Setapak (Kuala Lumpur federal constituency)

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Setapak
Flag of the Federal Territories of Malaysia.svg the Federal Territories of Malaysia constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested 1974
Last contested 1982

Setapak was a federal constituency in the Federal Territories, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Setapak
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Setapak
4th P0851974-1978 Mohd. Idris Ibrahim
(محمد. إدريس إبراهيم)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Mohammad Idris Mohammad Basari
(محمد إدريس محمد باسري)
Constituency abolished, split into Batu and Titiwangsa

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
BN Mohammad Idris Mohammad Basari32,34865.42Increase2.svg 65.42
DAP Mohamad Isa Mohamad Ismail12,64925.58Increase2.svg 25.58
PAS Othman Abdul Razak4,4529.00Increase2.svg 9.00
Total valid votes49,449 100.00
Total rejected ballots498
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout49,94762.23
Registered electors80,266
Majority19,69939.84
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Mohd. Idris Ibrahim won uncontested.
BN Mohd. Idris Ibrahim
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
PartyCandidateVotes %
BN Mohd. Idris Ibrahim14,74370.54
PEKEMAS Ishak Surin3,21315.73
DAP Ganga Nayar 2,94414.09
Total valid votes20,900 100.00
Total rejected ballots177
Unreturned ballots0
Turnout21,07760.58
Registered electors34,792
Majority11,53054.81
This was a new constituency created.

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