# Ipoh Barat

Ipoh Barat is a federal constituency in Kinta District, Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Dewan Rakyat since 1995.
The federal constituency was created in the 1994 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. This is only one of two constituencies naming in same city. Another one is Ipoh Timor.

## Demographics

* Chinese (59.2%)
* Indian (26.3%)
* Malay (14%)
* Other ethnicities (0.5%)
* 18–20 (4.29%)
* 21–29 (16.62%)
* 30–39 (18.35%)
* 40–49 (17%)
* 50–59 (16.23%)
* 60–69 (14.42%)
* 70–79 (8.76%)
* 80–89 (3.43%)
* above 90 (0.89%)
* Male (48.99%)
* Female (51.01%)

## History
### Polling districts

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Ipoh Barat constituency is divided into 30 polling districts.
| State constituency | Polling districts | Code | Location |
| Bercham（N28） | Bercham Timor | 065/28/01 | SJK (C) Bercham |
| Bercham（N28） | Kampong Bercham | 065/28/02 | SJK (C) Bercham |
| Bercham（N28） | Dermawan Utara | 065/28/03 | SMK Bercham |
| Bercham（N28） | Bercham Selatan | 065/28/04 | SMK Jalan Tasek |
| Bercham（N28） | Tasek Dermawan | 065/28/05 | SK Tasek Dermawan |
| Bercham（N28） | Tasek | 065/28/06 | SK Tasek |
| Bercham（N28） | Kampong Tawas Utara | 065/28/07 | SJK (C) St Michael & All Angels |
| Bercham（N28） | Kampong Tawas | 065/28/08 | SJK (C) Kampung Tawas |
| Kepayang（N29） | Taman Che Wan | 065/29/01 | SK Seri Mutiara |
| Kepayang（N29） | Gurap | 065/29/02 | SMJK Yuk Choy |
| Kepayang（N29） | Gunong Lang | 065/29/03 | SMJK Yuk Choy |
| Kepayang（N29） | Kepayang Mesjid | 065/29/04 | SMK Seri Intan |
| Kepayang（N29） | Star Park | 065/29/05 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Seri Putera |
| Kepayang（N29） | Fair Park | 065/29/06 | Kolej Tingkatan Enam Seri Putera |
| Kepayang（N29） | Kampong Pisang | 065/29/07 | SK Jalan Panglima Bukit Gantang |
| Kepayang（N29） | Jalan Bijih Timah | 065/29/08 | SJK (C) Perak |
| Kepayang（N29） | Jalan Datuk Onn Jaafar | 065/29/09 | SK Cator Avenue |
| Kepayang（N29） | Waller Court | 065/29/10 | SK Coronation Park |
| Kepayang（N29） | Green Town | 065/29/11 | SK Sri Kinta |
| Kepayang（N29） | Jalan Raja Ekram | 065/29/12 | SJK (C) Sam Tet |
| Kepayang（N29） | Jalan C.M. Yusof | 065/29/13 | SJK (C) Ave Maria Convent |
| Buntong（N30） | Taman Lim | 065/30/01 | SMK Dr. Megat Khas |
| Buntong（N30） | Jalan Tun Abdul Razak | 065/30/02 | SMK Tarcisian Convent |
| Buntong（N30） | Jalan Silibin | 065/30/03 | SJK (T) St. Philomena Convent Kolej Tingkatan Enam Seri Ipoh |
| Buntong（N30） | Jalan Klian Intan | 065/30/04 | SJK (C) Guntong |
| Buntong（N30） | Kampong Baru Buntong | 065/30/05 | SK Guru Kalgidhar |
| Buntong（N30） | Jalan Sungai Pari | 065/30/06 | SJK (T) Kerajaan |
| Buntong（N30） | Falim | 065/30/07 | SJK (C) Min Tet |
| Buntong（N30） | Kampong Kacang Puteh | 065/30/08 | SJK (T) Methodist SMK Buntong |
| Buntong（N30） | Desa Rishah | 065/30/09 | SK Buntong |

### Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ipoh Barat :
| Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created, renamed from Ipoh |||||
| 9th | P062 | 1995–1999 | Ho Cheong Sing (何掌醒) | BN (MCA) |
| 10th | P062 | 1999–2004 | Ho Cheong Sing (何掌醒) | BN (MCA) |
| 11th | P065 | 2004–2008 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | DAP |
| 12th | P065 | 2008–2013 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P065 | 2013–2015 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | PR (DAP) |
| 13th | P065 | 2015–2018 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | PH (DAP) |
| 14th | P065 | 2018–2022 | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | PH (DAP) |
| 15th | P065 | 2022–present | Kulasegaran Murugeson (மு.குலசேகரன்) | 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 |
| Ipoh Barat | | | | | Bercham | Bercham | Bercham |
| Buntong |||
| Ipoh Barat | | | | | | Kepayang | Kepayang |

### Current state assembly members

| No. | State Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
| N28 | Bercham | Ong Boon Piow | PH (DAP) |
| N29 | Kepayang | Nga Kor Ming | PH (DAP) |
| N30 | Buntong | Thulsi Thivani Manogaran | PH (DAP) |

### Local governments & postcodes

| No. | State Constituency | Local Government | Postcode |
| N28 | Bercham | Ipoh City Council | 30000, 30010, 30020, 30100, 30250, 30300, 30350, 30450, 30500, 30502, 30503, 31350, 31400 Ipoh |
| N29 | Kepayang | Ipoh City Council | 30000, 30010, 30020, 30100, 30250, 30300, 30350, 30450, 30500, 30502, 30503, 31350, 31400 Ipoh |
| N30 | Buntong | Ipoh City Council | 30000, 30010, 30020, 30100, 30250, 30300, 30350, 30450, 30500, 30502, 30503, 31350, 31400 Ipoh |