Penang Utara (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Penang Utara was a federal constituency in Penang, 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 Penang Utara | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from George Town | |||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | (倪宗吉) | Alliance (MCA) |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | Geh Chong Keat (倪宗吉) | Alliance (MCA) |
2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1974 | (பீட்டர் பால் டேசன்) | DAP |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Bendera |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Penang Utara | Ayer Itam | ||||||
Doby Ghaut | |||||||
Kelawei | |||||||
Tanjong Bungah |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Peter Paul Dason | 20,930 | 61.00 | ||
Alliance | Geh Chong Keat | 13,379 | 39.00 | ||
Total valid votes | 34,309 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,730 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 36,039 | 76.54 | |||
Registered electors | 47,083 | ||||
Majority | 7,551 | ||||
DAP gain from Alliance | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Geh Chong Keat | 16,686 | 52.17 | ||
Socialist Front | Lau Teik Hai | 10,148 | 31.73 | ||
UDP | Toh Boon Kooi | 5,149 | 16.10 | ||
Total valid votes | 31,983 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 667 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 32,650 | 83.44 | |||
Registered electors | 39,131 | ||||
Majority | 6,538 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Alliance | Geh Chong Keat | 8,739 | 50.04 | |||
Socialist Front | Lau Teik Hai | 7,880 | 45.12 | |||
Independent | Shaik Ahmad Shaik Mohamed | 845 | 4.84 | |||
Total valid votes | 17,464 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 170 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 17,634 | 69.05 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,537 | |||||
Majority | 859 | |||||
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.
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- Defunct Penang federal constituencies