Dato' Kramat (federal constituency)

Dato' Kramat
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Dato' Kramat was a federal constituency in Penang, 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 Dato' Kramat
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Lim Kean SiewSocialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Lim Kean SiewSocialist Front
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1972V. DavidGerakan
1972-1974PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
GerakanV. David17,27275.40
AllianceLim Chong Hai5,63524.60
Total valid votes 22,907 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,048
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,95577.14
Registered electors 31,053
Majority 11,637
Gerakan gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontLim Kean Siew10,10238.79
UDPTeh Ewe Lim8,23631.62
AllianceLim Cheng Poh7,70729.59
Total valid votes 26,045 100.00
Total rejected ballots 656
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,70185.23
Registered electors 31,327
Majority 1,866
Socialist Front hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontLim Kean Siew10,47466.26
AllianceLee Thean Chew5,04831.93
IndependentC. M. Ramli2861.81
Total valid votes 15,808 100.00
Total rejected ballots 103
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,91172.13
Registered electors 22,058
Majority 5,426
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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