Jitra-Padang Terap

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

Jitra-Padang Terap was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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: Jitra-Padang Terap

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Fatimah Hashim	15,145	56.64	15.53
	PMIP	Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain	11,595	43.36	15.53
Total valid votes			26,740	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,186
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			27,927	78.23	0.09
Registered electors			35,697
Majority			3,550	13.28	31.06
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Jitra-Padang Terap

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Fatimah Hashim	15,835	72.17	6.95
	PMIP	Isa Mohamad	6,105	27.83	6.95
Total valid votes			21,940	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,077
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,017	78.12	2.60
Registered electors			29,464
Majority			9,730	44.34	13.90
	Alliance hold		Swing

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