Bungsar (federal constituency)
Bungsar, later known as Bangsar was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Bangsar | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created from Kuala Lumpur Barat | |||
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
1st | 1959-1963 | V. David ( வே. தேவிட்) | Socialist Front (Lab) |
Parliament of Malaysia | |||
1st | 1963-1964 | V. David (வே. தேவிட்) | Socialist Front (Lab) |
2nd | 1964-1965 | Devan Nair (ദേവൻ നായർ) | PAP |
1965-1969 | DAP | ||
1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
3rd | 1971-1974 | Goh Hock Guan (吴福原) | DAP |
Constituency abolished, renamed to Damansara |
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Bangsar | Pantai | ||||||
Salak |
Election results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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DAP | Goh Hock Guan | 37,050 | 79.34 | ||
Alliance | Lew Sip Hon | 9,648 | 20.66 | ||
Total valid votes | 46,698 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,320 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 48,018 | 59.22 | |||
Registered electors | 81,086 | ||||
Majority | 27,402 | ||||
DAP hold | Swing | {{{3}}} |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
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PAP | Devan Nair | 13,494 | 35.36 | ||
Socialist Front | V. David | 12,686 | 33.24 | ||
Alliance | Koh Pooi Kee | 9,761 | 25.58 | ||
PPP | Chew Choo Soot | 2,219 | 5.81 | ||
Total valid votes | 38,160 | 100.00 | |||
Total rejected ballots | 1,293 | ||||
Unreturned ballots | |||||
Turnout | 39,453 | 67.72 | |||
Registered electors | 58,261 | ||||
Majority | 808 | ||||
PAP gain from Socialist Front | Swing | ? |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
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Socialist Front | V. David | 9,734 | 40.59 | |||
Independent | Koh Pooi Kee | 6,821 | 28.45 | |||
Alliance | Lau Joo Kooi | 5,036 | 21.00 | |||
PPP | Ong Yeow Kay | 2,388 | 9.96 | |||
Total valid votes | 23,979 | 100.00 | ||||
Total rejected ballots | 198 | |||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | 24,177 | 68.01 | ||||
Registered electors | 35,549 | |||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. |
References
- Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
- "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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