Krian Laut (federal constituency)

Krian Laut
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Krian Laut was a federal constituency in Perak, 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 Krian Laut
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman Alliance
2nd 1964-1966
1966-1969 Sulaiman Taib
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1973 Sulaiman Taib Alliance
1973-1974 BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib 11,092 50.69
PMIPMohamed Ja'afar Ibrahim 10,792 49.31
Total valid votes 21,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,163
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,04775.60
Registered electors 30,485
Majority 300
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general by-election, 12 March 1966
Upon the death of incumbent, Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib 11,206 56.91
PMIPBaharuddin Abdul Latiff 8,484 43.09
Total valid votes 19,690 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,953
Majority 2,722
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman 10,109 50.94
PMIPAbdul Wahab Mohd Noor 7,452 37.55
Socialist FrontMohd Nordin Abdul Jalil 2,282 11.50
Total valid votes 19,843 100.00
Total rejected ballots 583
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,42679.77
Registered electors 25,605
Majority 2,657
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes%∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman 8,074 51.59
PMIPAhmad Hussain 7,577 48.41
Total valid votes 15,651 100.00
Total rejected ballots 126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,77770.40
Registered electors 22,409
Majority 497
This was a new constituency created.

References

  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.
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