Payang (federal constituency)
Payang was a federal constituency in Sarawak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1978.
Defunct federal constituency | |
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Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1968 |
Constituency abolished | 1978 |
First contested | 1969 |
Last contested | 1974 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1968 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 1978 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Payang | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | 1971-1973 | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BUMIPUTERA | |
1973-1974 | BN (PBB) | |||
4th | 1974-1978 | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Paloh |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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BN | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 9,246 | 74.44 | ||
SNAP | Joseph Salang | 3,175 | 25.56 | ||
Total valid votes | 12,421 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 480 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 12,901 | 76.62 | |||
Registered electors | 16,837 | ||||
Majority | 6,071 | ||||
BN gain from BUMIPUTERA | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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BUMIPUTERA | Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | 5,839 | 48.09 | |||
SUPP | Nyandang Linang | 4,025 | 33.15 | |||
PESAKA | Abu Seman Merais | 1,394 | 11.48 | |||
SNAP | Charlie Yu Chee Cheong | 884 | 7.28 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,142 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 598 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,740 | 83.47 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,263 | |||||
Majority | 1,814 | |||||
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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