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Kelantan Selatan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Kelantan Selatan was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Kelantan Selatan
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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

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It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kelantan Selatan
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Abdul Khalid Awang Osman
(عبدالخالد اوڠ عثمان) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Ulu Kelantan and Tanah Merah

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kelantan Selatan Machang
Tanah Merah
Ulu Kelantan

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Kelantan Selantan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Abdul Khalid Awang Osman 21,746 66.87
NEGARA Nik Ahmed Kamil 7,175 22.06
PMIP Mohamed Noor 3,600 11.07
Total valid votes 32,521 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 32,521 86.10
Registered electors 37,771
Majority 14,571 44.81
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

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  1. ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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