Pelabuhan Kelang (federal constituency)

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Pelabuhan Kelang
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Pelabuhan Kelang was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Pelabuhan Kelang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kapar and Klang
4th P0791974-1978 V. Manickavasagam
(வி. கோவிந்தராஜ்)
BN (MIC)
5th 1978-1979
1979-1982 V. Govindaraj
(வி. கோவிந்தராஜ்)
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished, split into Kapar and Klang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Pelabuhan KelangKapar
Selat Kelang
Sementa

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN V. Govindaraj 25,02654.94Decrease2.svg 2.42
DAP Nadarasa @ Nadarajah Muthu Thamby13,14228.85Increase2.svg 5.13
PAS Abdullah Hashim7,38516.21Decrease2.svg 6.74
Total valid votes45,553 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,212
Unreturned ballots
Turnout46,76576.52
Registered electors61,113
Majority11,88426.09Decrease2.svg 2.71
BN hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 1 December 1979
Upon the death of incumbent, V. Manickavasagam
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN V. Govindaraj 17,21952.52Decrease2.svg 12.07
DAP K. Ramasen7,77723.72Decrease2.svg 7.41
PAS Ahmad Subki Abd. Latif @ Subky Abd. Latif7,52522.95Increase2.svg 18.67
Independent Abdul Hanif Abdul Manaf1140.35Increase2.svg 0.35
Independent Mani Nagaindra Valliappan830.25Increase2.svg 0.25
Independent Mohan Lal430.13Increase2.svg 0.13
Independent Hari Devan Mookhen220.07Increase2.svg 0.07
Total valid votes32,783 100.00
Total rejected ballots528
Unreturned ballots
Turnout33,311
Registered electors
Majority9,44228.80Decrease2.svg 4.66
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN V. Manickavasagam 21,42964.59Decrease2.svg 2.66
DAP K. Ramasen10,32931.13Increase2.svg 21.79
PAS Mohd Zin Ibrahim1,4204.28Increase2.svg 4.28
Total valid votes33,178 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors49,979
Majority11,10033.46
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN V. Manickavasagam 16,27767.25
PEKEMAS A. V. Kathiah5,66923.42
DAP Abdul Aziz Ismail2,2609.34
Total valid votes24,202 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,261
Unreturned ballots4
Turnout25,46776.11
Registered electors33,459
Majority10,608
This was a new constituency created.

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