Kaki Bukit (state constituency)

Kaki Bukit

Perlis constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1959
Last contested	1969

Kaki Bukit was a state constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that was represented in the Perlis State Legislative Assembly from 1955 to 1974.

The state constituency was first contested in 1955 and is mandated to return a single Assemblyman to the Perlis State Legislative Assembly under the first-past-the-post voting system. ^[1]

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Kaki Bukit
Assembly	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1959-1964	Loh Ah Tong (罗运通)	Alliance (MCA)
2nd	1964-1969
3rd	1969-1974
Constituency abolished

Election results

Perlis state election, 1969

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Loh Ah Tong	2,629	57.69	15.61
	PAS	Mustaffa bin Ahmad	1,539	33.77	7.08
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Che Mahmud bin Che Man	389	8.54	8.54
Total valid votes			4,557	100.00
Total rejected ballots			334
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,891	76.71
Registered electors			6,376
Majority			1,090	23.92
	BN hold		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAS	Arifin bin Yusof	1,048	26.69	0.01
	Alliance	Loh Ah Tong	2,878	73.31	0.01
Total valid votes			3,926	100.00
Total rejected ballots			199
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			4,125	77.60
Registered electors			5,316
Majority			1,830	46.61
	BN hold		Swing		?

Perlis state election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Loh Ah Tong	2,350	73.32
	PAS	Yacob bin Mohamed	855	26.68
Total valid votes			3,205	100.00
Total rejected ballots			54
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			3,259	84.78
Registered electors			3,844
Majority			1,495	46.65
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. "PARLIAMENTARY DEMOCRACY SYSTEM IN MALAYSIA". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 31 December 2022.

• Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999) (1st ed.). Shah Alam, Malaysia: Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. ISBN   983-037-152-2.