Negri Sembilan Selatan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Negri Sembilan Selatan

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

Negri Sembilan Selatan was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was 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 Negri Sembilan Selatan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Abdul Jalil Aminuddin (عبدالجليل أمين الدين)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Port Dickson and Rembau-Tampin

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Negri Sembilan Selatan	Linggi
	Port Dickson
	Rembau
	Tampin

Election result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Negri Sembilan Selatan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Jalil Aminuddin	12,099	77.12
	NEGARA	Baba Ludek	3,590	22.88
Total valid votes			15,689	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,689	85.80
Registered electors			18,286
Majority			8,509	54.24
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.