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Rawang (federal constituency)

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Rawang
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Rawang
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ulu Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P068 1959-1963 Liu Yoong Peng
(刘云鹏)
SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P068 1963-1964 Liu Yoong Peng
(刘云鹏)
SF (Lab)
2nd 1964-1969 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P068 1971-1973 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished split into Ulu Selangor, Selayang and Shah Alam

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Rawang Kuang
Serendah

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 8,260 50.77 Decrease 16.70
GERAKAN G. T. Rajah 8,010 49.23 Increase 49.23
Total valid votes 16,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,251
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,521 70.75 Decrease 6.35
Registered electors 24,765
Majority 250 1.54 Decrease 33.40
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 9,935 67.47 Increase 10.46
Socialist Front Lee Chi Kit 4,789 32.53 Decrease 24.48
Total valid votes 14,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 659
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,383 77.10
Registered electors 19,951
Majority 5,146 34.94 Increase 11.84
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Front Liu Yoong Peng 6,143 57.01
Alliance Abdul Karim Kassim 3,654 33.91
Independent Borhan Abdul Majid 978 9.08
Total valid votes 10,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,893 75.76
Registered electors 14,378
Majority 2,489 23.10
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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.