Kuala Trengganu Selatan was a federal constituency in Terengganu, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Terengganu 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 Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Terengganu Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P027 1959-1962 Onn Jaafar
(عون جعفر)
Negara
1962-1963 Ismail Kassim
(اسماعيل كسسيم)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P027 1963-1964 Ismail Kassim
(اسماعيل كسسيم)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Abdullah Abdul Rahman
(عبدالله عبدالرحمن)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P027 1971-1973 Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad
(محمد. داود عبدالصمد)
PMIP
1973-1974 BN (PAS)
Constituency abolished, split into Kuala Nerus and Kuala Trengganu

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–1959 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kuala Trengganu Selatan Bandar
Batu Burok
Bukit Besar
Ladang

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Mohd. Daud Abdul Samad 10,790 54.44   43.95
Alliance Othman Abd. Karim @ Yong 9,029 45.56   12.33
Total valid votes 19,819 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,075
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,894 70.93   2.09
Registered electors 29,457
Majority 1,761 8.88   17.39
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964: Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdullah Abdul Rahman 9,795 57.89   3.44
National Party Garieb Abdul Raouf 5,349 31.62   7.28
PMIP Mohamed Taib Ismail 1,775 10.49   3.84
Total valid votes 16,919 100.00
Total rejected ballots 700
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 17,619 73.02   5.70
Registered electors 24,129
Majority 4,446 26.27   10.72
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general by-election, 19 March 1962: Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Upon the death of Onn Jaafar
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Ismail Kassim 7,275 54.45   40.23
National Party Garieb Abdul Raouf 5,198 38.90   20.88
PMIP Tengku Shahdan Tengku Abdul Majid 889 6.65   6.95
Total valid votes 13,362 100.00
Total rejected ballots 399
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,761 67.32   2.77
Registered electors 20,441
Majority 2,077 15.55   4.01
Alliance gain from National Party Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959: Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
National Party Onn Jaafar 7,986 59.78
Alliance Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir 5,374 40.22
Total valid votes 13,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots 131
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,491 70.09
Registered electors 19,247
Majority 2,612 19.56
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. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.