Matang (federal constituency)

Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Matang
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

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

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It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Matang
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Larut Selatan
4th P050 1974-1978 Hashim Ghazali
(هشيم غزالي)
BN (UMNO)
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986 Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid
(محمد رزلن عبدالحميد)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bukit Gantang

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Matang Bukit Gantang
Changkat Jering

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid 15,687 61.56   0.38
DAP Zainal Abidin Ahmad 5,268 20.67   0.27
PAS Abdullah Hassan 4,529 17.77   0.65
Total valid votes 25,484 100.00
Total rejected ballots 750
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 26,234 74.61   2.13
Registered electors 35,162
Majority 10,419 40.89   0.11
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hashim Ghazali 14,706 61.94   6.06
DAP Jamaluddin Yeop Hamzah 4,973 20.94   4.90
PAS Mohd Dali Main 4,065 17.12   17.12
Total valid votes 23,744 100.00
Total rejected ballots 787
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 24,531 76.74   5.23
Registered electors 31,967
Majority 9,733 41.00   1.16
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes %
BN Hashim Ghazali 12,543 68.00
DAP Fadzlan Yahya 4,766 25.84
PEKEMAS Tan Kok Kong 639 3.46
Homeland Consciousness Union Ng Hoe Soon 498 2.70
Total valid votes 18,446 100.00
Total rejected ballots 784
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,230 71.51
Registered electors 26,611
Majority 7,777 42.16
This was a new constituency created.

References

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