Batu (Selangor federal constituency)

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

Batu
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

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Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Batu
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Barat in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P066 1959-1963 Ng Ann Teck
(黄汉德)
SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P066 1963-1964 Ng Ann Teck
(黄汉德)
SF (Lab)
2nd 1964-1968 Tan Chee Khoon
(陈志勤)
1968-1969 GERAKAN
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P066 1971-1972 Tan Chee Khoon
(陈志勤)
GERAKAN
1972-1974 PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished, split into Kepong and Selayang

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Batu Kepong
Penchala

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GERAKAN Tan Chee Khoon 22,720 72.15   26.87
Alliance Yap Chin Kwee 8,772 27.85   15.87
Total valid votes 31,492 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,189
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 32,681 65.12   7.26
Registered electors 50,183
Majority 13,948 44.29   42.73
GERAKAN gain from Socialist Front Swing -22.93


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Socialist Front Tan Chee Khoon 10,122 45.28   12.41
Alliance Yap Chin Kwee 9,774 43.72   1.41
PAP Too Chee Cheong 2,459 11.00   11.00
Total valid votes 22,355 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,023
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,378 72.38   1.15
Registered electors 32,297
Majority 348 1.56   13.82
Socialist Front hold Swing -6.91


Malaysian general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Front Ng Ann Teck 8,737 57.69
Alliance Lim Hee Hong 6,408 42.31
Total valid votes 15,145 100.00
Total rejected ballots 164
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,309 73.53
Registered electors 20,819
Majority 2,329 15.38
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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 2016-04-23.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.