Trengganu Tengah

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

Trengganu Tengah
Terengganu 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 Trengganu Tengah
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st 1955-1959 Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر) Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Harun Pilus (هارون ڤيلوس)PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Harun Pilus (هارون ڤيلوس)PMIP
2nd1964-1969Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر)Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر)Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Trengganu

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Trengganu Tengah Binjai
Bukit Besar
Kuala Trengganu Barat
Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Kuala Trengganu Tengah
Kuala Trengganu Utara
Ulu Trengganu Barat
Ulu Trengganu Timor

Election results
Malaysian general election, 1969: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceEngku Muhsein Abdul Kadir12,15751.06
PMIPAbdul Rashid Su11,65148.94
Total valid votes 23,808 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,399
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,20780.49
Registered electors 31,316
Majority 506
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceEngku Muhsein Abdul Kadir11,00255.18
PMIPChe Su Mahmood Amar7,39337.08
Socialist FrontAbdul Latif Fakeh1,1565.80
National PartyAbu Bakar Arshadi3881.95
Total valid votes 19,939 100.00
Total rejected ballots 882
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,82180.76
Registered electors 25,780
Majority 3,609
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PMIPHarun Pilus8,62559.34
AllianceIsmail Kassim4,95434.08
IndependentSetia Abu Bakar7585.21
IndependentEngku Sayed Mohsin Zabidin1991.37
Total valid votes 14,536 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,72470.91
Registered electors 20,765
Majority 3,671
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1955: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceEngku Muhsin Abdul Kadir19,03880.05N/A
NegaraSuleiman Ali4,74619.95N/A
Total valid votes 23,784100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,78470.48
Registered electors 33,747
Majority 14,292
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. 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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