengkuang
Rantau Panjang056/05/10SK Rantau Panjang
Rantau Panjang Utara056/05/11SJK (C) Chi Sheng (2)
Pekan Selama056/05/12SK Selama
Selama Utara056/06/13SK Sri Selama
Sungai Terap056/05/14SJK (C) Sungai Terap
Bukit Kelian056/05/15SMK Dato' Hj Hussein
Kubu Gajah (N06)Sungai Dendang056/06/01SK Sungai Dendang
Kubu Gajah056/06/02SMK Kubu Gajah
Tebing Tinggi056/06/03SK Tebing Tinggi
Sungai Malau056/06/04SK Tebing Tinggi
Ladang Holyrood056/06/05SK (RTBK) Pondok Tanjong
Bagan Baharu056/06/06SK Bagan Baharu
FELDA Ijok056/06/07SK Sultan Idris II
Ulu Ijok Timor056/06/08SK Sungai Jernih
Kampong Bendang Luas056/06/09SK Haji Wan Jaafar
Rendang Panjang056/06/10SMK Rendang Panjang
Pantai Besar056/06/11SK Pantai Besar
Sungai Ara056/06/12SK Sungai Ara
Kampong Gudang056/06/13SK Kampung Gudang
Batu Dua Puluh056/06/14SK Kampung Yaman
Jelai056/06/15SK Jelai
Relang056/06/16SK Kampung Relang
Kampong Ayer Hitam056/06/17SK Jelai
Batu Kurau(N07)Ulu Sepetang056/07/01SK Ulu Sepetang
Sungai Pulau056/07/02SK Toh Sajak
Batu Kurau056/07/03SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Changkat Perah056/07/04SMK Dato Kamaruddin
Kampong Repoh056/07/05SK Kampung Repoh
Sungai Akar056/07/06SK Batu Kurau
Kampong Titi Kasai056/07/07SMK Kampong Perak
Changkat Lobak056/07/08Madrasah Diniah SA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah
Bukit Bertan056/07/09SMK Kampong Perak
Kampong Perak Tengah056/07/10SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Sempeneh056/07/11SK Kampong Perak
Kampong Anak Kurau056/07/12SK Sri Kurau
Changkat Larah056/07/13SK Ulu Sepetang
Taman Rakyat056/07/14SRA Rakyat Nurul Khairiah Tabika KEMAS, Taman Rakyat dan Dewan Orang Ramai, Taman Rakyat

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Larut
ParliamentNoYearsMemberPartyVote Share
Constituency created from Larut Utara
4thP0451974–1978Kamaruddin Mohamed Isa (قمرالدين محمد عيسى)BN (UMNO)12,575 83.99%
5th1978–198212,009 71.00%
6th1982–198613,580 73.53%
7thP0501986–1990Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan (محمد ذهن محمد حسّان)15,897 73.35%
8th1990–199517,162 73.55%
9thP0531995–1999Uncontested
10th1999–2004Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (راج أحمد زين الدين راج عمر)14,334 58.13%
11thP0562004–200819,064 62.46%
12th2008–2013Hamzah Zainudin (حمزة زين الدين)15,878 53.20%
13th2013–201822,184 56.38%
14th201818,184 45.90%
2018–2019Independent
2019–2020PH (BERSATU)
2020–2022PN (BERSATU)
15th2022–202628,350 54.65%
2026–presentIndependent

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
LarutBatu Kurau
Kubu Gajah
Selama

Historical boundaries

State ConstituencyArea
19741984199420032018
Batu KurauBagan Baharu Batu Kurau Jelai Kelian Besar Sungai JernihBatu Kurau Changkat Larah Changkat Lobak Jelai Kampung Pantai BesarBatu Kurau Changkat Larah Changkat Lobak Kampung Perak Kampung Repoh
Kubu GajahBagan Baharu FELDA Ijok Kelian Besar Kubu Gajah Sungai JernihBagan Baharu FELDA Ijok Jelai Kampung Pantai Besar Kubu Gajah
SelamaKampung Sungai Dendang Kubu Gajah Larut Rantau Panjang SelamaKampung Sungai Dendang Larut Rantau Panjang Selama Sungai Bayor

Current state assembly members

No.State ConstituencyMemberCoalition (Party)
N5SelamaMohd Akmal KamaruddinPN (PAS)
N6Kubu GajahKhalil Yahaya
N7Batu KurauMohd Najmuddin Elias Al-HafizPN (BERSATU)

Local governments & postcodes

No.State ConstituencyLocal GovernmentPostcode
N5SelamaSelama District Council34010, 34020, 34030 Taiping 34100, 34120, 34130 Selama 34140 Rantau Panjang 34500, 34510, 34520 Batu Kurau 34600 Kamunting
N6Kubu GajahTaiping Municipal Council (Jelai area) Selama District Council
N7Batu KurauTaiping Municipal Council

Election results

Malaysian general election, 2022
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
PNHamzah Zainudin28,35054.6554.65
BNMohd Shafiq Fhadly Mahmud16,75232.2913.61
PHZolkarnain Abidin6,20711.9711.97
PEJUANGAwzey Fazlan Sahidi5661.091.09
Total valid votes51,875100.00
Total rejected ballots735
Unreturned ballots154
Turnout52,76478.932.91
Registered electors65,719
Majority11,59822.3611.04
PN gain from BNSwing?
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 2018
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin18,18445.9010.48
PASAbu Husin Mohmmad13,69834.578.35
PKRKhairil Anuar Akhiruddin7,73819.5319.53
Total valid votes39,620100.00
Total rejected ballots722
Unreturned ballots128
Turnout40,47081.844.25
Registered electors49,453
Majority4,48611.322.14
BN holdSwing
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018.[permanent dead link] (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2013
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin22,18456.383.18
PASMohd Fauzi Sa'ari16,88842.923.88
IndependentRaveendran M. Vallikana2780.700.70
Total valid votes39,350100.00
Total rejected ballots579
Unreturned ballots171
Turnout40,10086.099.03
Registered electors46,577
Majority5,29613.467.06
BN holdSwing
Source(s)(PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 26 April 2013. Archived from (PDF) on 2019-12-29. (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 22 May 2013.[permanent dead link]
Malaysian general election, 2008
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNHamzah Zainudin15,87853.209.26
PASMohd. Dhari Othman13,96746.809.26
Total valid votes29,845100.00
Total rejected ballots687
Unreturned ballots57
Turnout30,58977.060.94
Registered electors39,697
Majority1,9116.4018.52
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 2004
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar19,06462.464.33
PASKamarudin Awang Basir11,45637.5437.54
Total valid votes30,520100.00
Total rejected ballots795
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout31,31578.006.24
Registered electors40,147
Majority7,60824.928.66
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNRaja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar14,33458.1358.13
PKRMuhammad Nur Manuty10,32541.8741.87
Total valid votes24,659100.00
Total rejected ballots834
Unreturned ballots7
Turnout25,50071.76
Registered electors35,535
Majority4,00916.26
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
On the nomination day, Mohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan won uncontested.
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan
Total valid votes100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors35,919
Majority
BN holdSwing
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan17,16273.550.20
S46Ahmad Nawi6,17226.4526.45
Total valid votes23,334100.00
Total rejected ballots805
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,13972.123.61
Registered electors33,469
Majority10,99047.100.40
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNMohd. Zihin Mohd. Hassan15,89773.350.18
PASZawawi Kamaruddin5,77526.650.18
Total valid votes21,672100.00
Total rejected ballots656
Unreturned ballots
Turnout22,32868.516.83
Registered electors32,593
Majority10,12246.700.36
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa13,58073.532.54
PASAhmad Yusof4,88826.472.53
Total valid votes18,468100.00
Total rejected ballots558
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,02675.343.40
Registered electors25,253
Majority8,69247.065.06
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes%∆%
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,00971.0012.99
PASAbdul Wahab Mohd Noor4,90429.0029.00
Total valid votes16,913100.00
Total rejected ballots408
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,32178.741.68
Registered electors21,997
Majority7,10542.0025.98
BN holdSwing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
BNKamaruddin Mohamed Isa12,57583.99
Homeland Consciousness UnionMohamed Nawawi Mohamed Hassan2,39716.01
Total valid votes14,972100.00
Total rejected ballots767
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,73977.06
Registered electors20,424
Majority10,17867.98
This was a new constituency created.