Malacca Selatan (federal constituency)

Malacca Selatan
Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Malacca Selatan was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Hassan MansorAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Hassan MansorAlliance
2nd1964-1969Abdul Karim Abu
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Ahmad IthninAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 30 January 1971
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Ahmad was elected to Parliament in the Malacca Selatan by-election, 1971. Election for Malacca Selatan federal constituency and another 40 federal constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak were postponed from the scheduled date, 10 May 1969.
AllianceAhmad Ithnin14,76660.95
PMIPMohammad Taha Kalu5,48222.63
IndependentGan Hong Hui2,65510.96
PSRMOmar Abdullah1,3255.47
Total valid votes 24,228 100.00
Total rejected ballots 471
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,69968.17
Registered electors 36,232
Majority 9,284
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Karim Abu18,64972.29
Socialist FrontJaafar Mohd Tan7,15027.71
Total valid votes 25,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,139
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,93883.08
Registered electors 32,425
Majority 11,499
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceHassan Mansor11,30056.14
Socialist FrontChung Cheng Wen5,81228.87
PMIPMohammad Taha Kalu3,01714.99
Total valid votes 20,129 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,31781.35
Registered electors 24,975
Majority 5,488
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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