Seberang Selatan (federal constituency)
Seberang Selatan was a federal constituency in Penang, 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 Seberang Selatan | ||||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party | |
Constituency created | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | 1959-1963 | Veerappen Veerathan | Socialist Front | |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | 1963-1964 | Veerappen Veerathan | Socialist Front | |
2nd | 1964 | Mohamed Noordin Mastan | Alliance (UMNO) | |
1964-1969 | Snawi Ismail | |||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | 1971-1972 | Veerappen Veerathan | Gerakan | |
1972-1974 | PEKEMAS | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Nibong Tebal |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Gerakan | Veerappen Veerathan | 9,738 | 52.35 | ||
Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 6,391 | 34.35 | ||
PMIP | Wahab Salleh | 2,474 | 13.30 | ||
Total valid votes | 18,603 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 684 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 19,287 | 78.49 | |||
Registered electors | 24,573 | ||||
Majority | 3,347 | ||||
Gerakan gain from Alliance | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Alliance | Snawi Ismail | 9,298 | 56.03 | ||
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 7,296 | 43.97 | ||
Total valid votes | 16,594 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 197 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 16,791 | ||||
Registered electors | |||||
Majority | 2,002 | ||||
Alliance hold | Swing |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Mohamed Noordin Mastan | 10,427 | 60.60 | ||
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 6,322 | 36.74 | ||
PMIP | Mohamed Noor Mokhtar | 457 | 2.66 | ||
Total valid votes | 17,206 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 703 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 17,909 | 84.48 | |||
Registered electors | 21,198 | ||||
Majority | 4,105 | ||||
Alliance gain from Socialist Front | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Socialist Front | Veerappen Veerathan | 5,077 | 40.67 | |||
Alliance | Tay Hooi Soo | 4,313 | 34.55 | |||
PMIP | Md Jais Sudin | 3,093 | 24.78 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,483 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 107 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 12,590 | 79.08 | ||||
Registered electors | 15,920 | |||||
Majority | 764 | |||||
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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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