Kluang Selatan

Kluang Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Kluang Selatan
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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 Kluang Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Johore Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Chan Chong Wen (曾崇文)Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Chan Chong Wen (曾崇文)Alliance (MCA)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Chu Chee Peng (朱子平)Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Renggam

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kluang Selatan Renggam
Senai-Kulai

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceChu Chee Peng12,75464.39
DAPLee Kuo Ming @ Lee Kok Bin7,05335.61
Total valid votes 19,807 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,418
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,22568.09
Registered electors 31,171
Majority 5,701
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceChan Chong Wen11,92664.96
Socialist FrontHon Kin Siong6,43435.04
Total valid votes 18,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots 601
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,96181.88
Registered electors 23,158
Majority 5,492
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceChan Chong Wen8,75465.85
Socialist FrontTan Kai Hee4,54034.15
Total valid votes 13,294 100.00
Total rejected ballots 150
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,44479.64
Registered electors 16,880
Majority 4,214
This was a new constituency created.

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.
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