Selangor Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1959 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1955 |
Selangor 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 is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]
History
[edit]It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Selangor Barat | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Aziz Ishak (عزيز اسحاق) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
Constituency abolished, split into Klang and Kapar |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Selangor Barat | Klang North | ||||||
Klang South |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Aziz Ishak | 8,713 | 73.81 | |||
NEGARA | Mohd Rashid Ahmad | 3,092 | 26.19 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,805 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 11,805 | 86.97 | ||||
Registered electors | 13,574 | |||||
Majority | 6,438 | 47.62 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
[edit]- ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.