Kubang Pasu Barat (federal constituency)

Kubang Pasu Barat
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

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

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
PMIPAbu Bakar Umar 10,087 50.22
AllianceSenu Abdul Rahman 9,999 49.78
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 Rahman 9,942 60.23
PMIPBakar Hanafiah 6,566 39.77
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 Ibrahim 8,388 59.84
PMIPAbdullah Abbas 5,630 40.16
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. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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