Seberang Selatan (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Seberang Selatan 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 Seberang Selatan | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Wellesley South | |||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | Socialist Front |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | Socialist Front |
2nd | 1964 | Alliance (UMNO) | |
1964-1969 | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1972 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | Gerakan |
1972-1974 | PEKEMAS | ||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Nibong Tebal |
State constituency[]
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Seberang Selatan | Nibong Tebal | ||||||
Sungei Bakap |
Election results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | Veerappen Veerathan | 9,738 | 52.35 | ||
Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 6,391 | 34.35 | ||
PMIP | Wahab Salleh | 2,474 | 13.30 | ||
Total valid votes | 18,603 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 684 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,287 | 78.49 | |||
Registered electors | 24,573 | ||||
Majority | 3,347 | ||||
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia gain from Alliance | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 9,298 | 56.03 | ||
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 7,296 | 43.97 | ||
Total valid votes | 16,594 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 197 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 16,791 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 2,002 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Mohamed Noordin Mastan | 10,427 | 60.60 | ||
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 6,322 | 36.74 | ||
PMIP | Mohamed Noor Mokhtar | 457 | 2.66 | ||
Total valid votes | 17,206 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 703 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 17,909 | 84.48 | |||
Registered electors | 21,198 | ||||
Majority | 4,105 | ||||
Alliance gain from Socialist Front | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 5,077 | 40.67 | |||
Alliance | Tay Hooi Soo | 4,313 | 34.55 | |||
PMIP | Md Jais Sudin | 3,093 | 24.78 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,483 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,590 | 79.08 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,920 | |||||
Majority | 764 | |||||
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
Categories:
- Defunct Penang federal constituencies