Muar Pantai

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

Muar Pantai
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 Muar Pantai
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency split from Muar Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Seah Teng Ngiab (余镇业)Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Seah Teng Ngiab (余镇业)Alliance (MCA)
2nd1964-1969
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Seah Teng Ngiab (余镇业)Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, merged into Muar

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Muar Pantai Bandar Maharani
Parit Bakar

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Muar Pantai
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceSeah Teng Ngiab13,75565.93
DAPKhoo Chin Tow7,10834.07
Total valid votes 20,863 100.00
Total rejected ballots 715
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,57870.61
Registered electors 30,558
Majority 6,647
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964: Muar Pantai
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceSeah Teng Ngiab16,57872.98
Socialist FrontLee Boon Pin6,13727.02
Total valid votes 22,715 100.00
Total rejected ballots 481
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,19677.02
Registered electors 30,116
Majority 10,441
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959: Muar Pantai
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceSeah Teng Ngiab8,99753.29
National PartyMohd Noor Hamid3,73122.10
PPPTan Kwee Wah2,16212.81
Socialist FrontChua Ang Teck1,99411.81
Total valid votes 16,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots 126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,01074.33
Registered electors 22,884
Majority 5,266
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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