Kluang Selatan

Kluang Selatan
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Kluang Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, 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

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kluang Selatan
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency split from Johore Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P099 1959-1963 Chan Chong Wen
(曾崇文)
Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P099 1963-1964 Chan Chong Wen
(曾崇文)
Alliance (MCA)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P099 1971-1973 Chu Chee Peng
(朱子平)
Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974 BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Renggam

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kluang Selatan Renggam
Senai-Kulai

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Chu Chee Peng 12,754 64.39 Decrease 0.57
DAP Lee Kuo Ming @ Lee Kok Bin 7,053 35.61 Increase 35.61
Total valid votes 19,807 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,418
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,225 68.09 Decrease 13.79
Registered electors 31,171
Majority 5,701 28.78 Decrease 1.14
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Chan Chong Wen 11,926 64.96 Decrease 0.89
Socialist Front Hon Kin Siong 6,434 35.04 Increase 0.89
Total valid votes 18,360 100.00
Total rejected ballots 601
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,961 81.88 Increase 2.24
Registered electors 23,158
Majority 5,492 29.92 Decrease 1.78
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Kluang Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Chan Chong Wen 8,754 65.85
Socialist Front Tan Kai Hee 4,540 34.15
Total valid votes 13,294 100.00
Total rejected ballots 150
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 13,444 79.64
Registered electors 16,880
Majority 4,214 31.70
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  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.