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Malacca Tengah

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Malacca Tengah
Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Malacca Tengah was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Tengah
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Malacca Central
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P085 1959-1963 Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信)
Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P085 1963-1964 Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信)
Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P085 1971-1973 Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信)
Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974 BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Batu Berendam

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Malacca Tengah Batu Berendam
Bukit Rambai
Kandang
Semabok
Tanjong Kling

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Malacca Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tan Siew Sin 13,790 52.15 Decrease 21.99
Parti Rakyat Malaysia Kampo Radjo Baginda Kayo 6,490 24.55 Increase 24.55
PMIP Mohamed Kamal Sudin 6,161 23.30 Increase 18.36
Total valid votes 26,441 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,620
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 28,061 78.79 Decrease 5.50
Registered electors 35,617
Majority 7,300 27.60 Decrease 25.61
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Malacca Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tan Siew Sin 18,568 74.14 Decrease 0.41
Socialist Front Hasnul Abdul Hadi 5,241 20.93 Increase 20.93
PMIP Mohamed Kamal Sudin 1,236 4.94 Decrease 20.51
Total valid votes 25,045 100.00
Total rejected ballots 721
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,766 84.29 Increase 5.65
Registered electors 30,569
Majority 13,327 53.21 Increase 4.11
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Malacca Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Tan Siew Sin 13,635 74.55
PMIP Abdul Majid Hussin 4,655 25.45
Total valid votes 18,290 100.00
Total rejected ballots 187
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,477 78.64
Registered electors 23,495
Majority 8,980 49.10
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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.