Bangsar

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

Bungsar, later known as Bangsar was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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: Bangsar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Goh Hock Guan	37,050	79.34	79.34
	Alliance	Lew Sip Hon	9,648	20.66	4.92
Total valid votes			46,698	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,320
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			48,018	59.22	8.50
Registered electors			81,086
Majority			27,402	58.68	56.56
	DAP hold		Swing		{{{3}}}

Malaysian general election, 1964: Bangsar

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PAP	Devan Nair	13,494	35.36	35.36
	Socialist Front	V. David	12,686	33.24	7.35
	Alliance	Koh Pooi Kee	9,761	25.58	4.58
	PPP	Chew Choo Soot	2,219	5.81	4.15
Total valid votes			38,160	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,293
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			39,453	67.72	0.29
Registered electors			58,261
Majority			808	2.12	65.89
	PAP gain from Socialist Front		Swing		?

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