Constituency in Malaysia
Malaysian electoral constituency
Ulu Pahang Pahang constituency |
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| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created | 1955 |
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| Constituency abolished | 1959 |
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| First contested | 1955 |
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| Last contested | 1955 |
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Ulu Pahang was a federal constituency in Pahang, 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 Ulu Pahang
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| Parliament
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Years
|
Member
|
Party
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| Constituency created
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| 1st
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1955-1959
|
Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali
(محمد سولوڠ محمد علي)
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Alliance (UMNO)
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| Constituency abolished, split into Raub and Lipis
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State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency
|
State constituency
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| 1955–59*
|
1959–1974
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1974–1986
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1986–1995
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1995–2004
|
2004–2018
|
2018–present
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| Ulu Pahang
|
Cameron Highlands
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| Lipis Selatan
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| Lipis Timor
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| Lipis Utara
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| Raub Selatan
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| Raub Utara
|
Election results
Malayan general election, 1955: Ulu Pahang
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
|
Alliance |
Mohamed Sulong Mohamed Ali |
16,075 |
89.38
|
|
|
Independent |
Abdul Hamid Ma'ajab |
1,910 |
10.62
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| Total valid votes
|
17,985 |
100.00
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| Total rejected ballots
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| Unreturned ballots
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| Turnout
|
17,985 |
78.84
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| Registered electors
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22,811
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| Majority
|
14,165 |
78.76
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| This was a new constituency created.
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References
