Sitiawan (federal constituency)
Appearance
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Sitiawan was a federal constituency in Perak, 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
[edit]It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Sitiawan | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Dindings | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P045 | 1959-1963 | Yong Woo Ming (杨武明) |
Alliance (MCA) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P045 | 1963-1964 | Yong Woo Ming (杨武明) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Kam Woon Wah (甘文华) | ||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P045 | 1971-1972 | Richard Ho Ung Hun (何文翰) |
DAP |
1972-1973 | Alliance (UMNO)[3] | |||
1973-1974 | BN (MCA) | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Lumut |
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 | |
Sitiawan | Lekir | ||||||
Lumut |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Richard Ho Ung Hun | 11,607 | 59.31 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Kam Woon Wah | 7,964 | 40.69 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 19,571 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 921 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 20,492 | 73.37 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 27,930 | ||||
Majority | 3,643 | 18.62 | ![]() | ||
DAP gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Kam Woon Wah | 11,136 | 60.41 | ![]() | |
UDP | Too Joon Hing | 7,299 | 39.59 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 18,435 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 685 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 19,120 | 80.08 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 23,877 | ||||
Majority | 3,837 | 20.82 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Yong Woo Ming | 6,442 | 41.67 | |||
Independent | Too Joon Hing | 6,079 | 39.33 | |||
PPP | Hor Hock Lung | 2,937 | 19.00 | |||
Total valid votes | 15,458 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 155 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 15,613 | 61.15 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,531 | |||||
Majority | 373 | 2.34 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Two DAP MPs Join MCA". The Straits Times. 18 May 1972. Retrieved 2016-05-20.