Penang constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Seberang Selatan 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 Selatan | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Wellesley South | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P033 | 1959-1963 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | SF (Lab) |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P033 | 1963-1964 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | SF (Lab) |
2nd | 1964 | Mohamed Noordin Mastan (محمد نوردين مستن) | Alliance (UMNO) | |
1964-1969 | Snawi Ismail (سناوي اسماعيل) | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P033 | 1971-1972 | Veerappen Veerathan (வீராப்பன் வீரதன்) | GERAKAN |
1972-1974 | PEKEMAS | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Nibong Tebal |
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Seberang Selatan | Nibong Tebal | ||||||
Sungei Bakap |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | Veerappen Veerathan | 9,738 | 52.35 | 52.35 | |
Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 6,391 | 34.35 | 21.68 | |
PMIP | Wahab Salleh | 2,474 | 13.30 | 13.30 | |
Total valid votes | 18,603 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 684 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,287 | 78.49 | |||
Registered electors | 24,573 | ||||
Majority | 3,347 | 18.00 | 5.94 | ||
Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia gain from Alliance | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 9,298 | 56.03 | 4.30 | |
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 7,296 | 43.97 | 7.23 | |
Total valid votes | 16,594 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 197 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 16,791 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 2,002 | 12.06 | 11.80 | ||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Mohamed Noordin Mastan | 10,427 | 60.60 | 26.05 | |
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 6,322 | 36.74 | 3.93 | |
PMIP | Mohamed Noor Mokhtar | 457 | 2.66 | 22.12 | |
Total valid votes | 17,206 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 703 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 17,909 | 84.48 | 5.40 | ||
Registered electors | 21,198 | ||||
Majority | 4,105 | 23.86 | 17.74 | ||
Alliance gain from Socialist Front | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 5,077 | 40.67 | |||
Alliance | Tay Hooi Soo | 4,313 | 34.55 | |||
PMIP | Md Jais Sudin | 3,093 | 24.78 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,483 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,590 | 79.08 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,920 | |||||
Majority | 764 | 6.12 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- ↑ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ↑ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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