Kuala Lumpur Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Kuala Lumpur Barat

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

Kuala Lumpur Barat was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Kuala Lumpur Barat
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Omar Ong Yoke Lin (翁毓麟)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Bangsar and Batu

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Kuala Lumpur Barat	Kuala Lumpur Municipality West
	Kuala Lumpur West

Election result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Kuala Lumpur Barat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Ong Yoke Lin	4,667	66.14
	NEGARA	Abdullah Ibrahim	1,371	19.43
	Labour	Tan Tuan Boon	1,018	14.43
Total valid votes			7,056	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			7,056	80.10
Registered electors			8,809
Majority			3,296	46.71
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.