Johore Timor (federal constituency)

Johore Timor
Johor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1955
Last contested	1969

Johore Timor was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.

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.

History edit

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history edit

Members of Parliament for Johore Timor
Parliament	No	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st		1955-1959	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	P102	1959-1963	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	P102	1963-1964	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
2nd	P102	1964-1969	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1969-1971	Parliament was suspended^[1]^[2]
3rd	P102	1971-1973	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	Alliance (UMNO)
		1973	Ismail Abdul Rahman (سيد جعفر البار سيد حسن البار‎)	BN (UMNO)
		1973-1974	Abdul Rahman Sabri (عبدالرحمن صبري)	BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Tenggaroh

State constituency edit

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
Parliamentary constituency	1954–59*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Johore Timor		Endau
	Kota Tinggi
	Mersing

Election results edit

Malaysian general by-election, 8 September 1973
Upon the death of incumbent, Ismail Abdul Rahman
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
On the nomination day, Abdul Rahman Sabri won uncontested.
	Alliance	Abdul Rahman Sabri
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ismail Abdul Rahman	9,689	80.02	11.89
	PMIP	Hussin Mohamed Salleh	2,419	19.98	11.89
Total valid votes			12,108	100.00
Total rejected ballots			834
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,942	70.71	9.60
Registered electors			18,302
Majority			7,270	60.04	23.78
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ismail Abdul Rahman	10,331	91.91	12.65
	PMIP	Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik	909	8.09	8.09
Total valid votes			11,240	100.00
Total rejected ballots			756
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,996	80.31	5.56
Registered electors			14,938
Majority			9,422	83.82	25.30
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ismail Abdul Rahman	7,087	79.26	15.45
	Independent	Ismail Mohd. Arif	1,854	20.74	20.74
Total valid votes			8,941	100.00
Total rejected ballots			175
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			9,116	74.75	8.05
Registered electors			12,196
Majority			5,233	58.52	33.12
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1955
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Ismail Abdul Rahman	10,800	94.71
	NEGARA	Ja'afar Ali	350	3.07
	Independent	Abdullah Taib	253	2.22
Total valid votes			11,403	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			11,403	82.80
Registered electors			13,772
Majority			10,450	91.64
This 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.

[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.

[Pilihan_Raya_1955_01-3] "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

[Pilihan_Raya_1955_02-4] "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.

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