Results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency
These are election results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency. These councillors represented their constituencies from 1955 to 1959 in the Federal Legislative Council.
Perlis
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Perlis |
Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (All.) |
17,769 |
Mat Kassim (Ind.) |
8,814 |
8,955 |
30,936 |
29,069 |
923 |
183 |
761 |
85.93%
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Kedah
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Alor Star |
Lee Thean Hin (All.) |
27,897 |
Salim Rejab (Negara) |
1,784 |
26,113 |
35,264 |
32,348 |
2,367 |
449 |
100 |
84.2%
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Kedah Selatan |
Lim Teng Kwang (All.) |
21,050 |
Mohamed Saleh Shafie (PMIP) |
1,563 |
19,487 |
25,927 |
22,265 |
1,898 |
1,601 |
163 |
88.4%
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Kedah Tengah |
Khir Johari (All.) |
31,077 |
Puteh Napa (Negara) |
1,431 |
29,646 |
37,219 |
34,967 |
985 |
329 |
938 |
89.8%
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Kedah Utara |
Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (All.) |
25,544 |
Abdullah Abbas (Ind.) |
1,578 |
23,966 |
33,972 |
32,091 |
507 |
74 |
1,300 |
86%
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Laidin Abdul Manan (Negara) |
1,309
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Kota Star |
Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid (All.) |
27,357 |
Mohamed Rejab Darus (Negara) |
2,168 |
25,189 |
34,048 |
32,249 |
1,113 |
47 |
639 |
86.7%
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Sungei Muda |
Tunku Abdul Rahman (All.) |
22,226 |
Syed Jan Al-Jeffri (Ind.) |
1,239 |
20,987 |
27,435 |
24,725 |
1,546 |
601 |
563 |
87.23%
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Kelantan
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian and others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Kelantan Selatan |
Abdul Khalid Awang Osman (All.) |
21,746 |
Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (Negara) |
7,175 |
14,571 |
39,032 |
37,436 |
1,279 |
317 |
86.1%
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Mohamed Noor Yusoff (PMIP) |
3,600
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Kelantan Tengah |
Abdul Hamid Mahmud (All.) |
28,422 |
Tengku Annuar Zainal (Negara) |
2,970 |
25,452 |
43,277 |
41,708 |
1,362 |
207 |
79.3%
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Nik Mohamed Abdul Rahman (Ind.) |
1,154
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Idris Mohammed (Ind.) |
721
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Kelantan Timor |
Nik Hassan Nik Yahya (All.) |
30,954 |
Ahmad Dato' Nara di-Raja (Negara) |
4,019 |
26,935 |
46,235 |
45,298 |
481 |
456 |
84.72%
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Asri Muda (PMIP) |
2,292
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Mohamed Ibrahim (Ind) |
883
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Kelantan Utara |
Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim (All.) |
28,428 |
Nik Hussein Zainal (Negara) |
6,295 |
22,133 |
42,554 |
39,412 |
1,028 |
2,114 |
84.8%
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Pasir Mas |
Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar (All.) |
20,963 |
Mokhtar Ahmad (PMIP) |
7,507 |
13,456 |
34,803 |
33,269 |
946 |
588 |
84.6%
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Trengganu
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian and others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Trengganu Selatan |
Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (All.) |
16,345 |
Ibrahim Mat Noh (Negara) |
2,628 |
13,717 |
23,846 |
23,534 |
295 |
17 |
82.51%
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Trengganu Tengah |
Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (All.) |
19,038 |
Suleiman Ali (Negara) |
4,746 |
14,292 |
33,747 |
32,982 |
735 |
30 |
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Trengganu Utara |
Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed (All.) |
22,041 |
Mohamed Salleh Ahmad (Negara) |
2,866 |
19,175 |
35,355 |
35,066 |
268 |
21 |
80.55%
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Penang-Province Wellesley
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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George Town |
Chee Swee Ee (All.) |
7,253 |
Ooi Thiam Siew (Lab.) |
2,650 |
4,603 |
20,016 |
3,410 |
13,912 |
2,452 |
242 |
52.6%
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Cheah Phee Aik (Ind.) |
429
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Penang Island |
S. M. Zainal Abidin (All.) |
14,865 |
Isa Sulaiman (Ind.) |
2,925 |
11,940 |
27,336 |
14,663 |
10,604 |
1,626 |
443 |
66.48%
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Wellesley North |
Hashim Awang (All.) |
0 |
Returned unopposed |
0 |
0 |
28,190 |
20,594 |
5,534 |
1,932 |
141 |
nil
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Wellesley South |
Tay Hooi Soo (All.) |
15,697 |
Zabidi Ali (PMIP) |
3,523 |
12,174 |
23,238 |
15,576 |
5,027 |
2,585 |
50 |
79.9%
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Perak
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Batang Padang |
Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan (All.) |
9,170 |
Mohamed Shamsuddin Hamzah (NAP) |
1,218 |
7,952 |
14,355 |
10,815 |
1,892 |
1,644 |
4 |
79.18%
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Abdul Majid Ariffin (PML) |
766
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Dindings |
Meor Ariff Meor Alwi (All.) |
10,511 |
Mohamed Yunus Mahmood (NAP) |
1,629 |
8,882 |
16,464 |
11,903 |
3,627 |
932 |
2 |
82.75%
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Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor (PMIP) |
1,197
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Ipoh-Menglembu |
Leong Yew Koh (All.) |
7,421 |
Loh Ah Kee (NAP) |
983 |
6,438 |
11,610 |
3,766 |
6,521 |
1,261 |
62 |
82.7%
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D. R. Seenivasagam (PPP) |
808
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W. E. Balasingam (Ind.) |
439
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Kinta Selatan |
Too Joon Hing (All.) |
11,611 |
Mohamed Baki Daud (NAP) |
1,689 |
9,922 |
16,295 |
10,164 |
4,578 |
1,549 |
4 |
86.9%
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Idris Hakim (Ind.) |
401
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Zaharie Hassan (PPP) |
273
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Kinta Utara |
V. T. Sambanthan (All.) |
7,900 |
Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman (NAP) |
1,832 |
6,068 |
12,474 |
8,052 |
2,571 |
1,851 |
nil |
85.85%
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K. R. R. Choudhary (Lab.) |
357
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Mohamed Ramli Abdullah (PML) |
214
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Krian |
Ahmad Tuan Hussain (PMIP) |
8,685 |
Sulaiman Ahmad (All.) |
8,235 |
450 |
30,339 |
28,203 |
595 |
1,541 |
nil |
78.2%
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Mohamed Jan Ngah Mohamed (NAP) |
3,315
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Larut-Matang |
Cheah Kay Chuan (All.) |
15,407 |
Abu Bakar Said (PML) |
4,453 |
10,954 |
31,072 |
23,362 |
4,199 |
3,472 |
39 |
81.7%
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Wan Zarazillah Wan Ismail (NAP) |
3,437
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Puran Singh (Lab) |
761
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Sungei Perak Hilir |
Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar (All.) |
17,483 |
Meor Ahmad Meor Yusof (NAP) |
4,794 |
12,689 |
26,038 |
25,716 |
202 |
119 |
1 |
89.2%
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Mohamad Adhan Katib (Ind.) |
264
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Sungei Perak Ulu |
Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (All.) |
16,781 |
Mat Judin Ahmad (Ind.) |
4,595 |
12,186 |
29,665 |
25,136 |
3,411 |
119 |
1 |
83%
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Syed Mohamed Noordin Wafa (NAP) |
2,099
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Telok Anson |
Bahaman Samsudin (All.) |
10,514 |
Hassan Adli Hasan (PMIP) |
3,812 |
6,702 |
18,154 |
14,909 |
1,691 |
1,546 |
8 |
81.9%
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Pahang
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Pahang Timor |
Abdul Rahman Talib (All.) |
16,763 |
Sheikh Kadir Sheikh Omar (Ind.) |
1,334 |
15,429 |
22,425 |
21,192 |
996 |
227 |
10 |
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Semantan |
Abdul Razak Hussein (All.) |
14,094 |
Mohamed Yassin Salleh (PMIP) |
1,999 |
12,095 |
20,004 |
17,944 |
1,938 |
113 |
9 |
82.5%
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Ulu Pahang |
Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (All.) |
16,075 |
Abdul Hamid Ma'ajab (Ind.) |
1,910 |
14,165 |
22,811 |
21,088 |
1,331 |
385 |
7 |
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Selangor
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Kuala Lumpur Barat |
Omar Ong Yoke Lin (All.) |
4,667 |
Abdullah Ibrahim (Negara) |
1,371 |
3,296 |
8,875 |
4,988 |
2,485 |
1,168 |
234 |
80.1%
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Tan Tuan Boon (Lab.) |
1,018
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Kuala Lumpur Timor |
Cheah Ewe Keat (All.) |
6,790 |
Mohamed Salleh Hakim (Negara) |
2,431 |
4,359 |
13,209 |
8,697 |
2,944 |
1,202 |
366 |
78.76%
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Abdul Wahab Abdul Majid (Ind.) |
1,003
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Kuala Selangor |
Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy (All.) |
11,857 |
Othman Abdullah (PMIP) |
4,778 |
7,079 |
21,506 |
20,639 |
645 |
214 |
8 |
82.8%
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Mohamed Ambia Sanusi (Negara) |
756
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Langat |
Abu Bakar Baginda (All.) |
7,069 |
Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil (Negara) |
2,147 |
4,922 |
10,840 |
9,117 |
598 |
912 |
213 |
87%
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Selangor Barat |
Aziz Ishak (All.) |
8,713 |
Mohamed Rashid Ahmad (Negara) |
3,092 |
5,621 |
13,844 |
11,665 |
1,138 |
701 |
340 |
86.97%
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Selangor Tengah |
Lee Eng Teh (All.) |
5,652 |
Zulkifli Mohamed (PMIP) |
1,711 |
3,941 |
9,468 |
8,311 |
842 |
305 |
10 |
88.5%
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Atan Chik Lengkeng (Negara) |
839
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Ulu Selangor |
Halimahton Abdul Majid (All.) |
5,430 |
Abdul Rahman Maulana (Negara) |
1,160 |
4,270 |
7,837 |
6,013 |
905 |
726 |
193 |
85.75%
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Negri Sembilan
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Negri Sembilan Utara |
Abdul Jalil Aminuddin (All.) |
12,099 |
Baba Ludek (Negara) |
3,590 |
8,509 |
26,664 |
24,890 |
1,460 |
295 |
19 |
85.8%
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Negri Sembilan Selatan |
Mohd Idris Matsil (All.) |
21,155 |
Ujang Menuang (Negara) |
1,572 |
19,583 |
18,677 |
16,244 |
1,331 |
1,060 |
42 |
89.6%
|
Noordin Abdul Samad (Ind.) |
506
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Seremban |
Lim Kee Siong (All.) |
8,402 |
B. H. Tan (Negara) |
2,806 |
6,096 |
12,977 |
8,915 |
2,509 |
1,347 |
206 |
83.6%
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Malacca
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Malacca Central |
Tan Siew Sin (All.) |
17,104 |
Karim Bakar (Ind.) |
3,194 |
13,910 |
27,033 |
17,782 |
6,752 |
1,831 |
669 |
82.09%
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Malacca Luar |
Ghafar Baba (All.) |
26,790 |
Ja'afar Tan (Negara) |
2,821 |
23,969 |
37,675 |
29,937 |
3,649 |
4,040 |
49 |
88.17%
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Johore
Constituency
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Winner
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Votes
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Opponent(s)
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Votes
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Majority
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Eligible voters
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Malay voters
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Chinese voters
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Indian voters
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Others voters
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Voter turnout %
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Batu Pahat |
S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre (All.) |
18,968 |
Syed Abdul Kadir (Negara) |
2,717 |
16,251 |
26,921 |
20,698 |
5,679 |
536 |
8 |
80.3%
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Johore Bahru |
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (All.) |
8,745 |
Onn Jaafar (Negara) |
2,802 |
5,943 |
15,042 |
12,358 |
1,889 |
746 |
49 |
77.6%
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Johore Selatan |
L. H. Tan (All.) |
21,581 |
Kassim Awang Chik (Negara) |
2,318 |
19,263 |
29,090 |
25,097 |
3,833 |
160 |
nil |
83.8%
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Johore Tengah |
Teoh Chze Chong (All.) |
7,100 |
Annuar Abdul Malek (Negara) |
1,068 |
6,032 |
11,716 |
7,054 |
3,253 |
1,356 |
53 |
71.72%
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Johore Timor |
Ismail Abdul Rahman (All.) |
10,800 |
Ja'afar Ali (Negara) |
350 |
10,450 |
14,155 |
11,896 |
1,662 |
591 |
6 |
82.8%
|
Abdullah Taib (Ind.) |
253
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Muar Selatan |
Tan Suan Kok (All.) |
23,580 |
Mahmud Mohd Shah (Negara) |
4,108 |
19,472 |
34,436 |
27,906 |
6,344 |
175 |
11 |
81.9%
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Muar Utara |
Hassan Yunus (All.) |
19,802 |
Mohamed Nor Abdul Hamid (Negara) |
3,623 |
16,179 |
29,272 |
21,574 |
6,335 |
1,347 |
16 |
82%
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Segamat |
Sardon Jubir (All.) |
11,072 |
Razali Abdul Manap (Negara) |
2,447 |
8,625 |
17,482 |
10,869 |
4,323 |
2,267 |
23 |
79.45%
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References
- The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book International (1994). ISBN 0-7166-6694-4.
- Barbara Watson Andaya dan Leonard Y. Andaya. A History of Malaysia, The MacMlllan Press Ltd. (1982). ISBN 0-333-27673-6.
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