Semantan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Semantan
Pahang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Semantan was a federal constituency in Pahang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1][2]

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Semantan
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Abdul Razak Hussein
(عبد الرزاق حسين) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Bentong and Temerloh

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Semantan Bentong
Jerantut
Temerloh

Election Result

Malayan general election, 1955: Semantan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Abdul Razak Hussein 14,094 87.58
PMIP Mohd Yassin Mohd Salleh 1,999 12.42
Total valid votes 16,093 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,093 82.50
Registered electors 19,507
Majority 12,095 75.16
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "Portal Rasmi Parlimen Malaysia - Maklumat Umum". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-08-13.
  3. ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.