Kota Bharu Hilir (federal constituency)

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Kota Bharu Hilir
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Kota Bharu Hilir was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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[]

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history[]

Members of Parliament for Kota Bharu Hilir
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kelantan Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Ahmad Abdullah PMIP
2nd 1964-1969 Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail Alliance
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kota Bharu

State constituency[]

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kota Bharu Hilir Bandar Hilir
Bandar Hulu
Kota Bharu Tengah

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tengku Ahmad Rithauddeen Tengku Ismail 13,069 50.30
PMIP Wan Hashim Wan Ahmad 12,914 49.70
Total valid votes 25,983 100.00
Total rejected ballots 756
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,739 67.73
Registered electors 39,478
Majority 155
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud 11,585 51.46
PMIP Wan Mustapha Ali 10,929 48.54
Total valid votes 22,514 100.00
Total rejected ballots 802
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,316 75.35
Registered electors 30,942
Majority 656
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Ahmad Abdullah 9,463 60.03
Alliance Nik Ismail Nik Hussin 6,302 39.97
Total valid votes 15,765 100.00
Total rejected ballots 97
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,862 65.61
Registered electors 24,178
Majority 3,161
This was a new constituency created.

References[]

  1. ^ 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 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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