Pokok Assam (state constituency)

Pokok Assam
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Ong Seng Guan; PH
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Constituency created	1995
First contested	1995
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	36,513

Pokok Assam is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Pokok Assam's electorate as of 2022^[1]

Chinese (62.93%)

Malay (23.85%)

Indian (11.18%)

Other ethnicities (2.04%)

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Pokok Assam constituency is divided into 16 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling Districts	Code	Location
Pokok Assam (N17）	Pokok Assam	060/17/01	SK Methodist SRA Rakyat Al-Ihsaniah
	Kampong Aman	060/17/02	SK Seri Aman
	Sekolah	060/17/03	Dewan Pokok Assam Tambahan
	Jalan Raja Muda	060/17/04	SJK (C) Pokok Assam
	Pasar	060/17/05	SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
	Sungai Tupai	060/17/06	SJK (C) Pokok Asaam
	Simpang Road	060/17/07	Dewan Sri Kota
	Kota Road	060/17/08	SJK (T) YMHA
	Market Street	060/17/09	SK St George 1
	Theatre Road	060/17/10	SMK Convent
	Tupai Lane	060/17/11	SJK (C) Hua Lian (3)
	Tupai	060/17/12	SMK Kampung Jambu
	Cotonation Road	060/17/13	SMK Taman Tasik
	Birch Village	060/17/14	Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
	Eastern Road	060/17/15	Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian
	Museum	060/17/16	SMK (P) Treacher Methodist

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Pokok Assam
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Assam Kumbang
9th	1995-1999	Ho Cheng Wang	BN (MCA)
10th	1999-2004
11th	2004-2008
12th	2008-2013	Yee Seu Kai	PR (DAP)
13th	2013-2018	Teh Kok Lim	PR (DAP)
14th	2018-2022	Leow Thye Yih	PH (DAP)
15th	2022–present	Ong Seng Guan	PH (DAP)

Perak state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Ong Seng Guan	16,726	67.36	10.14
	PN	Shariful Juhari Abu Kassim	4,546	18.31	18.31
	BN	Ang Sui Eng	2,660	10.71	11.79
	Independent	Leow Thye Yih	786	3.17	3.17
	Independent	Mohd Yusoff Abdul Hamid	111	0.45	0.45
Total valid votes			25,101	100.00
Total rejected ballots			196
Unreturned ballots			76
Turnout			25,373	68.75	9.63
Registered electors			36,513
Majority			12,180	49.05	5.95
	PH hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Leow Thye Yih	16,954	77.50	5.81
	BN	Lee Li Kuan	4,922	22.50	5.81
Total valid votes			21,876	97.62
Total rejected ballots			418	1.87
Unreturned ballots			115	0.51
Turnout			22,409	78.38	2.22
Registered electors			28,590
Majority			12,032	55.00	10.54
	Pokok Assam hold		Swing		PH (2018)
Source(s) "RESULTS OF CONTESTED ELECTION AND STATEMENTS OF THE POLL AFTER THE OFFICIAL ADDITION OF VOTES".

Perak state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Teh Kok Lim	12,780	71.69	18.66
	BN	Ho Cheng Wang	4,855	27.23	19.74
	Independent	Mohd Yusoff Abdull Hamid	192	1.08	1.07
Total valid votes			17,827	98.94
Total rejected ballots			159	0.88
Unreturned ballots			32	0.18
Turnout			18,018	80.60	10.41
Registered electors			22,360
Majority			7,925	44.46	38.40
	Pokok Assam hold		Swing		DAP
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Yee Seu Kai	7,574	53.03	53.03
	BN	Ho Cheng Wang	6,709	46.97	46.97
Total valid votes			14,283	98.25
Total rejected ballots			228	1.57
Unreturned ballots			27	0.19
Turnout			14,538	70.19
Registered electors			20,711
Majority			865	6.06
	DAP gain from BN		Swing		?
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2008".

Perak state election, 2004
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ho Cheng Wang won uncontested.
	BN	Ho Cheng Wang		100.00
Total valid votes
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			21,500
Majority
	Pokok Assam hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".

Perak state election, 1999
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Ho Cheng Wang	11,324	66.44	2.06
	DAP	Mah Om Ching	5,575	32.71	2.91
	MDP	Ng Hoe Hun	145	0.85	0.82
Total valid votes			17,044	96.14
Total rejected ballots			391	2.21
Unreturned ballots			293	1.65
Turnout			17,728	63.81	2.52
Registered electors			27,783
Majority			5,749	33.73	4.97
	Pokok Assam hold		Swing		BN
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1999".

Perak state election, 1995
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	BN	Ho Cheng Wang	10,807	64.38
	DAP	Lim Yan Chiow	5,979	35.62
Total valid votes			16,786	97.09
Total rejected ballots			461	2.67
Unreturned ballots			42	0.24
Turnout			17,289	66.33
Registered electors			26,065
Majority			4,828	28.76
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 1995".