George Town (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

George Town

Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1959
First contested	1955
Last contested	1955

George Town was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system. ^[1]

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for George Town
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Chee Swee Ee (徐瑞意)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Tanjong and Dato' Kramat

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
George Town	Kelawei
	North Coast
	Tanjong East
	Tanjong West

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : George Town

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Chee Swee Ee	7,253	70.20
	Labour	Ooi Thiam Siew	2,650	25.69
	Independent	Cheah Phee Aik	429	4.15
Total valid votes			10,332	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			10,332	52.60
Registered electors			19,643
Majority			4,603	44.51
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times. [2] [3]

References

1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
2. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
3. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.