Pelabuhan Kelang (federal constituency)

Pelabuhan Kelang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Pelabuhan Kelang
Selangor 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 Pelabuhan Kelang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kapar and Klang
4th1974-1978V. ManickavasagamBN (MIC)
5th1978-1979
1979-1982V. Govindaraj
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished, split into Kapar and Klang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Pelabuhan Kelang Kapar
Selat Kelang
Sementa

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNV. Govindaraj25,02654.94
DAPNadarasa @ Nadarajah Muthu Thamby13,14228.85
PASAbdullah Hashim7,38516.21
Total valid votes 45,553 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 46,76576.52
Registered electors 61,113
Majority 11,884
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 1 December 1979
Upon the death of incumbent, V. Manickavasagam
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNV. Govindaraj17,21952.52
DAPK. Ramasen7,77723.72
PASAhmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif7,52522.95
IndependentAbdul Hanif Abdul Manaf1140.35
IndependentMani Nagaindra Valliappan830.25
IndependentMohan Lal430.13
IndependentHari Devan Mookhen220.07
Total valid votes 32,783 100.00
Total rejected ballots 528
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,311
Registered electors
Majority 9,442
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNV. Manickavasagam21,42964.59
DAPK. Ramasen10,32931.13
PASMohd Zin Ibrahim1,4204.28
Total valid votes 33,178 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 49,979
Majority 11,100
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNV. Manickavasagam16,277
DAPAbdul Aziz Ismail
PEKEMASA. V. Kathiah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 33,208
Majority 10,608
This was a new constituency created.

References

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