Wellesley North (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Wellesley North

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

Wellesley North 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 Wellesley North
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Hashim Awang (هشيم اوڠ)	Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Bagan and Seberang Utara

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Wellesley North	Butterworth
	Province Wellesley Central
	Province Wellesley North

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955 : Wellesley North

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Hashim Awang won uncontested.
	Alliance	Hashim Awang
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
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.