Malacca Luar (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Malacca Luar

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

Malacca Luar was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Luar
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Abdul Ghafar Baba (عبدالغفار باب‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Malacca Utara and Malacca Selatan

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Malacca Luar	Alor Gajah East
	Alor Gajah West
	Jasin North
	Jasin South

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Malacca Luar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Ghafar Baba	26,790	90.47
	NEGARA	Ja'afar Tan	2,821	9.53
Total valid votes			29,611	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			29,611	88.17
Registered electors			33,584
Majority			6,438	80.94
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.