Larut-Matang (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Larut-Matang

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

Larut-Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is 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 Larut-Matang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Cheah Kay Chuan (谢啟皋)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Larut Selatan and Larut Utara

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Larut-Matang	Larut South-Matang
	Selama-Larut North

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Larut-Matang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Cheah Khay Chuan	15,407	64.04
	Perak Malay League	Abu Bakar Said	4,453	18.51
	National Association of Perak	Wan Zarazillah	3,437	14.29
	Labour	Puran Singh	761	3.16
Total valid votes			24,058	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			24,508	81.70
Registered electors			29,447
Majority			10,954	45.53
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.