Hilir Perak (federal constituency)

Hilir Perak was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.

Hilir Perak
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1959
Last contested1982

The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Hilir Perak
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Mohamed Abbas AhmadAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Mohamed Abbas AhmadAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Othman Abdullah
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Ahmad Damanhuri Abdul WahabAlliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
4th1974-1978Abu Bakar Arshad
5th1978-1982Kamaluddin Maamor
6th1982-1986Megat Junid Megat Ayub
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pasir Salak

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Hilir Perak Bandar
Kampong Gajah
Sungei Manik

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNMegat Junid Megat Ayub16,58273.24
PASAhmad Abdul Majid6,05826.76
Total valid votes 22,640 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,392
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 24,03272.99
Registered electors 32,925
Majority 10,524
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNKamaluddin Maamor13,64364.07
PASAbdul Kader Kahar4,81722.62
DAPZainal Abidin Adnan2,49311.71
PEKEMASAbdul Latif Nasain3421.61
Total valid votes 21,295 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 29,838
Majority 8,826
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
BNAbu Bakar Arshad13,07772.64
PEKEMASAhmad Boestamam4,92527.36
Total valid votes 18,002 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,524
Majority 8,152
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAhmad Damanhuri Abdul Wahab7,30259.75
PMIPAbdul Aziz Othman4,91940.25
Total valid votes 12,221 100.00
Total rejected ballots 815
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,03673.63
Registered electors 17,705
Majority 2,383
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceOthman Abdullah7,88365.13
PMIPHassan Adli Arshad3,84531.77
UDPJa'afar Sidik Maamor3753.10
Total valid votes 12,103 100.00
Total rejected ballots 514
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 12,61779.83
Registered electors 15,805
Majority 4,038
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceMohamed Abbas Ahmad4,81853.00
PMIPAbu Bakar Anjang4,27347.00
Total valid votes 9,091 100.00
Total rejected ballots 100
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 9,19170.79
Registered electors 12,984
Majority 545
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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