Panti (federal constituency)

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

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

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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Panti
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Johore Tenggara and Johore Timor
4th P1081974-1977 Syed Jaafar Albar
(سيد جعفر البر)
BN (UMNO)
1977-1978Saadun Muhammad Noh
(سعداون محمد نوه)
5th 1978-1982Yusof Malim Kuning
(يوسف ماليم كونيڠ)
6th 1982-1986 Musa Hitam (موسى هيتم‎)
Constituency abolished, split into Kota Tinggi and Senai

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
PantiJohore Lama
Kota Tinggi

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Musa Hitam won uncontested.
BN Musa Hitam
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors50,024
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
BN Yusof Malim Kuning22,80790.10Increase2.svg 90.10
PAS Abdul Wahab Abdul Malik2,5079.90Increase2.svg 9.90
Total valid votes25,314 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,023
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout26,33780.38
Registered electors32,767
Majority20,30080.20
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 24 February 1977
Upon the death of incumbent, Syed Jaafar Hassan Albar
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Saadun Muhammad Noh won uncontested.
BN Saadun Muhammad Noh
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes% ∆%
On the nomination day, Syed Jaafar Hassan Albar won uncontested.
BN Syed Jaafar Hassan Albar
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors19,595
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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