Sungei Perak Ulu (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Sungei Perak Ulu

Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1959
First contested	1957
Last contested	1955

Sungei Perak Ulu was a federal constituency in Perak, 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 Ulu
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1957	Mohd Ghazali Jawi (محمد غزالي جاوي)	Alliance (UMNO)
	1957–1959	Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya (ميور شمس الدين ميور يحي)
Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Kangsar and Ulu Perak

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Sungei Perak Ulu	Kuala Kansgar
	Ulu Perak

Election results

Malaysian general by-election, 26 October 1957
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Mohamed Ghazali Jawi

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya	12,795	68.04	3.44
	Rakyat	Mohamed Shariff Babul	5,601	31.96	31.96
Total valid votes			18,805
Total rejected ballots			349
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,154	58.20	24.80
Registered electors			32,376
Majority			7,134	36.08	15.83
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1955 : Sungei Perak Ulu

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohd Ghazali Jawi	16,781	71.48
	Independent	Mat Judin Ahmad	4,595	19.57
	National Association of Perak	Syed Nordin Wafa	2,099	8.94
Total valid votes			23,475	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,475	83.00
Registered electors			28,283
Majority			12,186	51.91
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.