Ulu Pahang (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Ulu Pahang

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

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

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was 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 Ulu Pahang
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955-1959	Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (محمد سولوڠ محمد علي)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Raub and Lipis

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Ulu Pahang	Cameron Highlands
	Lipis Selatan
	Lipis Timor
	Lipis Utara
	Raub Selatan
	Raub Utara

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Ulu Pahang

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohamed Sulong Mohamed Ali	16,075	89.38
	Independent	Abdul Hamid Ma'ajab	1,910	10.62
Total valid votes			17,985	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			17,985	78.84
Registered electors			22,811
Majority			14,165	78.76
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.