Matang (federal constituency)

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Matang
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Matang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Larut Selatan and Bruas
4th P0501974-1978Hashim Ghazali (هشيم غزالي)BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid
(محمد رزلن عبدالحميد)
Constituency abolished, split into Bukit Gantang and Kuala Kangsar

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
MatangBukit Gantang
Changkat Jering

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid15,68761.56Decrease2.svg 0.38
DAP Zainal Abidin Ahmad @ Adnan5,26820.67Decrease2.svg 0.27
PAS Abdullah Hassan4,52917.77Increase2.svg 0.65
Total valid votes25,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots750
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout26,23474.61Decrease2.svg 2.13
Registered electors35,162
Majority10,41940.89Decrease2.svg 0.11
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Hashim Ghazali14,70661.94Decrease2.svg 6.06
DAP Jamaluddin Yeop Hamzah4,97320.94Decrease2.svg 4.90
PAS Mohd Dali Main4,06517.12Increase2.svg 17.12
Total valid votes23,744 100.00
Total rejected ballots787
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout24,53176.74Increase2.svg 5.23
Registered electors31,967
Majority9,73341.00Decrease2.svg 1.16
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Hashim Ghazali12,54368.00
DAP Fadzlan Yahya4,76625.84
PEKEMAS Tan Kok Kong6393.46
Homeland Consciousness Union Ng Hoe Soon4982.70
Total valid votes18,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots784
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,23071.51
Registered electors26,611
Majority7,77742.16
This was a new constituency created.

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