Selandar (federal constituency)

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Selandar
Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested 1986
Last contested 1999

Selandar was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Contents

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Selandar
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Alor Gajah and Jasin
7th P1111986-1990 Kok Wee Kiat
(郭伟杰)
BN (MCA)
8th 1990-1995 Fong Chan Onn
(冯镇安)
9th P1211995-1999
10th 1999-2004
Constituency abolished, split into Alor Gajah and Jasin

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
SelandarBukit Asahan
Bukit Sedanan
Durian Tunggal
Kemuning
Pulau Sebang
Rembia
Tebong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fong Chan Onn 23,05565.18Decrease2.svg 19.36
PKR Chua Tian Chang 12,31634.82Increase2.svg 34.82
Total valid votes35,371 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,084
Unreturned ballots70
Turnout36,52573.70Decrease2.svg 0.10
Registered electors
Majority10,73930.36Decrease2.svg 38.72
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fong Chan Onn 28,36684.54Increase2.svg 15.86
S46 Burkhan Abdullah5,18615.46Decrease2.svg 15.86
Total valid votes33,552 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,497
Unreturned ballots111
Turnout35,16073.80Decrease2.svg 1.86
Registered electors
Majority23,18069.08Increase2.svg 31.72
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Fong Chan Onn 19,12068.68Decrease2.svg 1.98
S46 Samat Abdullah8,71931.32Increase2.svg 31.32
Total valid votes27,839 100.00
Total rejected ballots898
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout28,73775.66Increase2.svg 4.96
Registered electors37,983
Majority10,40137.36Decrease2.svg 3.96
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Kok Wee Kiat17,86470.66
DAP Ang Kuang Meng7,41729.34
Total valid votes25,281 100.00
Total rejected ballots1,098
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout26,37970.70
Registered electors37,313
Majority10,44741.32
This was a new constituency created.

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