Langat (federal constituency)
Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.
 Selangor constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1955 |
| Constituency abolished | 1974 |
| First contested | 1955 |
| Last contested | 1969 |
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 Langat | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| Federal Legislative Council | |||
| 1st | 1955-1959 | Abu Bakar Baginda (ابو بكر بڬيندا) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya | |||
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Zakaria Mohd Taib (زكريا محمد طائب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Parliament of Malaysia | |||
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Zakaria Mohd Taib (زكريا محمد طائب) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | ||
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2] | ||
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Shariff Ahmad (شريف احمد) | Alliance (UMNO) |
| 1973-1974 | BN (UMNO) | ||
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Langat | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Langat | Kajang | ||||||
| Kuala Langat | |||||||
| Semenyih | |||||||
| Ulu Langat | |||||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Shariff Ahmad | 8,433 | 55.25 | ||
| Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia | Loh Chee Foom | 6,829 | 44.75 | ||
| Total valid votes | 15,262 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,110 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 16,372 | 70.75 | |||
| Registered electors | 23,142 | ||||
| Majority | 1,604 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Zakaria Mohd Taib | 10,275 | 70.69 | ||
| Socialist Front | Ahmad Boestamam | 4,260 | 29.31 | ||
| Total valid votes | 14,535 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 1,047 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 15,582 | 80.31 | |||
| Registered electors | 19,403 | ||||
| Majority | 6,015 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Zakaria Mohd Taib | 6,937 | 57.42 | ||
| Socialist Front | Koh Pak Ngee | 5,145 | 42.58 | ||
| Total valid votes | 12,082 | 100.00 | |||
| Total rejected ballots | 166 | ||||
| Unreturned ballots | |||||
| Turnout | 12,248 | 77.08 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,890 | ||||
| Majority | 1,792 | ||||
| Alliance hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Abu Bakar Baginda | 7,069 | 76.70 | N/A | ||
| Negara | Mohd Nazir Abdul | 2,147 | 23.30 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,216 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 9,216 | 87.00 | ||||
| Registered electors | 10,593 | |||||
| Majority | 4,922 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
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.
- "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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