Seremban Barat was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
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
editIt was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
editMembers of Parliament for Seremban Barat | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Seremban | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P084 | 1959-1963 | Quek Kai Dong (郭开东) |
Independent |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P084 | 1963-1964 | Quek Kai Dong (郭凯东) |
Independent |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Siow Loong Hin (萧隆兴) |
Alliance (MCA) | |
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P084 | 1971-1974 | Sinnathamby Seevaratnam (சின்னாதம்பி சீவரத்னம்) |
DAP |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Mantin |
State constituency
editParliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Seremban Barat | Bukit Nanas | ||||||
Labu | |||||||
Lenggeng |
Election results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Sinnathamby Seevaratnam | 11,705 | 59.44 | 59.44 | |
Alliance | Tai Kon Chin | 7,277 | 36.95 | 16.95 | |
United Malaysian Chinese Organisation | Tan Kee Jon | 710 | 3.61 | 3.61 | |
Total valid votes | 19,692 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 978 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 20,670 | 74.09 | 4.90 | ||
Registered electors | 27,900 | ||||
Majority | 4,428 | 22.49 | 4.06 | ||
DAP gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Siow Loong Hin | 10,163 | 53.90 | 25.96 | |
Socialist Front | Koo Eng Kuang | 6,688 | 35.47 | 3.11 | |
UDP | Oh Siew Kheng | 2,005 | 10.63 | 10.63 | |
Total valid votes | 18,856 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 700 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 19,556 | 78.99 | |||
Registered electors | 24,758 | ||||
Majority | 3,475 | 18.43 | 11.85 | ||
Alliance gain from Independent | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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Independent | Quek Kai Dong | 4,752 | 38.94 | |||
Socialist Front | S. Sathappan | 3,949 | 32.36 | |||
Alliance | A. S. Dawood | 3,409 | 27.94 | |||
Independent | C. Rajadurai | 93 | 0.76 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,203 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 71 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 12,274 | 83.26 | ||||
Registered electors | 14,741 | |||||
Majority | 803 | 6.58 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
edit- ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.