Hilir Perak (federal constituency)
Hilir Perak Perak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1958 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1986 |
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| First contested |
1959 |
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| Last contested |
1982 |
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Hilir Perak was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.
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 |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Mohamed Abbas Ahmad | Alliance |
| Parliament of Malaysia |
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Mohamed Abbas Ahmad | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Othman Abdullah |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Ahmad Damanhuri Abdul Wahab | Alliance |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Abu Bakar Arshad |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Kamaluddin Maamor |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Megat Junid Megat Ayub |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Kamaluddin Maamor |
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| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
29,838 |
| Majority |
8,826 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1969 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Ahmad Damanhuri Abdul Wahab | 7,302 | 59.75 |
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PMIP | Abdul Aziz Othman | 4,919 | 40.25 |
| Total valid votes |
12,221 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
815 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
13,036 | 73.63 |
| Registered electors |
17,705 |
| Majority |
2,383 |
|
Alliance hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1964 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Othman Abdullah | 7,883 | 65.13 |
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PMIP | Hassan Adli Arshad | 3,845 | 31.77 |
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UDP | Ja'afar Sidik Maamor | 375 | 3.10 |
| Total valid votes |
12,103 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
514 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
12,617 | 79.83 |
| Registered electors |
15,805 |
| Majority |
4,038 |
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Alliance hold |
Swing |
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| Malayan general election, 1959 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Mohamed Abbas Ahmad | 4,818 | 53.00 |
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PMIP | Abu Bakar Anjang | 4,273 | 47.00 |
| Total valid votes |
9,091 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
100 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
9,191 | 70.79 |
| Registered electors |
12,984 |
| Majority |
545 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References