Kluang Selatan

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Kluang Selatan
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Kluang Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, 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 Kluang Selatan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Johore Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0991959-1963Chan Chong Wen
(曾崇文)
Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0991963-1964Chan Chong Wen
(曾崇文)
Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0991971-1973Chu Chee Peng
(朱子平)
Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Renggam

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kluang SelatanRenggam
Senai-Kulai

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969 : Kluang Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Chu Chee Peng12,75464.39Decrease2.svg 0.57
DAP Lee Kuo Ming @ Lee Kok Bin7,05335.61Increase2.svg 35.61
Total valid votes19,807 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,418
Unreturned ballots
Turnout21,22568.09Decrease2.svg 13.79
Registered electors31,171
Majority5,70128.78Decrease2.svg 1.14
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964 : Kluang Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Chan Chong Wen11,92664.96Decrease2.svg 0.89
Socialist Front Hon Kin Siong6,43435.04Increase2.svg 0.89
Total valid votes18,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots601
Unreturned ballots
Turnout18,96181.88Increase2.svg 2.24
Registered electors23,158
Majority5,49229.92Decrease2.svg 1.78
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959 : Kluang Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Chan Chong Wen8,75465.85
Socialist Front Tan Kai Hee4,54034.15
Total valid votes13,294 100.00
Total rejected ballots150
Unreturned ballots
Turnout13,44479.64
Registered electors16,880
Majority4,21431.70
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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