The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system.
Khir was elected to Parliament in the Kedah Tengah by-election, 1959. Kedah Tengah is the only remaining constituency where elections have not been completed in the Malayan general election, 1959.
^"How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
^"People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
April 15, 2024
kedah, tengah, federal, constituency, kedah, malaysia, that, represented, dewan, rakyat, from, 1955, 1974, kedah, constituencydefunct, federal, constituencylegislaturedewan, rakyatconstituency, created1955constituency, abolished1974first, contested1955last, co. Kedah Tengah was a federal constituency in Kedah Malaysia that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974 Kedah TengahKedah constituencyDefunct federal constituencyLegislatureDewan RakyatConstituency created1955Constituency abolished1974First contested1955Last contested1969The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system Contents 1 History 1 1 Representation history 1 2 State constituency 2 Election results 3 ReferencesHistory editIt was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed Representation history edit Members of Parliament for Kedah TengahParliament No Years Member PartyConstituency createdFederal Legislative Council1st 1955 1959 Mohamed Khir Johari محمد خير بن جوهري Alliance UMNO Parliament of the Federation of Malaya1st P009 1959 1963 Mohamed Khir Johari محمد خير بن جوهري Alliance UMNO Parliament of Malaysia1st P009 1963 1964 Mohamed Khir Johari محمد خير بن جوهري Alliance UMNO 2nd 1964 19691969 1971 Parliament was suspended 1 2 3rd P009 1971 1973 Mohamed Khir Johari محمد خير بن جوهري Alliance UMNO 1973 1974 BN UMNO Constituency abolished split into Ulu Muda and Kuala MudaState constituency edit Parliamentary constituency State constituency1955 59 1959 1974 1974 1986 1986 1995 1995 2004 2004 2018 2018 presentKedah Tengah JeraiKotaSik GurunSik Gurun KotaElection results editMalaysian general election 1969 Kedah Tengah Party Candidate Votes Alliance Mohamed Khir Johari 13 958 54 65 nbsp 20 30PMIP Ahmad Othman 11 583 45 35 nbsp 20 30Total valid votes 25 541 100 00Total rejected ballots 1 136Unreturned ballotsTurnout 26 677 75 57 nbsp 0 82Registered electors 35 302Majority 2 375 9 30 nbsp 40 60Alliance hold SwingMalaysian general election 1964 Kedah Tengah Party Candidate Votes Alliance Mohamed Khir Johari 16 042 74 95 nbsp 8 42PMIP Hussain Che Dol 5 362 25 05 nbsp 1 13Total valid votes 21 404 100 00Total rejected ballots 885Unreturned ballotsTurnout 22 289 74 72Registered electors 29 829Majority 10 680 49 90 nbsp 6 55Alliance hold Swing Malaysian general by election 30 September 1959 Kedah Tengah Party Candidate Votes Khir was elected to Parliament in the Kedah Tengah by election 1959 Kedah Tengah is the only remaining constituency where elections have not been completed in the Malayan general election 1959 Alliance Mohamed Khir Johari 11 271 66 53 nbsp 29 03PMIP Hussain Che Dol 4 435 26 18 nbsp 26 18Socialist Front Mohamed Shariff Babul 1 234 7 28 nbsp 7 28Total valid votes 16 940 100 00Total rejected ballotsUnreturned ballotsTurnoutRegistered electors 22 762Majority 6 836 43 35 nbsp 47 81Alliance hold SwingMalayan general election 1955 Kedah Tengah Party Candidate Votes Alliance Mohamed Khir Johari 31 077 95 56NEGARA Puteh Napa 1 431 4 40Total valid votes 32 508 100 00Total rejected ballotsUnreturned ballotsTurnout 32 508 89 80Registered electors 36 200Majority 29 646 91 16This was a new constituency created Source s The Straits Times 3 4 References edit 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 www parlimen gov my PDF Retrieved 2016 05 20 How To People Voted The Straits Times July 29 1955 p 7 Retrieved February 12 2021 People and Parties in the Pools The Straits Times June 16 1955 p 2 Retrieved February 12 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kedah Tengah amp oldid 1207760675, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
