Kluang Utara (federal constituency)
Kluang Utara was a federal constituency in Johor, 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 Kluang Utara | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Lee San Choon (李三春) | Alliance (MCA) | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Lee San Choon (李三春) | Alliance (MCA) | |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Tiah Eng Bee (程荣美) | ||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Tiah Eng Bee (程荣美) | Alliance (MCA) | |
| 1973-1974 | BN (MCA) | |||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Kluang | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tiah Eng Bee | 8,937 | 53.04 | ||
| DAP | Lee Kaw | 7,914 | 46.96 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,851 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,125 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 17,976 | 70.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 25,334 | ||||
| Majority | 1,023 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tiah Eng Bee | 9,138 | 53.48 | ||
| Socialist Front | Lee Ah Leng | 6,674 | 39.06 | ||
| PAP | Lai Tha Chai | 1,276 | 7.47 | ||
| Total valid votes | 17,088 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 523 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 17,611 | 81.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 21,731 | ||||
| Majority | 2,464 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Lee San Choon | 5,985 | 56.92 | |||
| Socialist Front | Wee Lee Fong | 4,530 | 43.08 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,515 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 79 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,594 | 77.99 | ||||
| Registered electors | 13,583 | |||||
| Majority | 1,455 | |||||
| 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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