Kuala Trengganu Utara (federal constituency)

Kuala Trengganu Utara
Terengganu constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Kuala Trengganu Utara was a federal constituency in Terengganu, 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 Kuala Trengganu Utara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Hasan Adli Mohd ArshadPMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Hasan Adli Mohd ArshadPMIP
2nd1964-1969Wan Abdul Kadir IsmailAlliance
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Wan Abdul Kadir IsmailAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceWan Abdul Kadir Ismail11,43853.08
PMIPSyed Shafie Tuan Baharu10,11246.92
Total valid votes 21,550 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,957
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,50777.87
Registered electors 30,187
Majority 1,326
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceWan Abdul Kadir Ismail11,50062.67
PMIPSalahuddin Abdullah5,82931.77
Parti NegaraChe Embong Abdullah1,0205.56
Total valid votes 18,349 100.00
Total rejected ballots 869
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,21877.68
Registered electors 24,739
Majority 5,671
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPHasan Adli Mohd Arshad7,26250.65
AllianceWan Abdul Kadir Ismail6,53545.58
IndependentIbrahim Abdul Kadir5403.77
Total valid votes 14,337 100.00
Total rejected ballots 274
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,61173.08
Registered electors 19,994
Majority 727
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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