Sungei Perak Ulu (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Sungei Perak Ulu
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1957
Last contested1955

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

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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 Ulu
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1st 1955-1957Mohd Ghazali Jawi
(محمد غزالي جاوي)		Alliance (UMNO)
1957-1959Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya
(ميور شمس الدين ميور يحي)
Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Kangsar and Ulu Perak

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Sungei Perak UluKuala Kansgar
Ulu Perak

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 26 October 1957
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Mohamed Ghazali Jawi
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya12,79568.04Decrease2.svg 3.44
Rakyat Mohamed Shariff Babul5,60131.96Increase2.svg 31.96
Total valid votes18,805
Total rejected ballots349
Unreturned ballots
Turnout19,15458.20Decrease2.svg 24.80
Registered electors32,376
Majority7,13436.08Decrease2.svg 15.83
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1955 : Sungei Perak Ulu
PartyCandidateVotes %
Alliance Mohd Ghazali Jawi16,78171.48
Independent Mat Judin Ahmad4,59519.57
National Association of Perak Syed Nordin Wafa2,0998.94
Total valid votes23,475100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout23,47583.00
Registered electors28,283
Majority12,18651.91
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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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.
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