Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)

Kubang Pasu Barat was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Kubang Pasu Barat
Kedah 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 Kubang Pasu Barat
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Azahari IbrahimAlliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Azahari IbrahimAlliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Senu Abdul Rahman
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Abu Bakar UmarPMIP
1973-1974BN (PMIP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kubang Pasu

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kubang Pasu Barat Jerlun-Kodiang
Tunjang

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPAbu Bakar Umar10,08750.22
AllianceSenu Abdul Rahman9,99949.78
Total valid votes 20,086 100.00
Total rejected ballots 598
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,68475.84
Registered electors 27,275
Majority 88
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSenu Abdul Rahman9,94260.23
PMIPBakar Hanafiah6,56639.77
Total valid votes 16,508 100.00
Total rejected ballots 703
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,21177.00
Registered electors 22,351
Majority 3,376
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAzahari Ibrahim8,38859.84
PMIPAbdullah Abbas5,63040.16
Total valid votes 14,018 100.00
Total rejected ballots 200
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 14,21873.66
Registered electors 19,303
Majority 2,758
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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