Muar Dalam (federal constituency)

Muar Dalam was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Muar Dalam
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed. The new Pagoh federal constituency was then created from parts of the Muar Dalam constituency in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first-past-the-post voting system.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Muar Dalam
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Aziz IshakAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Aziz IshakAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Syed Nasir IsmailAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pagoh

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Muar Dalam Bukit Serampang
Jorak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Syed Nasir Ismail won uncontested.
AllianceSyed Nasir Ismail
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 28,523
Majority
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAziz Ishak15,38584.44
Socialist FrontMohammed Dali Othman2,83415.56
Total valid votes 18,219 100.00
Total rejected ballots 540
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,75982.56
Registered electors 22,723
Majority 12,551
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAziz Ishak11,32974.16
Parti NegaraAhmad Abu3,94725.84
Total valid votes 15,276 100.00
Total rejected ballots 237
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,51377.37
Registered electors 20,050
Majority 7,382
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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