Selangor Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Selangor Barat

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

Selangor Barat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia that was 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 Selangor Barat
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Aziz Ishak (عزيز اسحاق)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Klang and Kapar

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Selangor Barat	Klang North
	Klang South

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Selangor Barat

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Aziz Ishak	8,713	73.81
	NEGARA	Mohd Rashid Ahmad	3,092	26.19
Total valid votes			11,805	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,805	86.97
Registered electors			13,574
Majority			6,438	47.62
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.