Rawang (federal constituency)

Rawang was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Rawang
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Rawang
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Ulu Selangor
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P068 1959-1963 Liu Yoong Peng
(刘云鹏)
SF (Lab)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P068 1963-1964 Liu Yoong Peng
(刘云鹏)
SF (Lab)
2nd 1964-1969 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P068 1971-1973 Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman
(تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished split into Ulu Selangor, Selayang and Shah Alam

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Rawang Kuang
Serendah

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 8,260 50.77   16.70
GERAKAN G. T. Rajah 8,010 49.23   49.23
Total valid votes 16,270 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,251
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,521 70.75   6.35
Registered electors 24,765
Majority 250 1.54   33.40
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman 9,935 67.47   10.46
Socialist Front Lee Chi Kit 4,789 32.53   24.48
Total valid votes 14,724 100.00
Total rejected ballots 659
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,383 77.10
Registered electors 19,951
Majority 5,146 34.94   11.84
Alliance gain from Socialist Front Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist Front Liu Yoong Peng 6,143 57.01
Alliance Abdul Karim Kassim 3,654 33.91
Independent Borhan Abdul Majid 978 9.08
Total valid votes 10,775 100.00
Total rejected ballots 118
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 10,893 75.76
Registered electors 14,378
Majority 2,489 23.10
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.