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Kedah Utara (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Kedah Utara
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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 edit

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history edit

Members of Parliament for Kedah Utara
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin
(سيد احمد سيد مهمود شاهبودين) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Jitra-Padang Terap and Kubang Pasu Barat

State constituency edit

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kedah Utara Jitra-Padang Terap
Kubang Pasu Barat

Election results edit

Malayan general election, 1955: Kedah Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Syed Ahmad Shahbuddin 25,544 89.85
Independent Abdullah Abbas 1,578 5.55
NEGARA Laidin Abdul Manan 1,309 4.60
Total valid votes 28,431 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 28,431 86.00
Registered electors 33,059
Majority 23,966
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References edit

  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.
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