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Selangor Barat (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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Selangor Barat
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Selangor Barat was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Selangor Barat
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Aziz Ishak
(عزيز اسحاق) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Klang and Kapar

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Selangor Barat Klang North
Klang South

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Selangor Barat
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Aziz Ishak 8,713 73.81
NEGARA Mohd Rashid Ahmad 3,092 26.19
Total valid votes 11,805 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 11,805 86.97
Registered electors 13,574
Majority 6,438 47.62
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

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.
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