Trengganu Utara (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Trengganu Utara was a federal constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Trengganu Utara
Terengganu constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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

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It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Trengganu Selatan
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed
(إبراهيم فيكري محمد)
Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Besut and Kuala Trengganu Utara

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Trengganu Utara Bandar Kuala Trengganu
Kuala Besut
Ladang
Setiu
Ulu Besut

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Trengganu Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ibrahim Fikri 22,041 88.49
NEGARA Mohd Salleh Ahmad 2,866 11.51
Total valid votes 24,907 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,907 80.55
Registered electors 30,921
Majority 19,175 76.98
This was a new constituency created.

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.