Kulim Utara (federal constituency)

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Kulim Utara
Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Kulim Utara was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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 Kulim Utara
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kedah Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Hanafi Mohd Yunus (حنفي محمد يونس) Alliance ( UMNO )
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964Hanafi Mohd Yunus (حنفي محمد يونس) Alliance ( UMNO )
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd 1971-1973 Bibi Aishah Hamid Don (بيبي عايشه حميد دون) Alliance ( UMNO )
1973-1974 BN ( UMNO )
Constituency abolished, renamed to Padang Serai

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Kulim UtaraLunas
Sidam

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Bibi Aishah Hamid Don12,13167.68
PMIP Md. Zahari Shaari5,79232.32
Total valid votes17,923 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,096
Unreturned ballots
Turnout19,01973.61
Registered electors25,839
Majority6,339
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Hanafi Mohd Yunus12,83976.66
PMIP Khatib Shorbaini Hassan3,91023.34
Total valid votes16,749 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,484
Unreturned ballots
Turnout18,23375.58
Registered electors24,125
Majority8,929
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Hanafi Mohd Yunus12,28182.90
PMIP Khatib Shorbaini Hassan2,53317.10
Total valid votes14,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots310
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,12476.74
Registered electors19,708
Majority9,748
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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