Dato' Kramat (federal constituency)
Dato' Kramat was a federal constituency in Penang, 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 Dato' Kramat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Lim Kean Siew (林建寿) | Socialist Front | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Lim Kean Siew (林建寿) | Socialist Front | |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1972 | V. David | Gerakan | |
| 1972-1974 | PEKEMAS | |||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Jelutong | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GERAKAN | V. David | 17,272 | 75.40 | ||
| Alliance | Lim Chong Hai | 5,635 | 24.60 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,907 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,048 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 23,955 | 77.14 | |||
| Registered electors | 31,053 | ||||
| Majority | 11,637 | ||||
| GERAKAN gain from Alliance | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Front | Lim Kean Siew | 10,102 | 38.79 | ||
| UDP | Teh Ewe Lim | 8,236 | 31.62 | ||
| Alliance | Lim Cheng Poh | 7,707 | 29.59 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,045 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 656 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 26,701 | 85.23 | |||
| Registered electors | 31,327 | ||||
| Majority | 1,866 | ||||
| Socialist Front hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Front | Lim Kean Siew | 10,474 | 66.26 | |||
| Alliance | Lee Thean Chew | 5,048 | 31.93 | |||
| Independent | C. M. Ramli | 286 | 1.81 | |||
| Total valid votes | 15,808 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 103 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 15,911 | 72.13 | ||||
| Registered electors | 22,058 | |||||
| Majority | 5,426 | |||||
| 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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