Sabah Selatan (federal constituency)

Sabah Selatan was a federal constituency in Sabah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1971 to 1974.

Sabah Selatan
Sabah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1966
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1969
Last contested1969

The federal constituency was created in the 1966 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 Sabah Selatan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Abdul Rashid JaisUSNO
1973-1974BN (USNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Keningau

State constituency

Parliamentary
constituency
State constituency
1967–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20202020–present
Sabah SelatanKeningau
Pensiangan-Sook

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
On the nomination day, Abdul Rashid Jais won uncontested.
USNOAbdul Rashid Jais
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 11,062
Majority
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.