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Sungei Muda (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Sungei Muda
Kedah 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 Sungei Muda
Parliament Years Member Party Vote Share
Constituency created
1st 1955–1959 Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-haj
(‏تونكو عبد الرحمن ڤوترا الحاج ابن سلطان عبد الحميد حليم شاه)		 Alliance (UMNO) 22,226
94.76%
Constituency abolished, split into Baling and Sungei Patani

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Sungei Muda Baling
Sungei Patani

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Sungei Muda
Party Candidate Votes%
AllianceTunku Abdul Rahman22,22694.72
IndependentSyed Jan Al Jeffri1,2395.28
Total valid votes 23,465100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,46587.23
Registered electors 26,900
Majority 6,43889.44
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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