Kinta — Malaysia General Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Kinta was won by Lim Teang Seng (MCA) at the GE06 (1982) general election, with a majority of 12,873 votes over Soong Chok Tak. This page covers every general election in Kinta from GE04 (1974) to GE06 (1982).

Full Election History, GE04 (1974)–GE06 (1982)

Election	Winner	Party	Votes	Vote Share	Runner-up	Majority
GE04 (1974)	Ngan Siong Hing	DAP	15,885	45.9%	Wong Kwong Nam (PPP)	581 (1.7 pts)
GE05 (1978)	Yang Choong Fu	MCA	21,221	48.8%	Farn Seong Than (DAP)	2,207 (5.1 pts)
GE06 (1982)	Lim Teang Seng	MCA	30,229	59.8%	Soong Chok Tak (DAP)	12,873 (25.4 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

GE04 (1974)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Ngan Siong Hing	DAP	15,885	45.9%
Wong Kwong Nam	PPP (BN)	15,304	44.2%
Samsudin bin Harun	Independent	2,028	5.9%
Yong Su Hian	Independent	1,424	4.1%

GE05 (1978)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Yang Choong Fu	MCA (BN)	21,221	48.8%
Farn Seong Than	DAP	19,014	43.8%
Samsudin bin Harun	PAS	3,207	7.4%

GE06 (1982)

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Lim Teang Seng	MCA (BN)	30,229	59.8%
Soong Chok Tak	DAP	17,356	34.3%
Mohamed Termizi bin Mahmood	PAS	2,385	4.7%
Shaharuddin bin Dahalan	Pekemas	619	1.2%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's coalition bloc.

Trend

Kinta has been contested at 3 general elections on record since GE04 (1974). Parties that have won this seat over that span: DAP, MCA.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Kinta in the GE06 (1982) general election?

Lim Teang Seng (MCA) won Kinta in GE06 (1982) with 30,229 votes (59.8%), a majority of 12,873 votes over Soong Chok Tak (DAP).

Which parties have won Kinta since GE04 (1974)?

Since GE04 (1974), Kinta has been won by: DAP, MCA.

What was the closest result in Kinta?

The closest result on record for Kinta was GE04 (1974), when DAP beat PPP by just 581 votes (1.7 percentage points).