Krian (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Krian

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

Krian was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959. The federal constituency was created as part of 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 the constituency boundaries were redrawn.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Krian
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Ahmad Tuan Hussain (احمد توان حسين)	PMIP
Constituency abolished, split into Krian Laut and Krian Darat

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Krian	Krian East
	Krian West

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Krian

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PMIP	Ahmad Tuan Hussain	8,685	42.92
	Alliance	Sulaiman Ahmad	8,235	40.70
	National Association of Perak	Mohd Jan Ngah Mohamed	3,315	16.38
Total valid votes			20,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,235	78.20
Registered electors			25,777
Majority			450	2.22
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 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.