Kuala Lumpur Timor (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Kuala Lumpur Timor
Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

Kuala Lumpur Timor was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Kuala Lumpur Timor
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955–1959 Cheah Ewe Keat
(谢有吉) 		Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Setapak and Bukit Bintang

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kuala Lumpur Timor Kuala Lumpur Municipality East
Kuala Lumpur East

Election Result

Malayan general election, 1955: Kuala Lumpur Timor
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Cheah Ewe Keat 6,790 66.41
NEGARA Mohd Salleh Hakim 2,431 23.78
Independent Abdul Wahab Majid 1,003 9.81
Total valid votes 10,224 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 10,224 78.76
Registered electors 12,981
Majority 4,359 42.63
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

  1. ^ "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.