Kedah Tengah

Kedah Tengah was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.

Kedah Tengah
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1955
Last contested1969

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 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 Kedah Tengah
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st 1955-1959 Mohamed Khir Johari (محمد خير بن جوهري) Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Mohamed Khir Johari (محمد خير بن جوهري)Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Mohamed Khir Johari (محمد خير بن جوهري)Alliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Mohamed Khir Johari (محمد خير بن جوهري)Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Ulu Muda and Kuala Muda

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kedah Tengah Jerai
Kota
Sik-Gurun
Sik-Gurun-Kota

Election results
Malaysian general election, 1969: Kedah Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceMohamed Khir Johari13,95854.65Decrease 20.30
PMIPAhmad Othman11,58345.35Increase 20.30
Total valid votes 25,541 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,136
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,67775.57Increase 0.82
Registered electors 35,302
Majority 2,3759.30Decrease 40.60
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964: Kedah Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceMohamed Khir Johari16,04274.95Increase 8.42
PMIPHussain Che Dol5,36225.05Decrease 1.13
Total valid votes 21,404 100.00
Total rejected ballots 885
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 22,28974.72
Registered electors 29,829
Majority 10,68049.90Increase 6.55
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 30 September 1959: Kedah Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
Khir was elected to Parliament in the Kedah Tengah by-election, 1959. Kedah Tengah is the only remaining constituency where elections have not been completed in the Malayan general election, 1959.
AllianceMohamed Khir Johari11,27166.53Decrease 29.03
PMIPHussain Che Dol4,43526.18Increase 26.18
Socialist FrontMohamed Shariff Babul1,2347.28Increase 7.28
Total valid votes 16,940 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 22,762
Majority 6,83643.35Decrease 47.81
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1955: Kedah Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %
AllianceMohamed Khir Johari31,07795.56
NegaraPuteh Napa1,4314.40
Total valid votes 32,508100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 32,50889.80
Registered electors 36,200
Majority 29,64691.16
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References
  1. 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.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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