Penang Island (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Penang Island
Flag of Penang.svg Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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

Contents

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
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959S. M. Zainal Abidin
(س. م. زاينل عابدين)		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Penang Selatan and Dato' Kramat

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Penang IslandEast Coast
Jelutong
South Coast
West Coast

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Penang Island
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance S. M. Zainul Abidin14,86583.56
Independent Isa Sulaiman2,92516.44
Total valid votes17,790100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout17,79066.48
Registered electors26,759
Majority11,94067.12
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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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.
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