Jitra-Padang Terap

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Jitra-Padang Terap
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Jitra-Padang Terap was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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 Jitra-Padang Terap
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kedah Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0031959-1963 Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0031963-1964Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0031971-1973Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Jerlun-Langkawi and Padang Terap

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Jitra-Padang TerapJitra
Padang Terap

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969 : Jitra-Padang Terap
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Fatimah Hashim 15,14556.64Decrease2.svg 15.53
PMIP Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain11,59543.36Increase2.svg 15.53
Total valid votes26,740 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,186
Unreturned ballots
Turnout27,92778.23Increase2.svg 0.09
Registered electors35,697
Majority3,55013.28Decrease2.svg 31.06
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964 : Jitra-Padang Terap
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Fatimah Hashim 15,83572.17Increase2.svg 6.95
PMIP Isa Mohamad6,10527.83Decrease2.svg 6.95
Total valid votes21,940 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,077
Unreturned ballots
Turnout23,01778.12Increase2.svg 2.60
Registered electors29,464
Majority9,73044.34Increase2.svg 13.90
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959 : Jitra-Padang Terap
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Fatimah Hashim 10,98165.22
PMIP Husin Salleh5,85634.78
Total valid votes16,837 100.00
Total rejected ballots212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout17,04975.52
Registered electors22,576
Majority5,12530.44
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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