Pahang Timor (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Pahang Timor

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

Pahang Timor was a federal constituency in Pahang, 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] [2]}

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pahang Timor
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Abdul Rahman Talib (عبدالرحمن طالب)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Kuantan and Pekan

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Pahang Timor	Kuantan Barat
	Kuantan Timor
	Pekan Selatan
	Pekan Utara

Election result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Pahang Timor

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Rahman Talib	16,763	92.62
	Independent	Sheikh Kadir Sheikh Omar	1,334	73.71
Total valid votes			18,097	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,097	80.70
Registered electors			22,425
Majority			15,429	18.91
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times. [3] [4]

References

1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
2. "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Maklumat Umum". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
3. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
4. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.