Johore Bahru Barat was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Johore Bahru Barat
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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.[citation needed]

History

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Johore Bahru Barat
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency split from Johore Bahru
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P101 1959-1963 Ahmad Mohamed Shah
(احمد محمد شه)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P101 1963-1964 Ahmad Mohamed Shah
(احمد محمد شه)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Rahmat Daud
(رحمة داود)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P101 1971-1973 Mohamed Rahmat
(محمد رحمة)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pulai

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Johore Bahru Barat Glang Patah
Tampoi

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Johore Bahru Barat
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Mohamed Rahmat 12,319 65.28   3.82
DAP Daing Ibrahim Othman 6,553 34.72   34.72
Total valid votes 18,872 100.00
Total rejected ballots 917
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,789 93.51   15.60
Registered electors 21,162
Majority 5,766 30.56   10.27
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Johore Bahru Barat
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Rahmat Daud 11,722 69.10   7.30
Socialist Front Lim Lee Koon 4,796 28.27   7.30
PAP Liang Teck Sum 447 2.63
Total valid votes 16,965 100.00
Total rejected ballots 560
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,525 77.91   2.84
Registered electors 22,493
Majority 6,926 40.83   17.23
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Johore Bahru Barat
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ahmad Mohamed Shah 7,282 61.80
Socialist Front Zahid Karim 4,501 38.20
Total valid votes 11,783 100.00
Total rejected ballots 152
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 11,935 75.07
Registered electors 15,899
Majority 2,781 23.60
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.