Sungei Perak Hilir (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Sungei Perak Hilir

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

Sungei Perak Hilir was a federal constituency in Penang, 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 Perak Hilir
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar (عبدالعزيز مت جبار)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Parit and Hilir Perak

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungei Perak Hilir	Lower Perak North
	Parit

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Sungei Perak Hilir

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar	17,483	77.56
	National Association of Perak	Meor Ahmad Yusoff	4,794	21.27
	Independent	Mohd Dahan Katib	264	1.17
Total valid votes			22,541	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,541	89.20
Registered electors			25,270
Majority			12,689	56.29
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.