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Seberang Utara

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Seberang Utara
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Seberang Utara was a federal constituency in Penang, 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

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Seberang Utara
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Wellesley North
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P038 1959-1963 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P038 1963-1964 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P038 1971-1973 Ahmad Saaid
(احمد ساعاد)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kepala Batas

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Seberang Utara Muda
Kepala Batas
Tasek Glugor

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 13,111 54.98 Decrease 12.73
PMIP Musa Mohamed Yatim 10,737 45.02 Increase 27.10
Total valid votes 23,848 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,593
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,441 81.69 Decrease 2.88
Registered electors 32,369
Majority 2,374 9.96 Decrease 39.83
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 15,440 67.71 Decrease 6.04
PMIP Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain 4,087 17.92 Decrease 8.33
Socialist Front Omar Mohd. Yusoff 3,277 14.37 Increase 14.32
Total valid votes 22,804 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,010
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 23,814 84.57 Increase 8.26
Registered electors 28,160
Majority 11,353 49.79 Decrease 2.29
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Seberang Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ahmad Saaid 12,748 73.75
PMIP Yusof Abdullah 4,537 26.25
Total valid votes 17,285 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,534 76.31
Registered electors 22,978
Majority 8,211 47.50
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.