Menglembu (federal constituency)

Menglembu was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.

Menglembu
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1959
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Menglembu
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ipoh-Menglembu
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P051 1959-1963 S. P. Seenivasagam
(ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்)
PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P051 1963-1964 S. P. Seenivasagam
(ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்)
PPP
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P051 1971-1973 S. P. Seenivasagam
(ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்)
PPP
1973-1974 BN (PPP)
4th P055 1974-1978 Fan Yew Teng
(范俊登)
DAP
5th 1978-1982 Patto Perumal
(பாட்டோ பெருமாள்)
6th 1982-1986 Yew Foo Weng
(游富荣)
BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pasir Pinji

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Menglembu Kuala Pari
Pasir Puteh

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Yew Foo Weng 27,187 52.69   11.08
DAP Lau Dak Kee 24,412 47.31   11.08
Total valid votes 51,599 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,824
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 53,423 73.88   4.10
Registered electors 72,307
Majority 2,775 5.38   22.16
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Patto Perumal 29,573 63.77   63.77
BN Lee Chan Fai @ Lee Soon Heng 16,803 36.23   36.23
Total valid votes 46,376 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,536
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 47,912 77.98   2.53
Registered electors 61,439
Majority 12,770 27.54
DAP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Fan Yew Teng 22,505 62.53   62.53
BN S. P. Seenivasagam 11,757 32.66   32.66
Independent Koo Eng Kuang 1,731 4.81   4.81
Total valid votes 35,993 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,004
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 36,997 75.45   3.60
Registered electors 51,316
Majority 10,748 29.86   32.16
DAP gain from PPP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PPP S. P. Seenivasagam 29,089 81.01   22.93
Alliance Hew Chai Kee 6,818 18.99   13.08
Total valid votes 35,907 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,391
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 37,298 71.85   6.83
Registered electors 51,913
Majority 22,271 62.02   32.16
PPP hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PPP . P. Seenivasagam 20,367 58.08   7.35
Alliance Lim Eng Chang 11,246 32.07   3.36
Socialist Front Yunos Mohd Isa 3,457 9.86   4.01
Total valid votes 35,070 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,117
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 36,187 78.68   13.09
Registered electors 45,994
Majority 9,121 26.01   39.58
PPP hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
PPP S. P. Seenivasagam 14,338 65.43
Alliance Wong Kok Weng 6,292 28.71
Socialist Front Idham Khatib 1,283 5.85
Total valid votes 21,913 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,044 65.59
Registered electors 33,609
Majority 8,046 36.72
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.