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Negri Sembilan Selatan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Negri Sembilan Selatan
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was 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 Negri Sembilan Selatan
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Abdul Jalil Aminuddin
(عبدالجليل أمين الدين) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Port Dickson and Rembau-Tampin

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Negri Sembilan Selatan Linggi
Port Dickson
Rembau
Tampin

Election Result

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Malayan general election, 1955: Negri Sembilan Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Abdul Jalil Aminuddin 12,099 77.12
NEGARA Baba Ludek 3,590 22.88
Total valid votes 15,689 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,689 85.80
Registered electors 18,286
Majority 8,509 54.24
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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