Sungai Besar (state constituency)

Sungai Besar was a state constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly from 1959 to 2004.

Sungai Besar
Selangor constituency
Defunct state constituency
LegislatureSelangor State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished2004
First contested1959
Last contested1999

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Selangor State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Sungai Besar
AssemblyYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Sungei Besar
1st1959-1964Taiban HassanAlliance
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Assembly dissolved
3rd1971-1973Taiban HassanAlliance
1973-1974BN
4th1974-1978Mohamed Ghazali Kantan
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Sungai Besar
7th1986-1989Abu Samah NordinBN
1989-1990Mahbud Hashim
8th1990-1995Husin Taib
9th1995-1999Ramli Norani
10th1999-2004Sallehen MukhyiPAS
Constituency abolished

Election results

Selangor state election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PASSallehen Mukhyi4,66650.85
BNRamli Norani4,51049.15
Total valid votes 9,176 100.00
Total rejected ballots 277
Unreturned ballots 29
Turnout 9,48271.06
Registered electors 13,343
Majority 156
PAS gain from BN Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNRamli Norani6,57073.90
PASRuslan Ahmad2,32026.10
Total valid votes 8,890 100.00
Total rejected ballots 364
Unreturned ballots 41
Turnout 9,29568.30
Registered electors 13,609
Majority 4,250
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHusin Taib6,35069.90
S46Daud Sikandar Ali2,73530.10
Total valid votes 9,085 100.00
Total rejected ballots 465
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,55072.27
Registered electors 13,215
Majority 3,615
BN hold Swing

Selangor state by-election, 1 November 1989
Upon the death of incumbent, Abu Samah Nordin
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMahbud Hashim5,09867.38
PASAbd. Razak Dawami2,46832.62
Total valid votes 7,566 100.00
Total rejected ballots 122
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,68863.57
Registered electors 12,094
Majority 2,630
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbu Samah Nordin5,21871.99
PASRuslan Ahmad2,03028.01
Total valid votes 7,248 100.00
Total rejected ballots 336
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,58463.86
Registered electors 11,876
Majority 3,188
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1982: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohamed Ghazali Kantan5,71076.42
PASRuslan Ahmad1,76223.58
Total valid votes 7,472 100.00
Total rejected ballots 292
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,76467.71
Registered electors 11,466
Majority 3,948
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1978: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohamed Ghazali Kantan4,59668.20
PASHassan Shukri2,14331.80
Total valid votes 6,739 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 10,746
Majority 2,453
BN hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1974: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohamed Ghazali Kantan3,37568.22
IndependentTaiban Hassan1,43929.09
PEKEMASShariff Sadri1332.69
Total valid votes 4,947 100.00
Total rejected ballots 530
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,47771.05
Registered electors 7,709
Majority 1,936
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?
Selangor state election, 1969: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTaiban Hassan5,78762.15
PMIPHassan Shukri3,52437.85
Total valid votes 9,311 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,247
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,55866.85
Registered electors 15,793
Majority 2,263
Alliance hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1964: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTaiban Hassan4,71665.33
PMIPZakaria Ismail2,50334.67
Total valid votes 7,219 100.00
Total rejected ballots 801
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 8,02071.51
Registered electors 11,215
Majority 2,213
Alliance hold Swing
Selangor state election, 1959: Sungei Besar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTaiban Hassan3,22959.62
PMIPAbdul Hakim Abdullah2,18740.38
Total valid votes 5,416 100.00
Total rejected ballots 275
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 5,69164.60
Registered electors 8,810
Majority 1,042
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 2016-05-25.
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