Bandar Malacca

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

Bandar Malacca was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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.

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Bandar Malacca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Lim Kit Siang	18,562	60.80	60.80
	Alliance	Koh Kim Leng	7,346	24.06	25.35
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Hasnul Abdul Hadi	4,621	15.14	15.14
Total valid votes			30,529	100.00
Total rejected ballots			955
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			31,484	73.77	11.83
Registered electors			42,679
Majority			11,216	36.74	25.52
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964: Bandar Malacca

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Tan Kee Gak	13,789	49.41	3.58
	Socialist Front	Yeoh Ho Huat	10,658	38.19	38.19
	PAP	Chua Sian Chin	3,461	12.40	12.40
Total valid votes			27,908	100.00
Total rejected ballots			467
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			28,375	85.60	5.21
Registered electors			33,148
Majority			3,131	11.22	4.36
	Alliance gain from Malayan Party		Swing		?

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