Mata Kuching

Mata Kuching was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

Mata Kuching
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Mata Kuching
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created, renamed from Bagan
4th1974-1978Ling Liong Sik (林良实)BN (MCA)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Bagan

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Mata Kuching Bagan Ajam
Bagan Dalam
Bagan Jermal

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982: Mata Kuching
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik26,99562.11
DAPGoh Sin Khoon14,83934.14
IndependentRaja Ahamed Narudin @ Raja Mohamed Raja Sulaiman1,6263.74
Total valid votes 43,460 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,186
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 44,64677.46
Registered electors 57,635
Majority 12,156
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978: Mata Kuching
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik23,56465.27
SDPLoh Kim Heng8,36523.17
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyAbdul Hamid Abdullah4,17411.56
Total valid votes 36,103 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 47,425
Majority 15,199
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974: Mata Kuching
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNLim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik13,75553.97
PEKEMASOng Yi How8,45733.18
DAPGoh Lim Eam3,27312.84
Total valid votes 25,485 100.00
Total rejected ballots 869
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,35483.97
Registered electors 31,385
Majority 5,298
This was a new constituency created.

References

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