# Gopeng (federal constituency)

Gopeng is a federal constituency in Kinta District and Kampar District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

## Demographics

* Chinese (44.7%)
* Malay (42.8%)
* Indian (9.6%)
* Other ethnicities (2.9%)
* 18–20 6.26 (6.26%)
* 21–29 22.09 (22.1%)
* 30–39 21 (21.0%)
* 40–49 16.92 (16.9%)
* 50–59 14.7 (14.7%)
* 60–69 11.24 (11.2%)
* 70–79 5.56 (5.56%)
* 80–89 1.91 (1.91%)
* above 90 0.33 (0.33%)
* Male (49.31%)
* Female (50.69%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Gopeng constituency is divided into 33 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Ara Payong | 071/44/01 | SK St. Bernadette's Convent SRA Rakyat Nurul Iman Arena Square Batu Gajah |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Kampong Pisang | 071/44/02 | SK Sultan Yussuf |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Sri Jaya | 071/44/03 | SK Seri Jaya |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Sri Rahmat | 071/44/04 | SK Kg. Seri Rahmat |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Desa Pelancongan | 071/44/05 | SM Poi Lam (SUWA) Ipoh |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Desa Pakatan | 071/44/06 | SK Pengkalan SMK Pengkalan |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Rapat Jaya | 071/44/07 | SK Rapat Jaya |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Sungai Rapat | 071/44/08 | SK Sungai Rapat STAM Maahad Imtiyaz |
| Sungai Rapat (N44) | Sungai Rokam | 071/44/09 | SRA Rakyat Sungai Rokam |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Pekan Razaki | 071/45/01 | SK Seri Ampang |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Ampang Baharu | 071/45/02 | SJK (C) Min Sin |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Taman Ampang | 071/45/03 | SMK Wira Jaya |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Kampong Seri Ampang | 071/45/04 | SK Wira Jaya |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Taman Ipoh Jaya | 071/45/05 | SMK Seri Ampang SRA Rakyat Al-Solatiah |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Rapat Setia Baru | 071/45/06 | SMK Gunung Rapat SRA Rakyat Al-Hidayah SM Al-Hidayah |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Rapat Setia | 071/45/07 | SK Rapat Setia |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Gunong Rapat Utara | 071/45/08 | SJK (C) Gunung Rapat |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Gunong Rapat Selatan | 071/45/09 | SJK (C) Gunung Rapat |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Taman Taufik | 071/45/10 | Sekolah Tinggi Shen Jai SRA Rakyat Al-Falah |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Kampong Sengat | 071/45/11 | SJK (C) Bandar Seri Botani |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Taman Bersatu | 071/45/12 | SK Taman Bersatu Dewan Komuniti Taman Bersatu |
| Simpang Pulai (N45) | Simpang Pulai | 071/45/13 | SJK (C) Phui Ying |
| Teja (N46) | Pos Raya | 071/46/01 | SK Pos Raya |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Kepayang | 071/46/02 | SMK Simpang Pulai |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Tekkah Baharu | 071/46/03 | SK Pengkalan Baharu |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Bharu Kopisan | 071/46/04 | SJK (C) New Kopisan SK Gopeng |
| Teja (N46) | Lawan Kuda Barat | 071/46/05 | SMK Seri Teja SMK Idris Shah |
| Teja (N46) | Lawan Kuda Timor | 071/46/06 | SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru |
| Teja (N46) | Lawan Kuda Selatan | 071/46/07 | SJK (C) Lawan Kuda Baru |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Pulai | 071/46/08 | Dewan Serbaguna Teja Kampong Pulai |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Rawa | 071/46/09 | SK Gopeng |
| Teja (N46) | Gopeng | 071/46/10 | SJK (C) Man Ming |
| Teja (N46) | Kampong Sungai Itek | 071/46/11 | SK Sungai Itek SK Ulu Geruntum |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Gopeng :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Kinta |||||
| 7th | P064 | 1986–1987 | Tan Koon Swan (陈群川) | BN (MCA) |
| 7th | P064 | 1987–1990 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | BN (MCA) |
| 8th | P064 | 1990–1995 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | BN (MCA) |
| 9th | P067 | 1995–1999 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | P067 | 1999–2004 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | BN (MCA) |
| 11th | P071 | 2004–2008 | Ting Chew Peh (陈祖排) | BN (MCA) |
| 12th | P071 | 2008–2013 | Lee Boon Chye (李文才) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P071 | 2013–2015 | Lee Boon Chye (李文才) | PR (PKR) |
| 13th | P071 | 2015–2018 | Lee Boon Chye (李文才) | PH (PKR) |
| 14th | P071 | 2018–2022 | Lee Boon Chye (李文才) | PH (PKR) |
| 15th | P071 | 2022–present | Tan Kar Hing (陈家兴) | PH (PKR) |

### 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 |
| Gopeng | | | | Chenderong | | | |
| Gopeng | | | | | Rapat Setia | | |
| Gopeng | | | | | | Simpang Pulai | Simpang Pulai |
| Gopeng | | | | | | Sungai Rapat | Sungai Rapat |
| Teja ||||

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N44 | Sungai Rapat | Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin | PH (AMANAH) |
| N45 | Simpang Pulai | Wong Chai Yi | PH (PKR) |
| N46 | Teja | Sandrea Ng Shy Ching | PH (PKR) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcodes |
| N44 | Sungai Rapat | Ipoh City Council Batu Gajah District Council (Sri Jaya and Seri Rahmat areas) | 30200, 31350, 31400, 31500, 31650 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31300 Kampung Kepayang 31550 Pusing 31600, 31610 Gopeng |
| N45 | Simpang Pulai | Ipoh City Council | 30200, 31350, 31400, 31500, 31650 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31300 Kampung Kepayang 31550 Pusing 31600, 31610 Gopeng |
| N46 | Teja | Ipoh City Council (Pulai Jaya area) Kampar District Council | 30200, 31350, 31400, 31500, 31650 Ipoh 31000 Batu Gajah 31300 Kampung Kepayang 31550 Pusing 31600, 31610 Gopeng |