Malacca Utara (federal constituency)

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

Malacca Utara was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Utara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created from Malacca Luar
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Abdul Ghani Ishak Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Abdul Ghafar Baba Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Alor Gajah

State constituency[]

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Malacca Utara Alor Gajah
Masjid Tanah
Pulau Sebang
Ramuan China
Sungei Bahru

Election results[]

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Ghafar Baba 15,692 63.86
PMIP Ali Md. Salleh 8,881 36.14
Total valid votes 24,573 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,515
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,088 78.49
Registered electors 33,237
Majority 6,811
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Ghani Ishak 16,892 70.84
Socialist Front Sulaiman Mohamed Attas 4,429 18.57
PMIP Mohamed Yusof Sulong 2,523 10.58
Total valid votes 23,844 100.00
Total rejected ballots 865
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,709 83.92
Registered electors 29,443
Majority 12,463
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Ghani Ishak 11,078 60.17
PMIP Karim Dalib 4,461 24.23
Socialist Front Abdul Karim Bakar 2,872 15.60
Total valid votes 18,411 100.00
Total rejected ballots 183
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,594 81.09
Registered electors 22,930
Majority 6,617
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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