Kuala Muda (federal constituency)

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Kuala Muda
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Kuala Muda was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Muda
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kedah Tengah and Sungei Patani
4th P0121974–1978 Mohamed Khir Johari
(محمد خير جوهري)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978–1982
6th 1982–1986 Abdul Daim Zainuddin
(دائم زين الدين)
Constituency abolished, split into Sik and Merbok

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kuala MudaJeniang
Merbok

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Abdul Daim Zainuddin 21,78273.82Increase2.svg 5.52
PAS Ghazali Din7,72426.18Decrease2.svg 5.52
Total valid votes29,506 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,064
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout30,57076.79Decrease2.svg 1.27
Registered electors39,810
Majority14,05847.64Increase2.svg 11.04
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Mohamed Khir Johari 17,76168.30Increase2.svg 68.30
PAS Ghazali Din8,24331.70Increase2.svg 31.70
Total valid votes26,004 100.00
Total rejected ballots813
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout26,81778.06
Registered electors34,354
Majority9,51836.60
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Mohamed Khir Johari won uncontested.
BN Mohamed Khir Johari
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors29,599
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References