Langat (federal constituency)
Langat Selangor constituency |
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Defunct federal constituency |
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Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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Constituency created |
1958 |
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Constituency abolished |
1974 |
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First contested |
1959 |
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Last contested |
1969 |
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Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Langat |
Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created |
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
1st | 1959-1963 | Zakaria Mohd Taib | Alliance |
Parliament of Malaysia |
1st | 1963-1964 | Zakaria Mohd Taib | Alliance |
2nd | 1964-1969 |
| 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
3rd | 1971-1973 | Shariff Ahmad | Alliance |
1973-1974 | BN |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malayan general election, 1959 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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Alliance | Zakaria Mohd Taib | 6,937 | 57.42 |
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Socialist Front | Koh Pak Ngee | 5,145 | 42.58 |
Total valid votes |
12,082 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
166 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
12,248 | 77.08 |
Registered electors |
15,890 |
Majority |
1,792 |
This was a new constituency created. |
References