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Trengganu Selatan (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

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

Trengganu Selatan
Terengganu constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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 Trengganu Selatan
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed
(وان يحي وان محمد) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Dungun and Kemaman

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Trengganu Selatan Dungun
Kemaman Selatan
Marang
Paka-Kemaman Utara
Ulu Trengganu

Election results

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Malayan general election, 1955: Trengganu Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed 16,345 86.15
NEGARA Ibrahim Mat Noh 2,628 13.85
Total valid votes 18,973 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 18,973 82.51
Registered electors 22,995
Majority 13,717 72.30
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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