Canning (state constituency)

Canning
Perak constituency
State constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
MLA	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen; PH
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Constituency created	2003
Constituency abolished	2004
Last contested	2022
Demographics
Electors (2022)	41,021

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

Demographics

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

According to the federal gazette issued on 31 October 2022, the Canning constituency is divided into 12 polling districts.^[2]

State constituency	Polling districts	Code	Location
Canning（N25）	Taman Ipoh Timor	064/25/01	Kolej Vokasional Ipoh
	Taman Ipoh Selatan	064/25/02	SK Marian Convent
	Taman Wah Keong	064/25/03	SJK (C) Chung Tack
	Simee Barat	064/25/04	SJK (C) Chung Tack
	Simee Timor	064/25/05	SJK (T) Kg. Simee
	Taman Ipoh	064/25/06	SK La Salle
	Taman Ipoh Barat	064/25/07	SK La Salle
	Canning Garden Barat	064/25/08	SK Marian Convent
	Canning Garden Timor	064/25/09	SK Ho Seng Ong Methodist
	Lumba Kuda	064/25/10	Sekolah Izzudin Shah
	Taman Cempaka	064/25/11	SMK Raja Chulan
	Desa Cempaka	064/25/12	SK Raja Chulan

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Canning
Assembly	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created from Taman Canning
11th	2004–2008	Vincent Hooi Wy Hon	BN (GERAKAN)
12th	2008–2013	Wong Kah Woh	PR (DAP)
13th	2013–2015		PR (DAP)
13th	2015–2018		PH (DAP)
14th	2018–2022	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen
15th	2022–present	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen

Perak state election, 2022
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen	22,527	87.10	0.62
	BN	Woo Kok Toong	1,793	6.93	5.35
	PN	Pang Boon Yang	1,542	5.96	5.96
Total valid votes			25,862	100.00
Total rejected ballots			187
Unreturned ballots			148
Turnout			26,197	63.86	11.58
Registered electors			41,021
Majority			20,734	80.17	4.73
	PH hold		Swing

Perak state election, 2018
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PH	Jenny Choy Tsi Jen	21,268	87.72	87.72
	BN	Liew Kar Tuan	2,976	12.28	11.64
Total valid votes			24,244	98.54
Total rejected ballots			206	0.84
Unreturned ballots			153	0.62
Turnout			24,603	76.37	3.43
Registered electors			32,215
Majority			18,292	75.44	23.28
	PH hold		Swing
Source(s) "Canning Result". undi.info.

Perak state election, 2013
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Kah Woh	21,068	76.08	10.34
	BN	Ceylyn Tay Wei Lung	6,624	23.92	10.34
Total valid votes			27,692	98.61
Total rejected ballots			302	1.08
Unreturned ballots			88	0.31
Turnout			28,082	79.80	6.53
Registered electors			35,181
Majority			14,444	52.16	20.68
	DAP hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 2008
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Wong Kah Woh	13,923	65.74	11.11
	BN	Vincent Hooi Wy Hon	8,257	34.26	11.11
Total valid votes			21,180	97.05
Total rejected ballots			303	1.33
Unreturned ballots			371	1.62
Turnout			22,854	73.27	1.83
Registered electors			31,990
Majority			5,666	31.48	22.22
	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	%
	BN	Vincent Hooi Wy Hon	10,901	54.63
	DAP	Teh Hock Ke	9,053	45.37
Total valid votes			19,954	97.32
Total rejected ballots			415	2.02
Unreturned ballots			135	0.66
Turnout			20,504	71.44
Registered electors			30,295
Majority			1,848	9.26
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA UMUM DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI PERAK BAGI TAHUN 2004".