Penang Selatan

Penang Selatan
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Penang Selatan was a federal constituency in Penang, 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

The Penang Selatan parliamentary constituency comprises the predominantly rural areas of Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas, Sungei Nibong and the urban enclaves of Gelugor and Jelutong. In terms of geographic size, Penang Selatan covers the widest area compared to the other parliamentary constituencies on Penang Island. While the rural areas of the constituency are populated by Alliance controlled Malays, the urban areas of Jelutong and Gelugor are mainly non Malay domains. The first general election of 1959 saw the Alliance candidate, Ismail Idris winning by a thin margin, mainly due to the personality of the losing candidate who was once a Mayor of Georgetown. In 1964, the Alliance candidate Ismail Idris, was re-elected by a thumping majority. However, towards the late 60s, racial segregation and sentiments had reached a peak which caused the Alliance to lose ground in Penang in favor of opposition parties. In the 1969 general elections, future Chief Minister, Lim Chong Eu and his Gerakan party swept power in Penang. Most of the Alliance parliamentary and State Assembly candidates lost their seats. As a result of a national delineation process, the parliamentary constituency of Penang Selatan was abolished in 1974 and was renamed as Balik Pulau parliamentary constituency. Gelugor and Jelutong was regrouped into the newly formed Jelutong parliamentary constituency.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Penang Selatan
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Penang Island
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P035 1959-1963 Ismail Idris
(اسماعيل إدريس)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P035 1963-1964 Ismail Idris
(اسماعيل إدريس)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P035 1971-1973 Thomas Gabriel Selvaraj
(தாமஸ் கேப்ரியல் செல்வராஜ்)
GERAKAN
1973-1974 BN (GERAKAN)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Balik Pulau

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Penang Selatan Balik Pulau
Bayan Lepas
Glugor
Jelutong

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Penang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
GERAKAN Thomas Gabriel Selvaraj 20,196 58.72 Increase 58.72
Alliance Ismail Idris 14,196 41.28 Decrease 6.87
Total valid votes 34,392 100.00
Total rejected ballots 2,017
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 36,409 76.71 Decrease 8.32
Registered electors 47,464
Majority 6,000 17.44 Increase 6.92
GERAKAN gain from Alliance Party (Malaysia) Party (Malaysia) Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964: Penang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ismail Idris 16,088 48.15 Increase 4.16
Socialist Front Abu Bakar Hashim 12,571 37.63 Decrease 5.20
UDP Lim Mee Lee 4,752 14.22 Increase 14.22
Total valid votes 33,411 100.00
Total rejected ballots 848
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 34,259 85.03 Increase 12.31
Registered electors 40,291
Majority 3,517 10.52 Increase 9.36
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Penang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Ismail Idris 9,821 43.99
Socialist Front D. S. Ramanathan 9,563 42.83
PMIP Omar Long 2,585 11.58
Independent Mansor 359 1.61
Total valid votes 22,328 100.00
Total rejected ballots 144
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,472 72.72
Registered electors 30,903
Majority 258 1.16
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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.