Batu (Selangor federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Batu was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
History[]
Representation history[]
Members of Parliament for Batu | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Barat in the state of Selangor | |||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | Ng Ann Teck (黄汉德) | Socialist Front |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | Ng Ann Teck (黄汉德) | Socialist Front |
2nd | 1964-1968 | Tan Chee Khoon (陈志勤) | |
1968-1969 | Gerakan | ||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1972 | Tan Chee Khoon (陈志勤) | Gerakan |
1972-1974 | PEKEMAS | ||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kepong |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Batu | Kepong | ||||||
Penchala |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | Tan Chee Khoon | 22,720 | 72.15 | +26.87 | |
Alliance | Yap Chin Kwee | 8,772 | 27.85 | -15.87 | |
Total valid votes | 31,492 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,189 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 32,681 | 65.12 | -7.26 | ||
Registered electors | 50,183 | ||||
Majority | 13,948 | 44.29 | N/A | ||
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia gain from Socialist Front | Swing | -22.93
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Socialist Front | Tan Chee Khoon | 10,122 | 45.28 | -12.41 | |
Alliance | Yap Chin Kwee | 9,774 | 43.72 | +1.41 | |
PAP | Too Chee Cheong | 2,459 | 11.00 | N/A | |
Total valid votes | 22,355 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,023 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 23,378 | 72.38 | -1.15 | ||
Registered electors | 32,297 | ||||
Majority | 348 | 1.56 | -13.82 | ||
Socialist Front hold | Swing | -6.91
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Socialist Front | Ng Ann Teck | 8,737 | 57.69 | N/A | ||
Alliance | Lim Hee Hong | 6,408 | 42.31 | N/A | ||
Total valid votes | 15,145 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 164 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 15,309 | 73.53 | N/A | |||
Registered electors | 20,819 | |||||
Majority | 2,329 | 15.38 | N/A | |||
This was a new constituency created. |
References[]
- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-04-23.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-04-23.
Categories:
- Defunct Selangor federal constituencies