Batang Padang (federal constituency)

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Batang Padang
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1955
Last contested 1982

Batang Padang was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1986.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Batang Padang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st 1955-1959Abdul Hamid Khan
(عبدالحميد خن)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0571959-1963Abdul Hamid Khan
(عبدالحميد خن)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0571963-1964Abdul Hamid Khan
(عبدالحميد خن)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0571971-1974Loh Jee Mee (罗意美)DAP
4th P0591974-1978Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim
(ازهارول عابدين عبدالرحيم)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Tapah

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Batang PadangBatang Padang North
Batang Padang South
Chenderiang
Tapah
Tapah Road

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim14,29767.62Increase2.svg 6.47
DAP Ibrahim Singgeh6,84732.38Decrease2.svg 6.47
Total valid votes21,144 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,012
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout22,15675.73Decrease2.svg 1.95
Registered electors29,255
Majority7,45035.24Increase2.svg 12.94
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim11,91161.15Increase2.svg 9.82
DAP Jimmy Loh Jee Mee7,56838.85Decrease2.svg 9.82
Total valid votes19,479 100.00
Total rejected ballots651
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,13077.68Decrease2.svg 1.77
Registered electors25,914
Majority4,34322.30Increase2.svg 19.64
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim9,40857.25Increase2.svg 57.25
DAP Jimmy Loh Jee Mee7,02442.75Decrease2.svg 7.62
Total valid votes16,432 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,125
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,55779.45Increase2.svg 4.38
Registered electors22,098
Majority2,38414.50Increase2.svg 13.76
BN gain from DAP Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Jimmy Loh Jee Mee7,18850.37Increase2.svg 50.37
Alliance Mohamed Jumah Satir7,08249.63Decrease2.svg 9.05
Total valid votes14,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots704
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout14,97475.07Decrease2.svg 5.81
Registered electors19,946
Majority1060.74Decrease2.svg 32.36
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan7,82758.68Increase2.svg 4.42
PPP Amirthalingam Sinniah3,41225.58Increase2.svg 25.58
Independent Jimmy Loh Jee Mee2,09915.74Increase2.svg 15.74
Total valid votes13,338 100.00
Total rejected ballots899
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout14,23780.88Increase2.svg 11.42
Registered electors17,603
Majority4,41533.10Increase2.svg 11.49
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan6,23154.26Decrease2.svg 27.95
Independent Jaya Ramachandran3,74932.65Increase2.svg 32.65
PMIP Hashim Mahaboob1,50413.10Increase2.svg 13.10
Total valid votes11,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots93
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout11,57769.46Decrease2.svg 9.72
Registered electors16,667
Majority2,48221.61Decrease2.svg 49.68
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1955
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Abd Hamid Khan9,17082.21
National Association of Perak Mohd Shamsuddin Hamzah1,21810.92
Perak Malay League Abd Majid7666.87
Total valid votes11,154100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout11,15479.18
Registered electors14,087
Majority7,95271.29
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.