Rawang (federal constituency)

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

Rawang
Selangor 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 Rawang
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏)Socialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏)Socialist Front
2nd1964-1969Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul RahmanAlliance (UMNO)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul RahmanAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Selayang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Rawang Kuang
Serendah

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman8,26050.77
GerakanG. T. Rajah8,01049.23
Total valid votes 16,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,251
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,52170.75
Registered electors 24,765
Majority 250
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman9,93567.47
Socialist FrontLee Chi Kit4,78932.53
Total valid votes 14,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 659
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,38377.10
Registered electors 19,951
Majority 5,146
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontLiu Yoong Peng6,14357.01
AllianceAbdul Karim Kassim3,65433.91
IndependentBorhan Abdul Majid9789.08
Total valid votes 10,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,89375.76
Registered electors 14,378
Majority 2,489
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.