Ulu Kelantan (federal constituency)

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

Ulu Kelantan was a federal constituency in the Kelantan, 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 Ulu Kelantan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Tengku Indra Petra Sultan IbrahimAlliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Tengku Indra Petra Sultan IbrahimAlliance
2nd1964-1969Hussein Sulaiman
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik MahmudAlliance
1973-1974BN
4th1974-1978Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah15,57361.35
PASHassan Mat Saman9,81038.65
Total valid votes 25,383 100.00
Total rejected ballots 717
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,10080.68
Registered electors 32,350
Majority 5,763
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah10,26764.28
PASKhaidir Khatib5,70535.72
Total valid votes 15,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 21,048
Majority 4,562
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah won uncontested.
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 16,765
Majority
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud15,95456.35
PMIPKhaidir Khatib12,35843.65
Total valid votes 28,312 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,046
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 29,35876.14
Registered electors 38,560
Majority 3,596
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceHussein Sulaiman12,68157.11
PMIPWan Yusof Che Tengah9,10841.02
Socialist FrontAbdullah Mat Ariff4141.86
Total valid votes 22,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots 947
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,15078.53
Registered electors 29,479
Majority 3,573
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim8,77050.50
PMIPAmaluddin Darus8,30647.82
Parti NegaraMohamed Yatim Shamsuddin2921.68
Total valid votes 17,368 100.00
Total rejected ballots 62
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,43076.32
Registered electors 22,839
Majority 464
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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