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Kelantan Timor (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Kelantan Timor was a federal constituency in Kelantan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Kelantan Timor
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]

History

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It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kelantan Timor
Parliament Years Member Party Vote Share
Constituency created
1st 1955–1959 Nik Hassan Nik Yahya
(نئ حسن نئ يحي)		 Alliance (UMNO) 30,954
81.14%
Constituency abolished, split into Bachok and Pasir Puteh

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kelantan Timor Bachok Selatan
Bachok Utara
Pasir Puteh Selatan
Pasir Puteh Utara

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Kelantan Timor
Party Candidate Votes%
AllianceNik Hasan Nik Yahya30,95481.14
NEGARAAhmad Dato Nara di-Raja4,01910.54
PMIPMohamed Asri Muda2,2926.01
IndependentMohamed Ibrahim8832.31
Total valid votes 38,148100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 38,14884.72
Registered electors 45,028
Majority 6,43870.60
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

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  1. ↑ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ↑ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ↑ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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