Hilir Perak (federal constituency)
Malaysian electoral constituency
Hilir Perak was a federal constituency in 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
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
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State constituency
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1955–59*
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1959–1974
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1974–1986
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1986–1995
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1995–2004
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2004–2018
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2018–present
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Hilir Perak
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Bandar
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Kampong Gajah
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Sungei Manik
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Election results
Malayan general election, 1959
Party
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Candidate
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Votes |
%
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Alliance |
Mohamed Abbas Ahmad |
4,818 |
53.00
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PMIP |
Abu Bakar Anjang |
4,273 |
47.00
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Total valid votes
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9,091 |
100.00
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Total rejected ballots
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100
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Unreturned ballots
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0
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Turnout
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9,191 |
70.79
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Registered electors
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12,984
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Majority
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545 |
6.00
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This was a new constituency created.
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References
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