Matang (federal constituency)

Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Matang
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Matang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Larut Selatan
4th1974-1978Hashim GhazaliBN (UMNO)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Gantang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Matang Bukit Gantang
Changkat Jering

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid15,68761.56
DAPZainal Abidin Ahmad5,26820.67
PASAbdullah Hassan4,52917.77
Total valid votes 25,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots 750
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,23474.61
Registered electors 35,162
Majority 10,419
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHashim Ghazali14,70661.94
DAPJamaluddin Yeop Hamzah4,97320.94
PASMohd Dali Main4,06517.12
Total valid votes 23,744 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 31,967
Majority 9,733
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNHashim Ghazali12,54368.00
DAPFadzlan Yahya4,76625.84
PEKEMASTan Kok Kong6393.46
KITANg Hoe Soon4982.70
Total valid votes 18,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,611
Majority 7,777
This was a new constituency created.

References

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