Kota Setar (federal constituency)

Kota Setar
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1974
Constituency abolished 1995
First contested 1974
Last contested 1990

Kota Setar was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.

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 1995 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Setar
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
4th1974-1978Abu Bakar UmarBN
5th1978-1982PAS
6th1982-1986
7th1986-1990Abdul Hadi DeraniBN
8th1990-1995Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNWan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman18,22355.09
PASMohamad Shauki Ibrahim14,85644.91
Total valid votes 33,079 100.00
Total rejected ballots 737
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,81675.08
Registered electors
Majority 3,367
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbdul Hadi Derani14,73852.48
PASHalim Arshad13,34447.52
Total valid votes 28,082 100.00
Total rejected ballots 644
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,72672.22
Registered electors 39,775
Majority 1,394
BN gain from PAS Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASAbu Bakar Umar15,44252.38
BNMustapha Ahmad14,03947.62
Total valid votes 29,481 100.00
Total rejected ballots 580
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 30,06181.09
Registered electors 37,073
Majority 1,403
PAS hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASAbu Bakar Umar13,62654.86
BNGhazali Ahmad10,99144.25
IndependentKasim Ahmad2220.89
Total valid votes 24,839 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 31,351
Majority 2,635
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbu Bakar Umar16,47586.37
IndependentKassim Ahmad2,09410.98
IndependentZakaria Ahmad @ Che Mat5072.66
Total valid votes 19,076 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 27,565
Majority 14,381
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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