Krian (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 |
Krian was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959. The federal constituency was created as part of 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 the constituency boundaries were redrawn.
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Dindings | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Ahmad Tuan Hussain (احمد توان حسين) |
PMIP |
Constituency abolished, split into Krian Laut and Krian Darat |
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 | |
Krian | Krian East | ||||||
Krian West |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PMIP | Ahmad Tuan Hussain | 8,685 | 42.92 | |||
Alliance | Sulaiman Ahmad | 8,235 | 40.70 | |||
National Association of Perak | Mohd Jan Ngah Mohamed | 3,315 | 16.38 | |||
Total valid votes | 20,235 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 20,235 | 78.20 | ||||
Registered electors | 25,777 | |||||
Majority | 450 | 2.22 | ||||
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.