Penang Utara

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

Penang 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.

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Penang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Peter Paul Dason	20,930	61.00	61.00
	Alliance	Geh Chong Keat	13,379	39.00	13.17
Total valid votes			34,309	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,730
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			36,039	76.54	6.90
Registered electors			47,083
Majority			7,551	22.00	1.56
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964: Penang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Geh Chong Keat	16,686	52.17	2.13
	Socialist Front	Lau Teik Hai	10,148	31.73	13.39
	UDP	Toh Boon Kooi	5,149	16.10	16.10
Total valid votes			31,983	100.00
Total rejected ballots			667
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			32,650	83.44	14.39
Registered electors			39,131
Majority			6,538	20.44	15.52
	Alliance hold		Swing

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