Penang Island was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
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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 Penang Island | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | S. M. Zainal Abidin (س. م. زاينل عابدين) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
Constituency abolished, split into Penang Selatan and Dato' Kramat |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Penang Island | East Coast | ||||||
Jelutong | |||||||
South Coast | |||||||
West Coast |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | S. M. Zainul Abidin | 14,865 | 83.56 | |||
Independent | Isa Sulaiman | 2,925 | 16.44 | |||
Total valid votes | 17,790 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 17,790 | 66.48 | ||||
Registered electors | 26,759 | |||||
Majority | 11,940 | 67.12 | ||||
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.