Seberang Tengah was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Seberang Tengah
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

The federal constituency was created from parts of the Wellesley North constituency in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Its last election was in 1969. It disappeared in the 1974 election and was split into Bukit Mertajam and Permatang Pauh.

History

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Seberang Tengah
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Wellesley North and Wellesley South
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P032 1959-1963 Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
(إبراهيم عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P032 1963-1964 Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
(إبراهيم عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P032 1971-1972 Mustapha Hussain
(مصطفى حسين)
GERAKAN
1972-1974 PEKEMAS
Constituency abolished, split into Bukit Mertajam and Permatang Pauh

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Seberang Tengah Alma
Bukit Mertajam
Permatang Pauh

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Seberang Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GERAKAN Mustapha Hussain 16,808 58.31   58.31
Alliance Ibrahim Abdul Rahman 12,017 41.69   13.53
Total valid votes 28,825 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,516
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 31,341 75.85   6.05
Registered electors 41,319
Majority 4,791 16.62   12.20
GERAKAN gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964: Seberang Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ibrahim Abdul Rahman 15,660 55.22   9.69
Socialist Front Kam Yau Wah 7,486 26.40   12.80
UDP Ooh Chooi Cheng 5,215 18.39   18.39
Total valid votes 28,361 100.00
Total rejected ballots 943
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 29,304 81.90   5.62
Registered electors 35,780
Majority 8,174 28.82   22.49
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Seberang Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ibrahim Abdul Rahman 9,187 45.53
Socialist Front Kang Eng Wah 7,910 39.20
PMIP Abdul Hamid 3,082 15.27
Total valid votes 20,179 100.00
Total rejected ballots 244
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,423 76.28
Registered electors 26,773
Majority 1,277 6.33
This was a new constituency created out of Wellesley North which went to Alliance in the previous election.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.