Perlis Selatan (federal constituency)

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

Perlis Selatan was a federal constituency in Perlis, 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 Perlis Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Mokhtar IsmailAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Mokhtar IsmailAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Mokhtar IsmailAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMokhtar Ismail11,43252.78
PMIPAbu Bakar Hamzah10,22947.22
Total valid votes 21,661 100.00
Total rejected ballots 610
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,27179.18
Registered electors 28,128
Majority 1,203
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMokhtar Ismail10,48659.12
PMIPYusof Abdullah7,25040.88
Total valid votes 17,736 100.00
Total rejected ballots 843
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,57980.39
Registered electors 23,112
Majority 3,236
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMokhtar Ismail8,01556.53
PMIPAbdul Rahman Osman6,16343.47
Total valid votes 14,178 100.00
Total rejected ballots 97
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,27575.95
Registered electors 18,795
Majority 1,852
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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