Kuala Trengganu Selatan (federal constituency)

Kuala Trengganu Selatan was a federal constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Terengganu constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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 Kuala Trengganu Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1962Onn JaafarParti Negara
1962-1963Ismail KassimAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Ismail KassimAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Abdullah Abdul Rahman
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Mohd. Daud Abdul SamadPMIP
1973-1974BN (PMIP)
Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Nerus and Kuala Trengganu

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kuala Trengganu Selatan Bandar
Batu Burok
Bukit Besar
Ladang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPMohd. Daud Abdul Samad10,79054.44
AllianceOthman Abd. Karim @ Yong9,02945.56
Total valid votes 19,819 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,89470.93
Registered electors 29,457
Majority 1,761
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdullah Abdul Rahman9,79557.89
Parti NegaraGarieb Abdul Raouf5,34931.62
PMIPMohamed Taib Ismail1,77510.49
Total valid votes 16,919 100.00
Total rejected ballots 700
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,61973.02
Registered electors 24,129
Majority 4,446
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 19 March 1962
Upon the death of Onn Jaafar
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceIsmail Kassim7,27554.45
Parti NegaraGarieb Abdul Raouf5,19838.90
PMIPTengku Shahdan Tengku Abdul Majid8896.65
Total valid votes 13,362 100.00
Total rejected ballots 399
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,76167.32
Registered electors 20,441
Majority 2,077
Alliance gain from Parti Negara Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Parti NegaraOnn Jaafar7,98659.78
AllianceEngku Muhsein Abdul Kadir5,37440.22
Total valid votes 13,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,49170.09
Registered electors 19,247
Majority 2,612
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 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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