Malacca Selatan

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Malacca Selatan
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Malacca Selatan was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Selatan
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Malacca Luar
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0881959-1963 Hassan Mansor
(حسن منصور)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0881963-1964Hassan Mansor
(حسن منصور)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Abdul Karim Abu
(عبدالكريم ابو)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0881971-1973Ahmad Ithnin
(احمد اثنين)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Jasin

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Malacca SelatanBatang Malacca
Jasin
Rim
Serkam
Sungei Rambai

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 30 January 1971: Malacca Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Ahmad was elected to Parliament in the Malacca Selatan by-election, 1971. Election for Malacca Selatan federal constituency and another 40 federal constituencies in Sabah and Sarawak were postponed from the scheduled date, 10 May 1969.
Alliance Ahmad Ithnin14,76660.95Decrease2.svg 11.34
PMIP Mohammad Taha Kalu5,48222.63Increase2.svg 22.63
Independent Gan Hong Hui2,65510.96Increase2.svg 10.96
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Omar Abdullah1,3255.47Increase2.svg 5.47
Total valid votes24,228 100.00
Total rejected ballots471
Unreturned ballots
Turnout24,69968.17Decrease2.svg 14.91
Registered electors36,232
Majority9,28438.32Decrease2.svg 6.26
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964 : Malacca Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Karim Abu18,64972.29Increase2.svg 16.15
Socialist Front Jaafar Mohd Tan7,15027.71Decrease2.svg 1.16
Total valid votes25,799 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,139
Unreturned ballots
Turnout26,93883.08Increase2.svg 1.73
Registered electors32,425
Majority11,49944.58Increase2.svg 17.31
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959 : Malacca Selatan
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Hassan Mansor11,30056.14
Socialist Front Chung Cheng Wen5,81228.87
PMIP Mohammad Taha Kalu3,01714.99
Total valid votes20,129 100.00
Total rejected ballots188
Unreturned ballots
Turnout20,31781.35
Registered electors24,975
Majority5,48827.27
This was a new constituency created.

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