Seremban Barat (federal constituency)

Seremban Barat
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Seremban Barat was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, 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 Seremban Barat
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Quek Kai Dong Independent
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Quek Kai Dong Independent
2nd 1964-1969 Siow Loong Hin Alliance
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1974 Sinnathamby Seevaratnam DAP
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
DAPSinnathamby Seevaratnam 11,705 59.44
AllianceTai Kon Chin 7,277 36.95
UMCOTan Kee Jon 710 3.61
Total valid votes 19,692 100.00
Total rejected ballots 978
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,67074.09
Registered electors 27,900
Majority 4,428
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSiow Loong Hin 10,163 53.90
Socialist FrontKoo Eng Kuang 6,688 35.47
UDPOh Siew Kheng 2,005 10.63
Total valid votes 18,856 100.00
Total rejected ballots 700
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,55678.99
Registered electors 24,758
Majority 3,475
Alliance gain from Independent Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
IndependentQuek Kai Dong 4,752 38.94
Socialist FrontS. Sathappan 3,949 32.36
AllianceA. S. Dawood 3,409 27.94
IndependentC. Rajadurai 93 0.76
Total valid votes 12,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots 71
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 12,27483.26
Registered electors 14,741
Majority 803
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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