Perlis (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Perlis

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

Perlis was a federal constituency in Perlis, 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 Perlis
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (شيخ احمد محمد هشيم)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Perlis Utara and Perlis Selatan

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Perlis	Arau
	Beseri-Titi Tinggi
	Kangar
	Kuala Perlis
	Kurong Anai
	Mata Ayer
	Paya
	Sanglang
	Utan Aji

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Perlis

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim	17,769	66.84
	Independent	Mat Kassim	8,814	33.16
Total valid votes			26,583	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,583	85.93
Registered electors			30,936
Majority			8,955	33.68
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.