Selandar (federal constituency)

Selandar was a federal constituency in Malacca, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.

Selandar
Malacca constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1984
Constituency abolished2004
First contested1986
Last contested1999

The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 2004 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Selandar
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Alor Gajah and Jasin
7th1986-1990Kok Wee Kiat (郭伟杰)BN(MCA)
8th1990-1995Fong Chan Onn (冯镇安)
9th1995-1999
10th1999-2004
Constituency abolished, merged into Alor Gajah and Jasin

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1999
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn23,05565.18
KEADILANChua Tian Chang12,31634.82
Total valid votes 35,371 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,084
Unreturned ballots 70
Turnout 36,52573.70
Registered electors
Majority 10,739
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1995
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn28,36684.54
S46Burkhan Abdullah5,18615.46
Total valid votes 33,552 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,497
Unreturned ballots 111
Turnout 35,16073.80
Registered electors
Majority 23,180
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1990
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNFong Chan Onn19,12068.68
S46Samat Abdullah8,71931.32
Total valid votes 27,839 100.00
Total rejected ballots 898
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,73775.66
Registered electors
Majority 10,401
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1986
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKok Wee Kiat17,86470.66
DAPAng Kuang Meng7,41729.34
Total valid votes 25,281 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,098
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,37970.70
Registered electors 37,313
Majority 10,447
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References

  • "Keputusan Pilihan Raya Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya". Election Commission of Malaysia. Archived from the original on 2016-04-24. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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