Malacca Utara (federal constituency)

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

Malacca Utara
Malacca 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 Malacca Utara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Abdul Ghani IshakAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Abdul Ghani IshakAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Abdul Ghafar BabaAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Alor Gajah

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Malacca Utara Alor Gajah
Masjid Tanah
Pulau Sebang
Ramuan China
Sungei Bahru

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Ghafar Baba15,69263.86
PMIPAli Md. Salleh8,88136.14
Total valid votes 24,573 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,515
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,08878.49
Registered electors 33,237
Majority 6,811
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Ghani Ishak16,89270.84
Socialist FrontSulaiman Mohamed Attas4,42918.57
PMIPMohamed Yusof Sulong2,52310.58
Total valid votes 23,844 100.00
Total rejected ballots 865
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,70983.92
Registered electors 29,443
Majority 12,463
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Ghani Ishak11,07860.17
PMIPKarim Dalib4,46124.23
Socialist FrontAbdul Karim Bakar2,87215.60
Total valid votes 18,411 100.00
Total rejected ballots 183
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,59481.09
Registered electors 22,930
Majority 6,617
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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