Setapak (Selangor federal constituency)

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

Setapak
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Setapak
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Ahmad BoestamamSocialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Ahmad BoestamamSocialist Front
2nd1964-1969Chan Seong Yoon (詹祥云)Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1972Walter Loh Poh Khan (罗保根)DAP
1972-1973Alliance (MCA)[3]
1973-1974BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Setapak

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Setapak Ampang
Sentul

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPWalter Loh Poh Khan17,13755.27
AllianceTeh Hock Heng13,87144.73
Total valid votes 31,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,165
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,17357.23
Registered electors 57,969
Majority 3,266
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceChan Seong Yoon12,29250.39
Socialist FrontTajuddin Abdul Kahar7,88832.34
PAPK. V. Thaver4,21417.27
Total valid votes 24,394 100.00
Total rejected ballots 871
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,26568.22
Registered electors 37,034
Majority 4,404
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontAhmad Boestamam6,90144.35
AllianceAishah Ghani4,80530.88
IndependentYap Kim Swee3,85324.76
Total valid votes 15,559 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,66169.64
Registered electors 22,490
Majority 2,096
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.
  3. "Two DAP MPs Join MCA". The Straits Times. 18 May 1972. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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