Menglembu (federal constituency)

Menglembu
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1986
First contested 1959
Last contested 1982

Menglembu was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Menglembu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963S. P. SeenivasagamPPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964S. P. SeenivasagamPPP
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973S. P. SeenivasagamPPP
1973-1974BN
4th1974-1978Fan Yew TengDAP
5th1978-1982Patto Perumal
6th1982-1986Yew Foo WengBN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNYew Foo Weng27,18752.69
DAPLau Dak Kee24,41247.31
Total valid votes 51,599 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,824
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 53,42373.88
Registered electors 72,307
Majority 2,775
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPPatto Perumal29,57363.77
BNLee Chan Fai @ Lee Soon Heng16,80336.23
Total valid votes 46,376 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 61,439
Majority 12,770
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPFan Yew Teng
BNS. P. Seenivasagam
IndependentKoo Eng Kuang
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 51,316
Majority 10,748
DAP gain from PPP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPS. P. Seenivasagam29,08981.01
AllianceHew Chai Kee6,81818.99
Total valid votes 35,907 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,391
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 37,29871.85
Registered electors 51,913
Majority 22,271
PPP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPS. P. Seenivasagam20,36758.08
AllianceLim Eng Chang11,24632.07
Socialist FrontYunos Mohd Isa3,4579.86
Total valid votes 35,070 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,117
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 36,18778.68
Registered electors 45,994
Majority 9,121
PPP hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PPPS. P. Seenivasagam14,33865.43
AllianceWong Kok Weng6,29228.71
Socialist FrontIdham Khatib1,2835.85
Total valid votes 21,913 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,04465.59
Registered electors 33,609
Majority 8,046
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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