Muar Selatan (federal constituency)

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

Muar Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, 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 Muar Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Sulaiman Abdul RahmanAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963Sulaiman Abdul RahmanAlliance
1963-1964Awang Hassan
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Awang HassanAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Awang Hassan won uncontested.
AllianceAwang Hassan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 34,963
Majority
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Awang Hassan won uncontested.
AllianceAwang Hassan
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 30,123
Majority
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 28 December 1963
Upon the death of incumbent, Sulaiman Abdul Rahman
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAwang Hassan17,10486.82
PMIPHashim Israkal2,59713.18
Total valid votes 19,701 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 30,128
Majority 14,507
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSulaiman Abdul Rahman14,79576.37
PMIPMohamed Tahir Daing Mengati2,50812.95
Parti NegaraRaja Hashim Mahmood2,06910.68
Total valid votes 19,372 100.00
Total rejected ballots 262
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,63476.38
Registered electors 25,706
Majority 12,287
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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