Sungei Perak Ulu 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 | 1957 |
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 Sungei Perak Ulu | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1957 | Mohd Ghazali Jawi (محمد غزالي جاوي) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
1957-1959 | Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya (ميور شمس الدين ميور يحي) | ||
Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Kangsar and Ulu Perak |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Sungei Perak Ulu | Kuala Kansgar | ||||||
Ulu Perak |
Election results
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya | 12,795 | 68.04 | 3.44 | |
Rakyat | Mohamed Shariff Babul | 5,601 | 31.96 | 31.96 | |
Total valid votes | 18,805 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 349 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,154 | 58.20 | 24.80 | ||
Registered electors | 32,376 | ||||
Majority | 7,134 | 36.08 | 15.83 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Mohd Ghazali Jawi | 16,781 | 71.48 | |||
Independent | Mat Judin Ahmad | 4,595 | 19.57 | |||
National Association of Perak | Syed Nordin Wafa | 2,099 | 8.94 | |||
Total valid votes | 23,475 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 23,475 | 83.00 | ||||
Registered electors | 28,283 | |||||
Majority | 12,186 | 51.91 | ||||
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.