Mentakab (federal constituency)

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Mentakab
Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Mentakab was a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mentakab
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Temerloh, Bentong and Jerantut
7th P0781986-1990 Siti Zaharah Sulaiman
(سيتي زهرة سليمان)
BN (UMNO)
8th 1990-1995
9th P0821995-1999 Fu Ah Kiow (胡亚桥)BN (MCA)
10th 1999-2004
Constituency abolished, split into Bera, Kuala Krau and Temerloh

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
MentakabJenderak
Lancang
Sanggang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan18,49960.70Decrease2.svg 8.35
DAP Leong Mee Meng11,97539.30Increase2.svg 39.30
Total valid votes30,474 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,504
Unreturned ballots166
Turnout32,14473.44Increase2.svg 1.31
Registered electors
Majority6,52421.40Decrease2.svg 18.54
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan19,90669.05Increase2.svg 5.61
S46 Mohamed Harun8,39329.11Decrease2.svg 7.45
Independent Soleh Mohamad5301.84Decrease2.svg 1.84
Total valid votes28,829 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,346
Unreturned ballots1
Turnout30,17672.13Decrease2.svg 1.66
Registered electors
Majority11,51339.94Increase2.svg 13.06
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Siti Zaharah Sulaiman17,14763.44Decrease2.svg5.19
S46 Johari Ismail9,88336.56Increase2.svg 36.56
Total valid votes27,030 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,212
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,24273.79
Registered electors38,271
Majority7,26426.88Decrease2.svg 10.38
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes%
BN Siti Zaharah Sulaiman15,27168.63
PAS Mohamed Rusdi Arif6,98031.37
Total valid votes22,251 100.00
Total rejected ballots945
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout23,19671.59
Registered electors32,402
Majority8,29137.26
This was a new constituency created.

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