Paloh (federal constituency)
Paloh was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1978 to 1990.
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1977 |
Constituency abolished | 1990 |
First contested | 1978 |
Last contested | 1986 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1977 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 1990 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Paloh | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created, renamed from Payang | ||||
5th | 1978-1981 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BN (PBB) | |
1981-1982 | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | |||
6th | 1982-1986 | |||
7th | 1986-1990 | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kuala Rajang |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | 9,512 | 77.50 | ||
Independent | Udie Salleh | 2,761 | 22.50 | ||
Total valid votes | 12,273 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 283 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 12,556 | 73.03 | |||
Registered electors | 17,193 | ||||
Majority | 6,751 | ||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
On the nomination day, Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha won uncontested. | ||||||
BN | Abang Abu Bakar Abang Mustapha | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
BN hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 8,581 | 77.85 | |||
PAJAR | Lona Osman | 2,441 | 22.15 | |||
Total valid votes | 11,022 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | 15,105 | |||||
Majority | 6,140 | |||||
This was a new constituency created. |
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References
- "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-05.
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