Ulu Kinta
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Ulu Kinta was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1974 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 Ulu Kinta
Parliament NoYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kinta Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P0491959-1963Chan Swee Ho (曾瑞豪)PPP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P0491963-1964Chan Swee Ho (曾瑞豪)PPP
2nd1964-1969Chin Foon (甄宽)Alliance (MCA)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P0491971-1973Chan Yoon Onn (陈源安)PPP
1973-1974BN (PPP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Kinta

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ulu Kinta Chemor
Sungei Raia

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
PPPChan Yoon Onn10,70658.51Increase 18.52
AllianceChin Foon7,59141.49Decrease 4.84
Total valid votes 18,297 100.00
Total rejected ballots 841
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 19,13878.19Decrease 5.11
Registered electors 24,475
Majority 3,11517.02Increase 10.68
PPP gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceChin Foon7,35146.33Increase 10.65
PPPChan Swee Ho6,34539.99Decrease 13.94
Socialist FrontLow Sin Yean2,17213.69Increase 3.31
Total valid votes 15,868 100.00
Total rejected ballots 567
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 16,43583.30Increase 9.90
Registered electors 19,729
Majority 1,0066.34Decrease 11.91
Alliance gain from PPP Swing ?
Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes %
PPPChan Swee Ho6,99653.93
AllianceK. C. Chan4,62935.68
Socialist FrontYau Hong Seh1,34710.38
Total valid votes 12,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots 348
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 13,32073.40
Registered electors 18,147
Majority 2,36718.25
This was a new constituency created.

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.
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