Ipoh-Menglembu was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
Perak constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1959 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1957 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]
History
editIt was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
editMembers of Parliament for Ipoh-Menglembu | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1957 | Leong Yew Koh (梁宇皋) |
Alliance (MCA) |
1957-1959 | D. R. Seenivasagam (தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்) |
PPP | |
Constituency abolished, split into Ipoh and Menglembu |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Ipoh-Menglembu | Ipoh North | ||||||
Ipoh South |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PPP | D. R. Seenivasagam | 5,911 | 59.09 | 50.72 | |
Alliance | Yap Yin Fah | 4,091 | 40.91 | 36.01 | |
Total valid votes | 10,002 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 114 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 10,116 | 62.50 | 20.20 | ||
Registered electors | 16,013 | ||||
Majority | 1,820 | 18.18 | 48.55 | ||
PPP gain from Alliance | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Leong Yew Koh | 7,421 | 76.92 | |||
National Association of Perak | Loh Ah Kee | 983 | 10.19 | |||
PPP | D. R. Seenivasagam | 808 | 8.37 | |||
Independent | W. E. Balasingam | 439 | 4.55 | |||
Total valid votes | 9,651 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 9,651 | 82.70 | ||||
Registered electors | 11,610 | |||||
Majority | 6,438 | 66.73 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.