Langat (federal constituency)

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Langat
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1955
Last contested 1969

Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 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 Langat
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st 1955-1959Abu Bakar Baginda
(ابو بكر بڬيندا)		Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0691959-1963 Zakaria Mohd Taib
(زكريا محمد طائب)		Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0691963-1964Zakaria Mohd Taib
(زكريا محمد طائب)		Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0691971-1973 Shariff Ahmad
(شريف احمد)		Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Langat

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
LangatKajang
Kuala Langat
Semenyih
Ulu Langat

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Shariff Ahmad8,43355.25Decrease2.svg 15.44
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia Loh Chee Foom6,82944.75Increase2.svg 44.75
Total valid votes15,262 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,110
Unreturned ballots
Turnout16,37270.75Decrease2.svg 9.56
Registered electors23,142
Majority1,60410.50Decrease2.svg 30.88
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Zakaria Mohd Taib10,27570.69Increase2.svg 13.27
Socialist Front Ahmad Boestamam 4,26029.31Decrease2.svg 13.27
Total valid votes14,535 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,047
Unreturned ballots
Turnout15,58280.31Increase2.svg 3.23
Registered electors19,403
Majority6,01541.38Increase2.svg 26.54
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Zakaria Mohd Taib6,93757.42Decrease2.svg 19.28
Socialist Front Koh Pak Ngee5,14542.58Increase2.svg 42.58
Total valid votes12,082 100.00
Total rejected ballots166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout12,24877.08Decrease2.svg 9.92
Registered electors15,890
Majority1,79214.84Decrease2.svg 38.56
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1955
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Abu Bakar Baginda7,06976.70
NEGARA Mohd Nazir Abdul2,14723.30
Total valid votes9,216100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout9,21687.00
Registered electors10,593
Majority4,92253.40
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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  3. ↑ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ↑ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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