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

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

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

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 Utara
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Wellesley North
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P038 1959-1963 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P038 1963-1964 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P038 1971-1973 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kepala Batas

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 Utara Muda
Kepala Batas
Tasek Glugor

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 13,111 54.98   12.73
PMIP Musa Mohamed Yatim 10,737 45.02   27.10
Total valid votes 23,848 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,593
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,441 81.69   2.88
Registered electors 32,369
Majority 2,374 9.96   39.83
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 15,440 67.71   6.04
PMIP Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain 4,087 17.92   8.33
Socialist Front Omar Mohd. Yusoff 3,277 14.37   14.32
Total valid votes 22,804 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,010
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,814 84.57   8.26
Registered electors 28,160
Majority 11,353 49.79   2.29
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 12,748 73.75
PMIP Yusof Abdullah 4,537 26.25
Total valid votes 17,285 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,534 76.31
Registered electors 22,978
Majority 8,211 47.50
This was a new constituency created.

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 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.