Pontian Utara

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Pontian Utara
Flag of Johor.svg Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Pontian Utara was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Pontian Utara
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Johore Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0971959-1963 Sardon Jubir
(سعدون زبير‎)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0971963-1964Sardon Jubir
(سعدون زبير‎)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0971971-1973Sardon Jubir
(سعدون زبير‎)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, merged into Pontian

State constituency

Parliamentary constituencyState constituency
1954–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Pontian UtaraBenut
Rengit

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969 : Pontian Utara
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Sardon Jubir 15,00073.12Decrease2.svg 12.55
PMIP Yusoff Hakingak5,51426.88Increase2.svg 12.55
Total valid votes20,514 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,882
Unreturned ballots
Turnout22,39675.50Decrease2.svg 6.19
Registered electors29,663
Majority9,48646.24Decrease2.svg 25.10
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964 : Pontian Utara
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Sardon Jubir 16,52685.67Increase2.svg 17.59
PMIP Abdul Jamil Suleiman2,76414.33Increase2.svg 5.33
Total valid votes19,290 100.00
Total rejected ballots2,030
Unreturned ballots
Turnout21,32081.69Increase2.svg 2.73
Registered electors26,098
Majority13,76271.34Increase2.svg 26.18
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959 : Pontian Utara
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Sardon Jubir 11,85068.08
National Party Garieb Abdul Raouf3,99022.92
PMIP Abdul Jamil Suleiman1,5679.00
Total valid votes17,407 100.00
Total rejected ballots234
Unreturned ballots
Turnout17,64178.96
Registered electors22,341
Majority7,86045.16
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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