Sungei Muda (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Sungei Muda

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

Sungei Muda was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that has been 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 Sungei Muda
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-haj (‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Baling and Sungei Patani

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungei Muda	Baling
	Sungei Patani

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Sungei Muda

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Tunku Abdul Rahman	22,226	94.72
	Independent	Syed Jan Al Jeffri	1,239	5.28
Total valid votes			23,465	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,465	87.23
Registered electors			26,900
Majority			6,438	89.44
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.