Segamat Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Segamat Selatan
Johor 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 Segamat Selatan
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency split from Segamat
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P090 1959-1963 Teoh Chze Chong
(张纸宗)
Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P090 1963-1964 Teoh Chze Chong
(张纸宗)
Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969 Lee San Choon
(李三春)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P090 1971-1973 Lee San Choon
(李三春)
Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974 BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Segamat

State constituency

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Parliamentary constituency State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Segamat Selatan Bekok
Labis

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Segamat Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Lee San Choon 14,470 73.63   10.30
Independent Abdul Rahman Abdul Rasool 5,183 26.37   26.37
Total valid votes 19,653 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,652
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,305 71.66   10.77
Registered electors 29,730
Majority 9,287 47.26   11.57
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Segamat Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Lee San Choon 11,355 63.33   1.64
Socialist Front Chiu Siu Meng 4,956 27.64   10.67
UDP Tan Luan Hong 1,619 9.03   9.03
Total valid votes 17,930 100.00
Total rejected ballots 763
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,693 82.43   0.16
Registered electors 22,678
Majority 6,399 35.69   12.31
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Segamat Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Teoh Chze Chong 7,828 61.69
Socialist Front Lim Chin Kean 4,862 38.31
Total valid votes 12,690 100.00
Total rejected ballots 151
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 12,841 82.59
Registered electors 15,548
Majority 2,966 23.38
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.