Rawang (federal constituency)
Rawang 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 Rawang | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
| Constituency created | ||||
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏) | Socialist Front | |
| Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏) | Socialist Front | |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| 1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | |||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Selayang | ||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman | 8,260 | 50.77 | ||
| Gerakan | G. T. Rajah | 8,010 | 49.23 | ||
| Total valid votes | 16,270 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,251 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 17,521 | 70.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 24,765 | ||||
| Majority | 250 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman | 9,935 | 67.47 | ||
| Socialist Front | Lee Chi Kit | 4,789 | 32.53 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,724 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 659 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 15,383 | 77.10 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,951 | ||||
| Majority | 5,146 | ||||
| Alliance gain from Socialist Front | Swing | ? | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist Front | Liu Yoong Peng | 6,143 | 57.01 | |||
| Alliance | Abdul Karim Kassim | 3,654 | 33.91 | |||
| Independent | Borhan Abdul Majid | 978 | 9.08 | |||
| Total valid votes | 10,775 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | 118 | |||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,893 | 75.76 | ||||
| Registered electors | 14,378 | |||||
| Majority | 2,489 | |||||
| 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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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