Muar Utara (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Muar Utara was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 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 Muar Utara | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
Federal Legislative Council | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Hassan Yunus | Alliance (UMNO) |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | Ahmad Arshad | Alliance (UMNO) |
2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Ahmad Arshad | Alliance (UMNO) |
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | ||
Constituency abolished, split to Ledang and Muar Dalam |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
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1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Muar Utara | Muar Central | ||||||
Serom | |||||||
Tangkak |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Ahmad Arshad won uncontested. | ||||||
Alliance | Ahmad Arshad | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 30,264 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Ahmad Arshad | 16,717 | 81.18 | ||
Socialist Front | Abdul Hamid Hassan | 3,876 | 18.82 | ||
Total valid votes | 20,593 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 973 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 21,566 | 79.80 | |||
Registered electors | 27,024 | ||||
Majority | 12,841 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Alliance | Ahmad Arshad | 12,744 | 83.42 | |||
National Party | Nasir Abdullah | 2,533 | 16.58 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,277 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 284 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 15,561 | 72.34 | ||||
Registered electors | 21,510 | |||||
Majority | 10,211 | |||||
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 2016-05-20.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
Categories:
- Defunct Johor federal constituencies
- Muar District