Muar Selatan (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Muar Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 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 Muar Selatan | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | ||||
Federal Legislative Council | ||||
1st | 1955-1959 | Tan Suan Kok (陈宣国) |
Alliance (MCA) | |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P092 | 1959-1963 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (سليمان عبدالرحمن) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P092 | 1963 | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (سليمان عبدالرحمن) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
1963-1964 | Awang Hassan (اواڠ حسن) | |||
2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P092 | 1971-1973 | Awang Hassan (اواڠ حسن) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | |||
Constituency abolished, merged into Muar |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
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1954–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Muar Selatan | Batu Pahat Inland | ||||||
Muar Coastal | |||||||
Parit Jawa | |||||||
Simpang Kiri |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Awang Hassan won uncontested. | ||||||
Alliance | Awang Hassan | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 34,963 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Awang Hassan won uncontested. | ||||||
Alliance | Awang Hassan | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 30,123 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Awang Hassan | 17,104 | 86.82 | ![]() | |
PMIP | Hashim Israkal | 2,597 | 13.18 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 19,701 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | |||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | |||||
Registered electors | 30,128 | ||||
Majority | 14,507 | 73.64 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Suleiman Abdul Rahman | 14,795 | 76.37 | ![]() | |
PMIP | Mohamed Tahir Daing Mengati | 2,508 | 12.95 | ![]() | |
National Party | Raja Hashim Mahmood | 2,069 | 10.68 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 19,372 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 262 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 19,634 | 76.38 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 25,706 | ||||
Majority | 12,287 | 63.42 | ![]() | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Tan Suan Kok | 23,580 | 85.16 | |||
NEGARA | Mahmud Mohd Shah | 4,108 | 14.84 | |||
Total valid votes | 27,688 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 27,688 | 81.90 | ||||
Registered electors | 33,807 | |||||
Majority | 19,472 | 70.32 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Penya Ta Rasmi - Official Report" (PDF). parlimen.gov.my. February 20, 1971. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "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.