Segamat Selatan (federal constituency)

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

Segamat Selatan
Johor 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 Segamat Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Teoh Chze Chong (张纸宗)Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Teoh Chze Chong (张纸宗)Alliance (MCA)
2nd1964-1969Lee San Choon (李三春)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Lee San Choon (李三春)Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Labis

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Segamat Selatan Bekok
Labis

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceLee San Choon14,47073.63
IndependentAbdul Rahman Abdul Rasool5,18326.37
Total valid votes 19,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,652
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,30571.66
Registered electors 29,730
Majority 9,287
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceLee San Choon11,35563.33
Socialist FrontChiu Siu Meng4,95627.64
UDPTan Luan Hong1,6199.03
Total valid votes 17,930 100.00
Total rejected ballots 763
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,69382.43
Registered electors 22,678
Majority 6,399
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTeoh Chze Chong7,82861.69
Socialist FrontLim Chin Kean4,86238.31
Total valid votes 12,690 100.00
Total rejected ballots 151
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 12,84182.59
Registered electors 15,548
Majority 2,966
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.
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