# Parit (federal constituency)

Parit is a federal constituency in Perak Tengah District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1959.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Parit's electorate as of 2022
Age breakdown of Parit's electorate as of 2022
Gender breakdown of Parit's electorate as of 2022

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Parit constituency is divided into 37 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Belanja (N39) | Buloh Akar | 069/39/01 | SK Simpang Tiga |
| Belanja (N39) | Chopin Kiri | 069/39/02 | SK Telok Perang |
| Belanja (N39) | Chopin Kanan | 069/39/03 | SK Chopin |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Prah | 069/39/04 | SK Sungai Perah |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Tepus | 069/39/05 | SK Tepus |
| Belanja (N39) | Tanjong Belanja | 069/39/06 | SK Tanjong Belanja |
| Belanja (N39) | Serapoh | 069/39/07 | SJK (T) Ladang Serapoh |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Nyior | 069/39/08 | Dewan Orang Ramai Kampong Nyior, Tanjung Belanja |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Tua Belanja Kiri | 069/39/09 | Dewan Serbaguna Kg Tua Mukim Blanja Parit |
| Belanja (N39) | Belanja Kanan | 069/39/10 | Dewan Orang Ramai Kg Blanja Kanan |
| Belanja (N39) | Ladang Glenealy | 069/39/11 | SJK (T) Ladang Glenealy |
| Belanja (N39) | Parit Utara | 069/39/12 | SJK (C) Chung Hwa |
| Belanja (N39) | Parit Selatan | 069/39/13 | SK Iskandar Shah |
| Belanja (N39) | Belanja Kiri | 069/39/14 | SK Belanja |
| Belanja (N39) | Pasir Gajah | 069/39/15 | SK Pasir Gajah |
| Belanja (N39) | Tanjong Medan | 069/39/16 | SA Rakyat Nadwah Al Tullab |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Paloh | 069/39/17 | SMK Layang-Layang Kiri |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Dusun | 069/39/18 | SMK Layang-Layang Kiri |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Selboh | 069/39/19 | SK Bukit Chupak |
| Belanja (N39) | Kampong Kepala Pulau | 069/39/20 | SK Layang-Layang Kanan |
| Belanja (N39) | Layang-Layang Kanan | 069/39/21 | SK Layang-Layang Kanan |
| Bota (N40) | Titi Gantong | 069/40/01 | SMK Seri Londong |
| Bota (N40) | Kampong Aji | 069/40/02 | SK Bota Kiri |
| Bota (N40) | Kompleks Pertanian | 069/40/03 | Kompleks Pertanian Titi Gantong |
| Bota (N40) | Bota Kiri | 069/40/04 | SRA Rakyat Al-Husainiah |
| Bota (N40) | Telok Kepayang | 069/40/05 | SK Teluk Kepayang |
| Bota (N40) | Kampong Bakong | 069/40/06 | SK Bakong |
| Bota (N40) | Lambor Kiri | 069/40/07 | SK Lambor Kiri |
| Bota (N40) | Padang Tenggala | 069/40/08 | SK Cikgu Mior Shahruddin |
| Bota (N40) | Seri Iskandar | 069/40/09 | SMK Seri Iskandar SK Iskandar Perdana SK FELCRA Nasaruddin SRA Rakyat ASY-Syakirin SRA Rakyat Riyadus Solihin |
| Bota (N40) | Kampong Selat | 069/40/10 | SMK Dato' Abdul Rahman Yaakub |
| Bota (N40) | Bota Kanan | 069/40/11 | SK Bota Kanan |
| Bota (N40) | Suak Padi | 069/40/12 | SK Suak Padi |
| Bota (N40) | Padang Changkat | 069/40/13 | SK Padang Changkat |
| Bota (N40) | Telok Bakong | 069/40/14 | SK Telok Bakong |
| Bota (N40) | Kampong Tua | 069/40/15 | Dewan Orang Ramai Batu 16 Lambor Kanan |
| Bota (N40) | Lambor Kanan | 069/40/16 | SMK Sultan Muzafar Shah 1 |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Parit :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Sungei Perak Hilir |||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |||||
| 1st | P048 | 1959–1963 | Hussein Mohd Noordin (حسين محمد نوردين) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of Malaysia |||||
| 1st | P048 | 1963–1964 | Hussein Mohd Noordin (حسين محمد نوردين) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | P048 | 1964–1969 | Hussein Mohd Noordin (حسين محمد نوردين) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| | | 1969–1971 | Parliament was suspended | Parliament was suspended |
| 3rd | P048 | 1971–1973 | Hashim Gera (هاشم ڬرا) | PMIP |
| 3rd | P048 | 1973–1974 | Hashim Gera (هاشم ڬرا) | BN (PMIP) |
| 4th | P057 | 1974–1978 | Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais (محمد بكري عبدالرئيس) | BN (UMNO) |
| 5th | P057 | 1978–1982 | Mohd. Bakri Abdul Rais (محمد بكري عبدالرئيس) | BN (UMNO) |
| 6th | P057 | 1982–1986 | Ahamed Hambal Yeop Majlis (أحمد حمبل يوڤ مجليس) | BN (UMNO) |
| 7th | P063 | 1986–1990 | Nasruddin Alang Saidin (نصرالدين ألڠ سعيدين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 8th | P063 | 1990–1995 | Nasruddin Alang Saidin (نصرالدين ألڠ سعيدين) | BN (UMNO) |
| 9th | P066 | 1995–1999 | Ainon Khairiyah Mohd. Abas (عينون خيرييه محمد عباس) | BN (UMNO) |
| 10th | P066 | 1999–2004 | Mat Basir Rahmat (مت بصير رحمات) | BA (PAS) |
| 11th | P069 | 2004–2008 | Nasarudin Hashim (نصرالدين هاشم) | BN (UMNO) |
| 12th | P069 | 2008–2013 | Mohd Nizar Zakaria (محمد نذار زكريا) | BN (UMNO) |
| 13th | P069 | 2013–2018 | Mohamad Zaim Abu Hassan (محمد زعيم أبو حسّان) | BN (UMNO) |
| 14th | P069 | 2018–2022 | Mohd Nizar Zakaria (محمد نذار زكريا) | BN (UMNO) |
| 15th | P069 | 2022–present | Muhamamd Ismi Mat Taib (محمّد إسمي مت طيب) | PN (PAS) |

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–1959* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Parit | | | Belanja | Belanja | Belanja | Belanja | Belanja |
| Parit | | Blanja | | | | | |
| Parit | | | Bota | Bota | Bota | Bota | Bota |
| Parit | | Kampong Gajah | | | | | |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N39 | Belanja | Khairudin Abu Hanipah | BN (UMNO) |
| N40 | Bota | Najihatussalehah Ahmad | PN (PAS) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N39 | Belanja | Perak Tengah District Council | 32600 Bota 32610 Seri Iskandar 32700 Beruas 32800 Parit 32900 Lambor Kanan |
| N40 | Bota | Perak Tengah District Council | 32600 Bota 32610 Seri Iskandar 32700 Beruas 32800 Parit 32900 Lambor Kanan |