Selandar (federal constituency)

Selandar
Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1984
Constituency abolished 2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Selandar was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Selandar
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
7th1986-1990Kok Wee KiatBN
8th1990-1995Fong Chan Onn
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn23,05565.18
KEADILANChua Tian Chang12,31634.82
Total valid votes 35,371 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,084
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 36,52573.70
Registered electors
Majority 10,739
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn28,36684.54
S46Burkhan Abdullah5,18615.46
Total valid votes 33,552 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,497
Unreturned ballots 111
Turnout 35,16073.80
Registered electors
Majority 23,180
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn19,12068.68
S46Samat Abdullah8,71931.32
Total valid votes 27,839 100.00
Total rejected ballots 898
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,73775.66
Registered electors
Majority 10,401
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKok Wee Kiat17,86470.66
DAPAng Kuang Meng7,41729.34
Total valid votes 25,281 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,098
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,37970.70
Registered electors 37,313
Majority 10,447
This was a new constituency created.

References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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