Setapak (Selangor federal constituency)

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Setapak
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Setapak was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.

History[edit]

Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Setapak
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Timor in the state of Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P070 1959-1963 Ahmad Boestamam
(احمد بوايستمم)
SF (Ra'ayat)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P070 1963-1964 Ahmad Boestamam
(احمد بوايستمم)
SF (Ra'ayat)
2nd 1964-1969 Chan Seong Yoon
(詹祥云)
Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P070 1971-1972 Walter Loh Poh Khan
(罗保根)
DAP
1972-1973 Alliance (MCA)[3]
1973-1974 BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Setapak, Selayang and Ulu Langat

State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Setapak Ampang
Sentul

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Walter Loh Poh Khan 17,137 55.27 Increase 55.27
Alliance Teh Hock Heng 13,871 44.73 Decrease 5.66
Total valid votes 31,008 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,165
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,173 57.23 Decrease 10.99
Registered electors 57,969
Majority 3,266 10.54 Decrease 7.51
DAP gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Chan Seong Yoon 12,292 50.39 Increase 19.51
Socialist Front Tajuddin Abdul Kahar 7,888 32.34 Decrease 12.01
PAP K. V. Thaver 4,214 17.27 Increase 17.27
Total valid votes 24,394 100.00
Total rejected ballots 871
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,265 68.22 Decrease 1.72
Registered electors 37,034
Majority 4,404 18.05 Increase 4.58
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Front Ahmad Boestamam 6,901 44.35
Alliance Aishah Ghani 4,805 30.88
Independent Yap Kim Swee 3,853 24.76
Total valid votes 15,559 100.00
Total rejected ballots 102
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,661 69.64
Registered electors 22,490
Majority 2,096 13.47
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ^ "Two DAP MPs Join MCA". The Straits Times. 18 May 1972. Retrieved 2016-05-20.