Perlis was a federal constituency in Perlis, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1959 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1955 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]
History
editIt was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
editMembers of Parliament for Perlis | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (شيخ احمد محمد هشيم) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
Constituency abolished, split into Perlis Utara and Perlis Selatan |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Perlis | Arau | ||||||
Beseri-Titi Tinggi | |||||||
Kangar | |||||||
Kuala Perlis | |||||||
Kurong Anai | |||||||
Mata Ayer | |||||||
Paya | |||||||
Sanglang | |||||||
Utan Aji |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Alliance | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | 17,769 | 66.84 | |||
Independent | Mat Kassim | 8,814 | 33.16 | |||
Total valid votes | 26,583 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 26,583 | 85.93 | ||||
Registered electors | 30,936 | |||||
Majority | 8,955 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References
edit- ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.