Kota Setar (federal constituency)
Kota Setar Kedah constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1974 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1995 |
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| First contested |
1974 |
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| Last contested |
1990 |
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Kota Setar was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.
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
It was abolished in 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Kota Setar |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Abu Bakar Umar | BN |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | PAS |
| 6th | 1982-1986 |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Abdul Hadi Derani | BN |
| 8th | 1990-1995 | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman | 18,223 | 55.09 |
|
PAS | Mohamad Shauki Ibrahim | 14,856 | 44.91 |
| Total valid votes |
33,079 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
737 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
33,816 | 75.08 |
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
3,367 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abdul Hadi Derani | 14,738 | 52.48 |
|
PAS | Halim Arshad | 13,344 | 47.52 |
| Total valid votes |
28,082 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
644 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
28,726 | 72.22 |
| Registered electors |
39,775 |
| Majority |
1,394 |
|
BN gain from PAS |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
PAS | Abu Bakar Umar | 15,442 | 52.38 |
|
BN | Mustapha Ahmad | 14,039 | 47.62 |
| Total valid votes |
29,481 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
580 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
30,061 | 81.09 |
| Registered electors |
37,073 |
| Majority |
1,403 |
|
PAS hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
PAS | Abu Bakar Umar |
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| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
31,351 |
| Majority |
2,635 |
|
PAS gain from BN |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abu Bakar Umar | 16,475 | 86.37 |
|
Independent | Kassim Ahmad | 2,094 | 10.98 |
|
Independent | Zakaria Ahmad @ Che Mat | 507 | 2.66 |
| Total valid votes |
19,076 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
27,565 |
| Majority |
14,381 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References