1987 Gopeng by-election

1987 Gopeng by-election Malaysia parliamentary no 1986 Malaysian general election 1986 1990 Malaysian general election 1990 P077 seat in the Dewan Rakyat 16 May 1987 BN Ting Chew Peh Barisan Nasional MCA BN 12,619 60.62% DAP Ahmad Nor DAP Democratic Action Party 8,096 38.89% IND Tan Kee Chye Independent Independent politician 103 0.49% MP Tan Koon Swan BN (MCA) Ting Chew Peh BN (MCA) 21,236 The Gopeng by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held on 16 May 1986 in the state of Perak, Malaysia. The Gopeng seat fell vacant following the resignation of its member of parliament Tan Koon Swan of Barisan Nasional (BN) due to imprisonment in Singapore.Ahmad Nor to stand in Gopeng if seat is vacant 1986-10-31 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19861031&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-10 New Straits Times 2 en Tan, who at the time were the president of BN's component party Malaysian Chinese Association (MCA), won the seat in 1986 Malaysian general election against 4 other candidates with majority of 6,135.Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 0-19-924959-8Ramanathan Sankaran Malaysia's 1986 General Election: The Urban-Rural Dichotomy Adnan Mohd H. 1988 ISEAS Publishing 978-981-4376-82-2 SingaporeRachagan S. Sothi 1987 The 1986 Parliamentary Elections in Peninsular Malaysia https://www.jstor.org/stable/27908577 Southeast Asian Affairs 217–235 0377-5437Hanafiah A. Malek 1987-12-01 The Malaysian general election of 1986 https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/0261379487900400 Electoral Studies 6 3 279–285 10.1016/0261-3794(87)90040-0 0261-3794 subscription Ting Chew Peh of Barisan Nasional, won the by election, defeating Ahmad Nor of Democratic Action Party and independent politician Tan Kee Chye with a majority of 4,523 votes. The constituency had 34,412 voters.BN retains Gopeng Francis Jerry 1987-05-17 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870517&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-10 New Straits Times 1 en Nomination SDP have decided to not field candidate due to high deposit required.SDP decides not to contest Gopeng seat 1987-05-07 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870507&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-10 New Straits Times 7 en On Nomination Day, Barisan Nasional nominated former National University of Malaysia lecturer, Dr Ting Chew Peh. Democratic Action Party nominated former Cuepacs president, Ahmad Nor. Tan Kee Chye, businessman join in as independent candidate.Voter's mood favours the Barisan Francis Jerry 1987-05-16 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870516&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-10 New Straits Times 7 en3-way fight for Gopeng 1987-05-08 https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=x8G803Bi31IC&dat=19870508&printsec=frontpage&hl=en 2025-02-10 New Straits Times 1 en Results Malaysia 16 May 1987 yes Gopeng (federal constituency) Gopeng yes yes Upon the resignation of incumbent, Tan Koon Swan, who was serving a prison term in Singapore. Election result 1987 Barisan Nasional Ting Chew Peh 12,619 60.62 0.25 Democratic Action Party Ahmad Nor 8,096 38.89 4.96 Independent politician Tan Kee Chye 103 0.49 0.49 Total valid votes 20,818 100.00 Total rejected ballots Unreturned ballots Turnout 21,236 62.20 Registered electors 34,142 Majority 4,523 21.73 4.71 Barisan Nasional References Gopeng 1987 Gopeng by-election