Johore Tengah (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Johore Timor

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

Johore Timor was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was 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 Johore Timor
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Teoh Chze Chong (张纸宗)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Kluang Utara and Kluang Selatan

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Johore Timor	Kluang
	Muar Inland

Election result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Johore Tengah

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Teoh Chze Chong	7,100	86.92
	NEGARA	Anwar Abd Malik	1,068	13.08
Total valid votes			8,168	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			8,168	71.72
Registered electors			11,389
Majority			6,032	73.84
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 The 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.