Ulu Kinta (federal constituency)

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Ulu Kinta
Flag of Perak.svg Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Ulu Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Ulu Kinta
ParliamentNoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kinta Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0491959-1963Chan Swee Ho
(曾瑞豪)
PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0491963-1964Chan Swee Ho
(曾瑞豪)
PPP
2nd 1964-1969Chin Foon
(甄宽)
Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended [1] [2]
3rd P0491971-1973Chan Yoon Onn
(陈源安)
PPP
1973-1974BN (PPP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kinta

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Ulu KintaChemor
Sungei Raia

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
PPP Chan Yoon Onn10,70658.51Increase2.svg 18.52
Alliance Chin Foon7,59141.49Decrease2.svg 4.84
Total valid votes18,297 100.00
Total rejected ballots841
Unreturned ballots
Turnout19,13878.19Decrease2.svg 5.11
Registered electors24,475
Majority3,11517.02Increase2.svg 10.68
PPP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
PartyCandidateVotes % ∆%
Alliance Chin Foon7,35146.33Increase2.svg 10.65
PPP Chan Swee Ho6,34539.99Decrease2.svg 13.94
Socialist Front Low Sin Yean2,17213.69Increase2.svg 3.31
Total valid votes15,868 100.00
Total rejected ballots567
Unreturned ballots
Turnout16,43583.30Increase2.svg 9.90
Registered electors19,729
Majority1,0066.34Decrease2.svg 11.91
Alliance gain from PPP Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
PartyCandidateVotes %
PPP Chan Swee Ho6,99653.93
Alliance K. C. Chan4,62935.68
Socialist Front Yau Hong Seh1,34710.38
Total valid votes12,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots348
Unreturned ballots
Turnout13,32073.40
Registered electors18,147
Majority2,36718.25
This was a new constituency created.

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References

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