Bukit Bintang (Selangor federal constituency)

Bukit Bintang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Bukit Bintang
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bukit Bintang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Cheah Theam Swee (谢添瑞)Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Cheah Theam Swee (谢添瑞)Alliance (MCA)
2nd1964-1969Tan Toh Hong (陈道方)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1972Yeoh Teck Chye (杨德才)Gerakan
1972-1974PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kuala Lumpur Bandar

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Bukit Bintang Bukit Nanas
Kampong Bharu

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
GerakanYeoh Teck Chye18,48866.92
AllianceTan Toh Hong9,13733.08
Total valid votes 27,625 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,410
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 29,03557.35
Registered electors 50,631
Majority 9,351
Gerakan gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTan Toh Hong9,10742.51
PAPWong Lin Ken6,66731.12
Socialist FrontIshak Muhammad5,00023.34
PMIPAbdul Aziz Ismail6503.03
Total valid votes 21,424 100.00
Total rejected ballots 676
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,10065.70
Registered electors 33,636
Majority 2,440
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceCheah Theam Swee6,13437.33
IndependentRobert K. C. Koh5,43433.07
Socialist FrontMohamed Nazar Nong4,59327.95
IndependentHeng Cheng Swee2701.64
Total valid votes 16,431 100.00
Total rejected ballots 79
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,51066.08
Registered electors 24,984
Majority 700
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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
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