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Dindings (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Dindings
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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

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

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It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Dindings
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Meor Ariff Alwi
(ميور عارف علوي)
Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Bruas and Sitiawan

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Dindings Dindings
Taiping

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Dindings
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Meor Ariff Alwi 10,511 78.81
National Association of Perak Mohd Yunus Mahmood 1,629 12.21
PMIP Abd Wahab Mohd Noor 1,197 8.98
Total valid votes 13,337 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,337 82.75
Registered electors 16,117
Majority 8,882 66.60
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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.