Selangor Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Selangor Barat
Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Selangor Barat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia that was represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Contents

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
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959Aziz Ishak
(عزيز اسحاق)
Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Klang and Kapar

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Selangor BaratKlang North
Klang South

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Selangor Barat
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Aziz Ishak8,71373.81
NEGARA Mohd Rashid Ahmad3,09226.19
Total valid votes11,805100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout11,80586.97
Registered electors13,574
Majority6,43847.62
This was a new constituency created.

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.