Bandar Malacca (federal constituency)
Bandar Malacca was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1958 |
| Constituency abolished | 1974 |
| First contested | 1959 |
| Last contested | 1969 |
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 Bandar Malacca | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Tan Kee Gak (陈期岳) | Malayan Party | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Tan Kee Gak (陈期岳) | Alliance (MCA) | |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1974 | Lim Kit Siang (林吉祥) | DAP | |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Kota Melaka | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DAP | Lim Kit Siang | 18,562 | 60.80 | ||
| Alliance | Koh Kim Leng | 7,346 | 24.06 | ||
| Parti Rakyat | Hasnul Abdul Hadi | 4,621 | 15.14 | ||
| Total valid votes | 30,529 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 955 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 31,484 | 73.77 | |||
| Registered electors | 42,679 | ||||
| Majority | 11,216 | ||||
| DAP gain from Alliance | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tan Kee Gak | 13,789 | 49.41 | ||
| Socialist Front | Yeoh Ho Huat | 10,658 | 38.19 | ||
| PAP | Chua Sian Chin | 3,461 | 12.40 | ||
| Total valid votes | 27,908 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 467 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 28,375 | 85.60 | |||
| Registered electors | 33,148 | ||||
| Majority | 3,131 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Malayan Party | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malayan Party | Tan Kee Gak | 9,396 | 52.69 | |||
| Alliance | Wong Koon Yoon | 8,173 | 45.83 | |||
| Independent | Yeoh Ho Huat | 265 | 1.49 | |||
| Total valid votes | 17,834 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 122 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 17,956 | 80.39 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,337 | |||||
| Majority | 1,223 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
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References
- 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.
- "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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