Bangsar (federal constituency)

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Bangsar
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

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

Contents

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

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Bangsar
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Barat
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0711959-1963 V. David
( வே. தேவிட்)
SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0711963-1964V. David
(வே. தேவிட்)
SB (Lab)
2nd 1964-1965 Devan Nair
(ദേവൻ നായർ)
PAP
1965-1969DAP
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0711971-1974 Goh Hock Guan
(吴福源)
DAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Damansara

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
BangsarPantai
Salak

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Goh Hock Guan 37,05079.34Increase2.svg 79.34
Alliance Lew Sip Hon9,64820.66Decrease2.svg 4.92
Total valid votes46,698 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,320
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout48,01859.22Decrease2.svg 8.50
Registered electors81,086
Majority27,40258.68Increase2.svg 56.56
DAP hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PAP Devan Nair 13,49435.36Increase2.svg 35.36
Socialist Front V. David 12,68633.24Decrease2.svg 7.35
Alliance Koh Pooi Kee9,76125.58Increase2.svg 4.58
PPP Chew Choo Soot2,2195.81Decrease2.svg 4.15
Total valid votes38,160 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,293
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout39,45367.72Decrease2.svg 0.29
Registered electors58,261
Majority8082.12Decrease2.svg 65.89
PAP gain from Socialist Front Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
Socialist Front V. David 9,73440.59
Independent Koh Pooi Kee6,82128.45
Alliance Lau Joo Kooi5,03621.00
PPP Ong Yeow Kay2,3889.96
Total valid votes23,979 100.00
Total rejected ballots198
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,17768.01
Registered electors35,549
Majority2,91312.14
This was a new constituency created.

References

  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.