Wellesley North (Federal Legislative Council constituency)
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Wellesley North was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
Penang constituency | |
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Defunct federal constituency | |
Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
Constituency created | 1955 |
Constituency abolished | 1959 |
First contested | 1955 |
Last contested | 1955 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]
History edit
It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.
Representation history edit
Members of Parliament for Wellesley North | |||
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Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created | |||
1st | 1955-1959 | Hashim Awang (هشيم اوڠ) | Alliance (UMNO) |
Constituency abolished, split into Bagan and Seberang Tengah |
State constituency edit
Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | ||||||
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1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
Wellesley North | Butterworth | ||||||
Province Wellesley Central | |||||||
Province Wellesley North |
Election results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |||
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On the nomination day, Hashim Awang won uncontested. | ||||||
Alliance | Hashim Awang | |||||
Total valid votes | 100.00 | |||||
Total rejected ballots | ||||||
Unreturned ballots | ||||||
Turnout | ||||||
Registered electors | ||||||
Majority | ||||||
This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) |
References edit
- ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- ^ "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.
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