Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)
Kubang Pasu Barat Kedah 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 |
1974 |
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First contested |
1959 |
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Last contested |
1969 |
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Kubang Pasu Barat was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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 |
Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
1st | 1959-1963 | Azahari Ibrahim | Alliance |
Parliament of Malaysia |
1st | 1963-1964 | Azahari Ibrahim | Alliance |
2nd | 1964-1969 | Senu Abdul Rahman |
| 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
3rd | 1971-1973 | Abu Bakar Umar | PMIP |
1973-1974 | BN |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malayan general election, 1959 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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Alliance | Azahari Ibrahim | 8,388 | 59.84 |
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PMIP | Abdullah Abbas | 5,630 | 40.16 |
Total valid votes |
14,018 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
200 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
14,218 | 73.66 |
Registered electors |
19,303 |
Majority |
2,758 |
This was a new constituency created. |
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