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Kelantan Utara (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Kelantan Utara
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 Utara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim
(تڠكو يندرا ڤيترا سلطان إبراهيم) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Tumpat and Kelantan Hilir

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 Utara Kota Bharu Utara
Tumpat Selatan
Tumpat Utara

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Kelantan Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Tengku Indra Petra 28,428 81.87
NEGARA Nik Hussein Zainal 6,295 18.13
Total valid votes 34,723 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 34,723
Registered electors 40,947
Majority 22,133 63.74
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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