Kota Star Selatan (federal constituency)

Kota Bharu
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Kota Star Selatan 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 Kota Star Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Wan Sulaiman Wan TamAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Wan Sulaiman Wan TamAlliance
2nd1964-1969Mahathir Mohamad
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Yusof RawaPMIP
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPYusof Abdullah13,02151.97
AllianceMahathir Mohamad12,03248.03
Total valid votes 25,053 100.00
Total rejected ballots 627
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,68080.26
Registered electors 31,995
Majority 989
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMahathir Mohamad12,40660.22
PMIPMohd Sha'ari Abdul Shukor8,19639.78
Total valid votes 20,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 838
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,44082.79
Registered electors 25,898
Majority 4,210
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceWan Sulaiman Wan Tam8,36951.68
PMIPOthman Yunus7,82448.32
Total valid votes 16,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots 185
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,37877.74
Registered electors 21,069
Majority 545
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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