Negri Sembilan Selatan was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
 Negeri Sembilan constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1955 |
| Constituency abolished | 1959 |
| First contested | 1955 |
| Last contested | 1955 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was 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 Negri Sembilan Selatan | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1st | 1955-1959 | Mohd Idris Matsil (محمد إدريس متسيل) |
Alliance (UMNO) |
| Constituency abolished, split into Jelebu-Jempol and Kuala Pilah | |||
State constituency edit
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| Negri Sembilan Utara | Jelebu | ||||||
| Jempol | |||||||
| Johol | |||||||
| Pilah | |||||||
Election Result edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Mohd Idris Mat Sil | 21,155 | 91.06 | |||
| NEGARA | Ujang Menuang | 1,572 | 6.77 | |||
| Independent | Noordin Abd Samad | 506 | 2.18 | |||
| Total valid votes | 23,233 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 23,233 | 89.60 | ||||
| Registered electors | 25,930 | |||||
| Majority | 6,438 | 84.29 | ||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References edit
- ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.