Sitiawan

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

Sitiawan was a federal constituency in Perak, 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	DAP	Richard Ho Ung Hun	11,607	59.31	59.31
	Alliance	Kam Woon Wah	7,964	40.69	19.72
Total valid votes			19,571	100.00
Total rejected ballots			921
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			20,492	73.37	6.71
Registered electors			27,930
Majority			3,643	18.62	2.20
	DAP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Kam Woon Wah	11,136	60.41	18.74
	UDP	Too Joon Hing	7,299	39.59	39.59
Total valid votes			18,435	100.00
Total rejected ballots			685
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,120	80.08	18.93
Registered electors			23,877
Majority			3,837	20.82	18.48
	Alliance hold		Swing

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