Sitiawan (federal constituency)
Sitiawan was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1958 |
| Constituency abolished | 1974 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 1969 |
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 Sitiawan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Yong Woo Ming (杨武明) | Alliance (MCA) |
| Parliament of Malaysia | |||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Yong Woo Ming (杨武明) | Alliance (MCA) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Kam Woon Wah (甘文华) | |
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1972 | Richard Ho Ung Hun (何文翰) | DAP |
| 1972-1973 | Alliance (MCA)[3] | ||
| 1973-1974 | BN (MCA) | ||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Lumut | |||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Richard Ho Ung Hun | 11,607 | 59.31 | ||
| Alliance | Kam Woon Wah | 7,964 | 40.69 | ||
| Total valid votes | 19,571 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 921 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 20,492 | 73.37 | |||
| Registered electors | 27,930 | ||||
| Majority | 3,643 | ||||
| DAP gain from Alliance | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Kam Woon Wah | 11,136 | 60.41 | ||
| UDP | Too Joon Hing | 7,299 | 39.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 18,435 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 685 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 19,120 | 80.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,877 | ||||
| Majority | 3,837 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Yong Woo Ming | 6,442 | 41.67 | |||
| Independent | Too Joon Hing | 6,079 | 39.33 | |||
| PPP | Hor Hock Lung | 2,937 | 19.00 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,458 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 155 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,613 | 61.15 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,531 | |||||
| Majority | 373 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
References
- Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- "Two DAP MPs Join MCA". The Straits Times. 18 May 1972. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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