Penang Island (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Penang Island

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

Penang Island was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is 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 Penang Island
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	S. M. Zainal Abidin (س. م. زاينل عابدين)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Penang Selatan and Penang Utara

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Penang Island	East Coast
	Jelutong
	South Coast
	West Coast

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Penang Island

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	S. M. Zainul Abidin	14,865	83.56
	Independent	Isa Sulaiman	2,925	16.44
Total valid votes			17,790	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,790	66.48
Registered electors			26,759
Majority			11,940	67.12
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.