Jitra-Padang Terap (federal constituency)

Jitra-Padang Terap
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Jitra-Padang Terap was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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 Jitra-Padang Terap
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Fatimah HashimAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Fatimah HashimAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Fatimah HashimAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceFatimah Hashim15,14556.64
PMIPSiti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain11,59543.36
Total valid votes 26,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,186
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 27,92778.23
Registered electors 35,697
Majority 3,550
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceFatimah Hashim15,83572.17
PMIPIsa Mohamad6,10527.83
Total valid votes 21,940 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,077
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,01778.12
Registered electors 29,464
Majority 9,730
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceFatimah Hashim10,98165.22
PMIPHusin Salleh5,85634.78
Total valid votes 16,837 100.00
Total rejected ballots 212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,04975.52
Registered electors 22,576
Majority 5,125
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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