Bandar Malacca (federal constituency)

Bandar Malacca
Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Bandar Malacca was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bandar Malacca
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Tan Kee GakMalayan Party
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Tan Kee GakAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1974Lim Kit SiangDAP
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPLim Kit Siang18,56260.80
AllianceKoh Kim Leng7,34624.06
Parti RakyatHasnul Abdul Hadi4,62115.14
Total valid votes 30,529 100.00
Total rejected ballots 955
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 31,48473.77
Registered electors 42,679
Majority 11,216
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTan Kee Gak13,78949.41
Socialist FrontYeoh Ho Huat10,65838.19
PAPChua Sian Chin3,46112.40
Total valid votes 27,908 100.00
Total rejected ballots 467
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,37585.60
Registered electors 33,148
Majority 3,131
Alliance gain from Malayan Party Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Malayan PartyTan Kee Gak9,39652.69
AllianceWong Koon Yoon8,17345.83
IndependentYeoh Ho Huat2651.49
Total valid votes 17,834 100.00
Total rejected ballots 122
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,95680.39
Registered electors 22,337
Majority 1,223
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. ↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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