Malacca Tengah (federal constituency)

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

Malacca Tengah 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 Tengah
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Tan Siew SinAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Tan Siew SinAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Tan Siew SinAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTan Siew Sin13,79052.15
Parti RakyatKampo Radjo Baginda Kayo6,49024.55
PMIPMohamed Kamal Sudin6,16123.30
Total valid votes 26,441 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,620
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,06178.79
Registered electors 35,617
Majority 7,300
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTan Siew Sin18,56874.14
Socialist FrontHasnul Abdul Hadi5,24120.93
PMIPMohamed Kamal Sudin1,2364.94
Total valid votes 25,045 100.00
Total rejected ballots 721
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,76684.29
Registered electors 30,569
Majority 13,327
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTan Siew Sin13,63574.55
PMIPAbdul Majid Hussin4,65525.45
Total valid votes 18,290 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,47778.64
Registered electors 23,495
Majority 8,980
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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