Rawang (federal constituency)

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Rawang
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Rawang was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Rawang
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Ulu Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0681959-1963 Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏)SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0681963-1964Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏)SF (Lab)
2nd 1964-1969 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0681971-1973Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished split into Ulu Selangor, Selayang and Shah Alam

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
RawangKuang
Serendah

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 8,26050.77Decrease2.svg 16.70
GERAKAN G. T. Rajah8,01049.23Increase2.svg 49.23
Total valid votes16,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,251
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout17,52170.75Decrease2.svg 6.35
Registered electors24,765
Majority2501.54Decrease2.svg 33.40
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 9,93567.47Increase2.svg 10.46
Socialist Front Lee Chi Kit4,78932.53Decrease2.svg 24.48
Total valid votes14,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots659
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout15,38377.10
Registered electors19,951
Majority5,14634.94Increase2.svg 11.84
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
Socialist Front Liu Yoong Peng6,14357.01
Alliance Abdul Karim Kassim3,65433.91
Independent Borhan Abdul Majid9789.08
Total valid votes10,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots118
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout10,89375.76
Registered electors14,378
Majority2,48923.10
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.