Trengganu Tengah

Trengganu Tengah
Terengganu constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1955
Last contested1969

Trengganu Tengah was a federal constituency in Terengganu, 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

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Trengganu Tengah
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created
Federal Legislative Council
1st 1955–1959 Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر) 		Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P030 1959–1963 Harun Pilus
(هارون ڤيلوس)		 PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P030 1963–1964 Harun Pilus
(هارون ڤيلوس)		 PMIP
2nd 1964–1969 Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر)		 Alliance (UMNO)
1969–1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P030 1971–1973 Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(اڠكو موهسإين عبدالقادر)		 Alliance (UMNO)
1973–1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Trengganu

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1954–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Trengganu Tengah Binjai
Bukit Besar
Kuala Trengganu Barat
Kuala Trengganu Selatan
Kuala Trengganu Tengah
Kuala Trengganu Utara
Ulu Trengganu Barat
Ulu Trengganu Timor

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir 12,157 51.06 Decrease 4.12
PMIP Abdul Rashid Su 11,651 48.94 Increase 11.86
Total valid votes 23,808 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,399
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,207 80.49 Decrease 0.27
Registered electors 31,316
Majority 506 2.12 Decrease 15.98
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir 11,002 55.18 Increase 21.10
PMIP Che Su Mahmood Amar 7,393 37.08 Decrease 22.26
Socialist Front Abdul Latif Fakeh 1,156 5.80 Increase 5.80
National Party Abu Bakar Arshadi 388 1.95 Increase 1.95
Total valid votes 19,939 100.00
Total rejected ballots 882
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 20,821 80.76 Increase 9.85
Registered electors 25,780
Majority 3,609 18.10 Decrease 7.16
Alliance gain from PMIP Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1959: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Harun Pilus 8,625 59.34 Increase 59.34
Alliance Ismail Kassim 4,954 34.08 Decrease 45.97
Independent Setia Abu Bakar 758 5.21 Increase 5.21
Independent Engku Sayed Mohsin Zabidin 199 1.37 Increase 1.37
Total valid votes 14,536 100.00
Total rejected ballots 188
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 14,724 70.91 Increase 0.43
Registered electors 20,765
Majority 3,671 25.26 Decrease 34.84
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malayan general election, 1955: Trengganu Tengah
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Engku Muhsin Abdul Kadir 19,038 80.05
NEGARA Suleiman Ali 4,746 19.95
Total valid votes 23,784 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,784 70.48
Registered electors 33,747
Majority 14,292 60.10
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References

  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  3. ^ "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  4. ^ "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.