Langat (federal constituency)
Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Langat | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Zakaria Mohd Taib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Zakaria Mohd Taib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | |||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Shariff Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| 1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | |||
| Constituency abolished, split into Sungei Besi and Ulu Langat | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Shariff Ahmad | 8,433 | 55.25 | ||
| Gerakan | Loh Chee Foom | 6,829 | 44.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,262 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,110 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 16,372 | 70.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,142 | ||||
| Majority | 1,604 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Zakaria Mohd Taib | 10,275 | 70.69 | ||
| Socialist Front | Ahmad Boestamam | 4,260 | 29.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,535 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,047 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 15,582 | 80.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,403 | ||||
| Majority | 6,015 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Zakaria Mohd Taib | 6,937 | 57.42 | |||
| Socialist Front | Koh Pak Ngee | 5,145 | 42.58 | |||
| Total valid votes | 12,082 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 12,248 | 77.08 | ||||
| Registered electors | 15,890 | |||||
| Majority | 1,792 | |||||
| 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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