Kulim Utara (federal constituency)

Kulim Utara was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Kulim Utara
Kedah 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 Kulim Utara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Hanafi Mohd YunusAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Hanafi Mohd YunusAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Bibi Aishah Hamid DonAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Padang Serai

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kulim Utara Lunas
Sidam

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceBibi Aishah Hamid Don12,13167.68
PMIPMd. Zahari Shaari5,79232.32
Total valid votes 17,923 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,096
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,01973.61
Registered electors 25,839
Majority 6,339
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceHanafi Mohd Yunus12,83976.66
PMIPKhatib Shorbaini Hassan3,91023.34
Total valid votes 16,749 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,484
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,23375.58
Registered electors 24,125
Majority 8,929
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceHanafi Mohd Yunus12,28182.90
PMIPKhatib Shorbaini Hassan2,53317.10
Total valid votes 14,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots 310
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,12476.74
Registered electors 19,708
Majority 9,748
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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