Batu (Selangor federal constituency)

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

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

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

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Ng Ann TeckSocialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Ng Ann TeckSocialist Front
2nd1964-1968Tan Chee Khoon
1968-1969Gerakan
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1972Tan Chee KhoonGerakan
1972-1974PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
GerakanTan Chee Khoon22,72072.15+26.87
AllianceYap Chin Kwee8,77227.85-15.87
Total valid votes 31,492100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,189
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 32,68165.12-7.26
Registered electors 50,183
Majority 13,94844.29N/A
Gerakan gain from Socialist Front Swing -22.93
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontTan Chee Khoon10,12245.28-12.41
AllianceYap Chin Kwee9,77443.72+1.41
PAPToo Chee Cheong2,45911.00N/A
Total valid votes 22,355100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,023
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,37872.38-1.15
Registered electors 32,297
Majority 3481.56-13.82
Socialist Front hold Swing -6.91
Malaysian general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontNg Ann Teck8,73757.69N/A
AllianceLim Hee Hong6,40842.31N/A
Total valid votes 15,145100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,30973.53N/A
Registered electors 20,819
Majority 2,32915.38N/A
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 2016-04-23.
  2. ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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