Jump to content

Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Kubang Pasu Barat
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Kubang Pasu Barat was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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 Kubang Pasu Barat
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P004 1959-1963 Azahari Ibrahim
(ازاهاري إبراهيم)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P004 1963-1964 Azahari Ibrahim
(ازاهاري إبراهيم)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Senu Abdul Rahman
(سنو عبدالرحمن)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P004 1971-1973 Abu Bakar Umar
(ابو بكر عمر)
PMIP
1973-1974 BN (PMIP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kubang Pasu

State constituency

[edit]
Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kubang Pasu Barat Jerlun-Kodiang
Tunjang

Election results

[edit]
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Abu Bakar Umar 10,087 50.22 Increase 10.45
Alliance Senu Abdul Rahman 9,999 49.78 Decrease 10.45
Total valid votes 20,086 100.00
Total rejected ballots 598
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,684 75.84 Decrease 1.16
Registered electors 27,275
Majority 88 0.44 Decrease 20.42
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Senu Abdul Rahman 9,942 60.23 Increase 0.39
PMIP Bakar Hanafiah 6,566 39.77 Decrease 0.39
Total valid votes 16,508 100.00
Total rejected ballots 703
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,211 77.00 Increase 3.34
Registered electors 22,351
Majority 3,376 20.46 Increase 0.78
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Azahari Ibrahim 8,388 59.84
PMIP Abdullah Abbas 5,630 40.16
Total valid votes 14,018 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,218 73.66
Registered electors 19,303
Majority 2,758 19.68
This was a new constituency created.

References

[edit]
  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.