Seremban Barat (federal constituency)

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Seremban Barat
Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Seremban Barat was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, 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 Seremban Barat
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Seremban
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0841959-1963 Quek Kai Dong (郭开东)Independent
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0841963-1964Quek Kai Dong (郭凯东)Independent
2nd 1964-1969 Siow Loong Hin
(萧隆兴)
Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0841971-1974 Sinnathamby Seevaratnam (சின்னாதம்பி சீவரத்னம்)DAP
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mantin

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Seremban BaratBukit Nanas
Labu
Lenggeng

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
DAP Sinnathamby Seevaratnam11,70559.44Increase2.svg 59.44
Alliance Tai Kon Chin7,27736.95Decrease2.svg 16.95
United Malaysian Chinese Organisation Tan Kee Jon7103.61Increase2.svg 3.61
Total valid votes19,692 100.00
Total rejected ballots978
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout20,67074.09Decrease2.svg 4.90
Registered electors27,900
Majority4,42822.49Increase2.svg 4.06
DAP gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Siow Loong Hin10,16353.90Increase2.svg 25.96
Socialist Front Koo Eng Kuang6,68835.47Increase2.svg 3.11
UDP Oh Siew Kheng2,00510.63Increase2.svg 10.63
Total valid votes18,856 100.00
Total rejected ballots700
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout19,55678.99
Registered electors24,758
Majority3,47518.43Increase2.svg 11.85
Alliance gain from Independent Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
Independent Quek Kai Dong4,75238.94
Socialist Front S. Sathappan3,94932.36
Alliance A. S. Dawood3,40927.94
Independent C. Rajadurai930.76
Total valid votes12,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots71
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout12,27483.26
Registered electors14,741
Majority8036.58
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.