Kelantan Tengah (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Kelantan Tengah
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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

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

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kelantan Tengah
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955–1959 Abdul Hamid Mahmud
(عبدالحميد مهمود) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Kota Bharu Hilir and Kota Bharu Hulu

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–1959* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kelantan Tengah Kota Bharu Bandar
Kota Bharu Selatan
Kota Bharu Tengah

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955: Kelantan Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Abdul Hamid Mahmud 28,422 85.44
NEGARA Tengku Annuar Zainal 2,970 8.93
Independent Nik Mohamed Dato Amar 1,154 3.47
Independent Idris Mohamed 721 2.17
Total valid votes 33,267 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 33,267 79.30
Registered electors 41,951
Majority 25,452 76.51
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

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