# Taiping (federal constituency)

Taiping 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

* Chinese (44.3%)
* Malay (39.8%)
* Indian (14.4%)
* Other ethnicities (1.5%)
* 18–20 (4.72%)
* 21–29 (18.95%)
* 30–39 (22.3%)
* 40–49 (16.12%)
* 50–59 (13.67%)
* 60–69 (13.32%)
* 70–79 (7.59%)
* 80–89 (2.73%)
* above 90 (0.59%)
* Male (49.11%)
* Female (50.89%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Taiping constituency is divided into 42 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling Districts | Code | Location |
| Kamunting (N16) | Sungai Relong | 060/16/01 | SMK Bukit Jana |
| Kamunting (N16) | Expo | 060/16/02 | SMK Kamunitng |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kamunting Baru | 060/16/03 | SK Kamunting |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kamunting | 060/16/04 | SJK (C) Phui Choi |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kampong Pinang Utara | 060/16/05 | SA Bantuan Kerajaan Maahad Al-Khair Lil Banat |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kampong Pinang Timor | 060/16/06 | SK Long Jaafar |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kampong Pinang Selatan | 060/16/07 | SK Long Jaafar |
| Kamunting (N16) | Kamunting Road | 060/16/08 | SK All Saints |
| Kamunting (N16) | Bukit Jana | 060/16/09 | SK Taman Jana SRA Rakyat Nurul Nizomiyyah |
| Kamunting (N16) | Waterfall Road | 060/16/10 | SK King Edward VII (2) |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Pokok Assam | 060/17/01 | SK Methodist SRA Rakyat Al-Ihsaniah |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Kampong Aman | 060/17/02 | SK Seri Aman |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Sekolah | 060/17/03 | Dewan Pokok Assam Tambahan |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Jalan Raja Muda | 060/17/04 | SJK (C) Pokok Assam |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Pasar | 060/17/05 | SJK (C) Pokok Asaam |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Sungai Tupai | 060/17/06 | SJK (C) Pokok Asaam |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Simpang Road | 060/17/07 | Dewan Sri Kota |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Kota Road | 060/17/08 | SJK (T) YMHA |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Market Street | 060/17/09 | SK St George 1 |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Theatre Road | 060/17/10 | SMK Convent |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Tupai Lane | 060/17/11 | SJK (C) Hua Lian (3) |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Tupai | 060/17/12 | SMK Kampung Jambu |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Coronation Road | 060/17/13 | SMK Taman Tasik |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Birch Village | 060/17/14 | Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Eastern Road | 060/17/15 | Sekolah Tinggi Hua Lian |
| Pokok Assam (N17) | Museum | 060/17/16 | SMK (P) Treacher Methodist |
| Aulong (N18) | Batu Dua | 060/18/01 | SK Asam Kumbang |
| Aulong (N18) | Assam Kumbang | 060/18/02 | SRA Rakyat Madrasah Al-Tarbiah Al-Islamiah |
| Aulong (N18) | Barrack Road | 060/18/03 | SK King Edward VII (1) |
| Aulong (N18) | Station | 060/18/04 | SJK (C) Hua Lian (1) |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong | 060/18/05 | SK Taman Panglima |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong Timor | 060/18/06 | SJK (C) Aulong |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong Tengah | 060/18/07 | Arena Sukan Kampung Baru Aulong |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong Barat | 060/18/08 | SJK (C) Aulong |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong Selatan | 060/18/09 | SRA Rakyat Nurul Islam SK Convent Aulong |
| Aulong (N18) | Aulong Lama | 060/18/10 | SK Kampung Boyan |
| Aulong (N18) | Kampong Boyan | 060/18/11 | SRA Rakyat Al-Khairiah Al-Taufiqiah Dewan Serbaguna Kampong Boyan |
| Aulong (N18) | Taman Sening | 060/18/12 | SMK Doktor Burhanhddin |
| Aulong (N18) | Taman Marisa | 060/18/13 | SMK Sri Kota |
| Aulong (N18) | Kota Lama | 060/18/14 | SMK Sri Kota |
| Aulong (N18) | Pengkalan Aor | 060/18/15 | SK Simpang SRA Rakyat Al-Hidayah |
| Aulong (N18) | Simpang Baru | 060/18/16 | SJK (C) Sin Min |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Taiping :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created from Larut Selatan |||||
| 4th | P049 | 1974–1978 | Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 5th | P049 | 1978–1982 | Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 6th | P049 | 1982–1986 | Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 7th | P054 | 1986–1990 | Paul Leong Khee Seong (梁棋祥) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 8th | P054 | 1990–1995 | Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 9th | P057 | 1995–1999 | Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 10th | P057 | 1999–2004 | Kerk Choo Ting (郭洙镇) | BN (GERAKAN) |
| 11th | P060 | 2004–2008 | M. Kayveas (எம் கேவியஸ்) | BN (myPPP) |
| 12th | P060 | 2008–2013 | Nga Kor Ming (倪可敏) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P060 | 2013–2015 | Nga Kor Ming (倪可敏) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P060 | 2015–2018 | Nga Kor Ming (倪可敏) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P060 | 2018–2022 | Teh Kok Lim (郑国霖) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P060 | 2022–present | Wong Kah Woh (黄家和) | PH (DAP) |

### 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 |
| Taiping | | | | Asam Kumbang | | | |
| Taiping | | | | | Aulong | Aulong | Aulong |
| Kamunting |||||
| Taiping | | | Klian Pauh | | | | |
| Taiping | | | | | Pokok Assam | Pokok Assam | Pokok Assam |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N16 | Kamunting | Mohd Fakhruddin Abdul Aziz | PN (PAS) |
| N17 | Pokok Assam | Ong Seng Guan | PH (DAP) |
| N18 | Aulong | Teh Kok Lim | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N16 | Kamunting | Taiping Municipal Council | 34000 Taiping 34400 Simpang Ampat Semanggol 34600 Kamunting 34700 Simpang |
| N17 | Pokok Assam | Taiping Municipal Council | 34000 Taiping 34400 Simpang Ampat Semanggol 34600 Kamunting 34700 Simpang |
| N18 | Aulong | Taiping Municipal Council | 34000 Taiping 34400 Simpang Ampat Semanggol 34600 Kamunting 34700 Simpang |