Batang Padang (federal constituency)

Batang Padang
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1986
First contested 1959
Last contested 1982

Batang Padang was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batang Padang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Abdul Hamid KhanAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Abdul Hamid KhanAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1974Loh Jee MeeDAP
4th1974-1978Azharul Abidin Abdul RahimBN
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzharul Abidin Abdul Rahim14,29767.62
DAPIbrahim Singgeh6,84732.38
Total valid votes 21,144 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,012
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,15675.73
Registered electors 29,255
Majority 7,450
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzharul Abidin Abdul Rahim11,91161.15
DAPJimmy Loh Jee Mee7,56838.85
Total valid votes 19,479 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 25,914
Majority 4,343
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAzharul Abidin Abdul Rahim7,40851.33
DAPJimmy Loh Jee Mee7,02448.67
Total valid votes 14,432 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 22,098
Majority 384
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPJimmy Loh Jee Mee7,18850.37
AllianceMohamed Jumah Satir7,08249.63
Total valid votes 14,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 704
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,97475.07
Registered electors 19,946
Majority 106
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan7,82758.68
PPPAmirthalingam Sinniah3,41225.58
IndependentJimmy Loh Jee Mee2,09915.74
Total valid votes 13,338 100.00
Total rejected ballots 899
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,23780.88
Registered electors 17,603
Majority 4,415
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan6,23154.26
IndependentJaya Ramachandran3,74932.65
PMIPHashim Mahaboob1,50413.10
Total valid votes 11,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots 93
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,57769.46
Registered electors 16,667
Majority 2,482
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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