Kuala Lumpur Timor (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Kuala Lumpur Timor
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Kuala Lumpur Timor was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Contents

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 Timor
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1955–1959Cheah Ewe Keat
(谢有吉)
Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Setapak and Bukit Bintang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kuala Lumpur TimorKuala Lumpur Municipality East
Kuala Lumpur East

Election Result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Kuala Lumpur Timor
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Cheah Ewe Keat6,79066.41
NEGARA Mohd Salleh Hakim2,43123.78
Independent Abdul Wahab Majid1,0039.81
Total valid votes10,224100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout10,22478.76
Registered electors12,981
Majority4,35942.63
This was a new constituency created.

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.