Ipoh-Menglembu (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Ipoh-Menglembu
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1957

Ipoh-Menglembu was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Contents

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 Ipoh-Menglembu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1955-1957Leong Yew Koh
(梁宇皋)		Alliance (MCA)
1957-1959D. R. Seenivasagam
(தார்ம ராஜா சீனிவசகம்)		PPP
Constituency abolished, split into Ipoh and Menglembu

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Ipoh-MenglembuIpoh North
Ipoh South

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 23 November 1957
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Leong Yew Koh
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam 5,91159.09Increase2.svg 50.72
Alliance Yap Yin Fah4,09140.91Decrease2.svg 36.01
Total valid votes10,002
Total rejected ballots114
Unreturned ballots
Turnout10,11662.50Decrease2.svg 20.20
Registered electors16,013
Majority1,82018.18Decrease2.svg 48.55
PPP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1955 : Ipoh-Menglembu
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Leong Yew Koh7,42176.92
National Association of Perak Loh Ah Kee98310.19
PPP D. R. Seenivasagam8088.37
Independent W. E. Balasingam4394.55
Total valid votes9,651100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout9,65182.70
Registered electors11,610
Majority6,43866.73
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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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.
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