Port Dickson (federal constituency)

Port Dickson is a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia that is represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974 and from 2018 to present.

Port Dickson (P132)
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
MP
 
 		 
Anwar Ibrahim
PH
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
Constituency re-created2018
First contested1959
Last contested2018
Demographics
Electors (2018)[1]75,212
Area (km²)[2]571

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution, but it was abolished in the 1974 redistribution. However in 2018 the Port Dickson federal constituency was re-created and replaced the Telok Kemang federal constituency following the 2018 redelineation and is mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.[3]

Demographics

Ethnic breakdown of Port Dickson's electorate as of 2018[4]

  Malay (42.72%)
  Chinese (33.11%)
  Indian (21.97%)
  Other ethnicities (2.21%)

History

Representation history
Members of Parliament for Port Dickson
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963T. Mahima SinghAlliance (MIC)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964T. Mahima SinghAlliance (MIC)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[5][6]
3rd1971-1974Soorian ArjunanDAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Telok Kemang
Constituency re-created, renamed from Telok Kemang
14th2018Danyal Balagopal AbdullahPH (PKR)
2018-presentAnwar Ibrahim

Election results
Malaysian general by-election, 13 October 2018
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Danyal Balagopal Abdullah
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHAnwar Ibrahim31,01671.32+12.26
PASMohd Nazari Mokhtar7,45617.14+6.39
IndependentMohd Isa Abdul Samad4,2309.73+9.73
IndependentStevie Chan Keng Leong3370.77+0.77
IndependentLau Seck Yan2140.49+0.49
IndependentKan Chee Yuen1540.35+0.35
IndependentSaiful Bukhari Azlan820.19+0.19
Total valid votes 43,489
Total rejected ballots 598
Unreturned ballots 49
Turnout 58.6%
Registered electors
Majority 23,560
PH hold Swing +2.94
Malaysian general election, 2018
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PHDanyal Balagopal Abdullah36,22559.06+5.17
BNMohan a/l Velayatham18,51530.19-4.49
PASMahfuz bin Roslan6,59410.75+0.92
Total valid votes 61334 100.00
Total rejected ballots 948
Unreturned ballots 266
Turnout 62,54883.16
Registered electors 75,212
Majority 17,71028.87
PH hold Swing +4.83
Source(s)

"His Majesty's Government Gazette - Notice of Contested Election, Parliament for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 242/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 3 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.

"Federal Government Gazette - Results of Contested Election and Statements of the Poll after the Official Addition of Votes, Parliamentary Constituencies for the State of Negeri Sembilan [P.U. (B) 316/2018]" (PDF). Attorney General's Chambers of Malaysia. 28 May 2018. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPSoorian Arjunan10,26653.89+53.89
AllianceMahima Singh Thaliwal Karam Singh6,60634.68-14.69
PMIPMansor Abu Bakar1,8729.83+9.83
UMCOWong Tai Oon3071.61+1.61
Total valid votes 19,051 100.00
Total rejected ballots 697
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,74874.18
Registered electors 26,623
Majority 3,660
DAP gain from Alliance Swing +34.29
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMahima Singh Thaliwal Karam Singh7,91149.35
UDPNg Hup Chwee2,17413.56
IndependentNadchatiram Saraswathy Devi2,07412.94
Socialist FrontR. Murugan2,02012.60
PPPIbrahim Ahmad1,3498.41
IndependentOng Boon Hong5043.14
Total valid votes 16,032 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,219
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,25178.12
Registered electors 22,083
Majority 5,737
Alliance hold Swing N/A
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Mahima Singh Thaliwal Karam Singh won uncontested.
AllianceMahima Singh Thaliwal Karam Singh
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 15,763
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. "Electoral Roll for the 14th Malaysian General Election Updated as of 10 April 2018" (PDF) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 10 April 2018. p. 30. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  2. Laporan Kajian Semula Persempadanan Mengenai Syor-Syor Yang Dicadangkan Bagi Bahagian-Bahagian Pilihan Raya Persekutuan Dan Negeri Di Dalam Negeri-Negeri Tanah Melayu Kali Keenam Tahun 2018 Jilid 1 (PDF) (Report) (in Malay). Election Commission of Malaysia. 2018. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
  3. "Your voting area might have changed for GE14. How will this affect the Elections?". CILISOS - Current Issues Tambah Pedas!. 31 March 2018. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "14th General Election Malaysia (GE14 / PRU14) - Results Overview". election.thestar.com.my. Retrieved 20 June 2020.
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