Seberang Utara (federal constituency)

Seberang Utara
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Seberang Utara was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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 Seberang Utara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Ahmad Saaid Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Ahmad Saaid Alliance
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Ahmad Saaid Alliance
1973-1974 BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAhmad Saaid 13,111 54.98
PMIPMusa Mohamed Yatim 10,737 45.02
Total valid votes 23,848 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,593
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,44181.69
Registered electors 32,369
Majority 2,374
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAhmad Saaid 15,440 67.71
PMIPSiti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain 4,087 17.92
Socialist FrontOmar Mohd. Yusoff 3,277 14.37
Total valid votes 22,804 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,010
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,81484.57
Registered electors 28,160
Majority 11,353
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAhmad Saaid 12,748 73.75
PMIPYusof Abdullah 4,537 26.25
Total valid votes 17,285 100.00
Total rejected ballots 249
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,53476.31
Registered electors 22,978
Majority 8,211
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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