Rawang (federal constituency)

Rawang
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Rawang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Rawang
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Liu Yoong Peng Socialist Front
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Liu Yoong Peng Socialist Front
2nd 1964-1969 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Alliance
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman Alliance
1973-1974 BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 8,260 50.77
GerakanG. T. Rajah 8,010 49.23
Total valid votes 16,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,251
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,52170.75
Registered electors 24,765
Majority 250
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceTunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 9,935 67.47
Socialist FrontLee Chi Kit 4,789 32.53
Total valid votes 14,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 659
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,38377.10
Registered electors 19,951
Majority 5,146
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
Socialist FrontLiu Yoong Peng 6,143 57.01
AllianceAbdul Karim Kassim 3,654 33.91
IndependentBorhan Abdul Majid 978 9.08
Total valid votes 10,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,89375.76
Registered electors 14,378
Majority 2,489
This was a new constituency created.

References

  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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