Ulu Kinta (federal constituency)
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1958 |
Constituency abolished | 1974 |
First contested | 1959 |
Last contested | 1969 |
Ulu Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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
[edit]It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
[edit]Members of Parliament for Ulu Kinta | ||||
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Parliament | No | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Kinta Utara | ||||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | ||||
1st | P049 | 1959-1963 | Chan Swee Ho (曾瑞豪) | PPP |
Parliament of Malaysia | ||||
1st | P049 | 1963-1964 | Chan Swee Ho (曾瑞豪) | PPP |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Chin Foon (甄宽) | Alliance (MCA) | |
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | |||
3rd | P049 | 1971-1973 | Chan Yoon Onn (陈源安) | PPP |
1973-1974 | BN (PPP) | |||
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kinta |
State constituency
[edit]Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Ulu Kinta | Chemor | ||||||
Sungei Raia |
Election results
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PPP | Chan Yoon Onn | 10,706 | 58.51 | ![]() | |
Alliance | Chin Foon | 7,591 | 41.49 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 18,297 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 841 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 19,138 | 78.19 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 24,475 | ||||
Majority | 3,115 | 17.02 | ![]() | ||
PPP gain from Alliance | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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Alliance | Chin Foon | 7,351 | 46.33 | ![]() | |
PPP | Chan Swee Ho | 6,345 | 39.99 | ![]() | |
Socialist Front | Low Sin Yean | 2,172 | 13.69 | ![]() | |
Total valid votes | 15,868 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 567 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | ||||
Turnout | 16,435 | 83.30 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 19,729 | ||||
Majority | 1,006 | 6.34 | ![]() | ||
Alliance gain from PPP | Swing | ?
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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PPP | Chan Swee Ho | 6,996 | 53.93 | |||
Alliance | K. C. Chan | 4,629 | 35.68 | |||
Socialist Front | Yau Hong Seh | 1,347 | 10.38 | |||
Total valid votes | 12,972 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 348 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | 0 | |||||
Turnout | 13,320 | 73.40 | ||||
Registered electors | 18,147 | |||||
Majority | 2,367 | 18.25 | ||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
[edit]- ^ 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.