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Kuala Lumpur Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Kuala Lumpur Barat
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Kuala Lumpur Barat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]

History

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It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kuala Lumpur Barat
Parliament Years Member Party Vote Share
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Omar Ong Yoke Lin
(翁毓麟)
Alliance (MCA) 4,667
66.14%
Constituency abolished, split into Bungsar and Batu

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kuala Lumpur Barat Kuala Lumpur Municipality West
Kuala Lumpur West

Election result

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Malayan general election, 1955: Kuala Lumpur Barat
Party Candidate Votes%
AllianceOng Yoke Lin4,66766.14
NEGARAAbdullah Ibrahim1,37119.43
LabourTan Tuan Boon1,01814.43
Total valid votes 7,056100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 7,05680.10
Registered electors 8,809
Majority 3,29646.71
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.