Segamat Utara (federal constituency)

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

Segamat Utara 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 Segamat Utara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Abdullah Mohd SallehAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Abdullah Mohd SallehAlliance
2nd1964-1968
1968-1969Musa Hitam
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Musa HitamAlliance
1973-1974BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMusa Hitam10,21261.18
DAPTan Thian San6,48038.82
Total valid votes 16,692 100.00
Total rejected ballots 500
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,19278.86
Registered electors 21,802
Majority 3,732
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 19 October 1968
Upon the death of incumbent, Abdullah Mohd Salleh
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMusa Hitam9,48562.34
DAPLee Ah Meng5,73137.66
Total valid votes 15,216 100.00
Total rejected ballots 211
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,42774.24
Registered electors 20,779
Majority 3,754
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdullah Mohd Salleh9,64657.21
Socialist FrontPang Lee Seng4,67127.70
UDPLim Meng See2,54515.09
Total valid votes 16,862 100.00
Total rejected ballots 549
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,41185.88
Registered electors 20,273
Majority 4,975
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdullah Mohd Salleh6,57252.84
IndependentLim Meng See4,94839.78
PMIPSyed Mohamed Abdullah Al-Khard9177.37
Total valid votes 12,437 100.00
Total rejected ballots 109
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 12,54683.40
Registered electors 15,044
Majority 1,624
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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