Kota Star Selatan (federal constituency)

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Kota Star Selatan
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Kota Star Selatan was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kota Star Selatan
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam Alliance
2nd 1964-1969 Mahathir Mohamad
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Yusof Rawa PMIP
1973-1974 BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Yusof Abdullah 13,021 51.97
Alliance Mahathir Mohamad 12,032 48.03
Total valid votes 25,053 100.00
Total rejected ballots 626
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 25,679
Registered electors
Majority 989
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Mahathir Mohamad 12,406 60.22
PMIP Mohd Sha'ari Abd. Shukor 8,196 39.78
Total valid votes 20,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 838
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 21,440
Registered electors
Majority 4,210
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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