Kelantan Timor (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Kelantan Timor 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 Timor
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Nik Hassan Nik Yahya
(نئ حسن نئ يحي) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Bachok and Pasir Puteh

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kelantan Timor Bachok Selatan
Bachok Utara
Pasir Puteh Selatan
Pasir Puteh Utara

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955: Kelantan Timor
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Nik Hasan Nik Yahya 30,954 81.14
NEGARA Ahmad Dato Nara di-Raja 4,019 10.54
PMIP Mohamed Asri Muda 2,292 6.01
Independent Mohamed Ibrahim 883 2.31
Total valid votes 38,148 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 38,148 84.72
Registered electors 45,028
Majority 6,438 70.60
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.