Larut-Matang 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 | 1955 |
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 Larut-Matang | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Cheah Kay Chuan (谢啟皋) |
Alliance (MCA) |
Constituency abolished, split into Larut Selatan and Larut Utara |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Larut-Matang | Larut South-Matang | ||||||
Selama-Larut North |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Cheah Khay Chuan | 15,407 | 64.04 | |||
Perak Malay League | Abu Bakar Said | 4,453 | 18.51 | |||
National Association of Perak | Wan Zarazillah | 3,437 | 14.29 | |||
Labour | Puran Singh | 761 | 3.16 | |||
Total valid votes | 24,058 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 24,508 | 81.70 | ||||
Registered electors | 29,447 | |||||
Majority | 10,954 | 45.53 | ||||
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.