Semantan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Semantan

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

Semantan was a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system. ^{[1] [2]}

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Semantan
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Abdul Razak Hussein (عبد الرزاق حسين)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Bentong and Temerloh

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Semantan	Bentong Barat
	Bentong Timor
	Temerloh Selatan
	Temerloh Tengah
	Temerloh Timor
	Temerloh Utara

Election result

Malayan general election, 1955 : Semantan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Razak Hussein	14,094	87.58
	PMIP	Mohd Yassin Mohd Salleh	1,999	12.42
Total valid votes			16,093	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,093	82.50
Registered electors			19,507
Majority			12,095	75.16
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times. [3] [4]

References

1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
2. "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Maklumat Umum". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
3. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
4. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.