Krian Laut (federal constituency)
Krian Laut Perak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1958 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1974 |
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| First contested |
1959 |
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| Last contested |
1969 |
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Krian Laut 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 Krian Laut |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman | Alliance |
| Parliament of Malaysia |
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964-1966 |
| 1966-1969 | Sulaiman Taib |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Sulaiman Taib | Alliance |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malaysian general by-election, 12 March 1966 Upon the death of incumbent, Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Sulaiman Taib | 11,206 | 56.91 |
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PMIP | Baharuddin Abdul Latiff | 8,484 | 43.09 |
| Total valid votes |
19,690 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
|
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
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| Registered electors |
26,953 |
| Majority |
2,722 |
|
Alliance hold |
Swing |
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| Malayan general election, 1959 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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Alliance | Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman | 8,074 | 51.59 |
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PMIP | Ahmad Hussain | 7,577 | 48.41 |
| Total valid votes |
15,651 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
126 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
15,777 | 70.40 |
| Registered electors |
22,409 |
| Majority |
497 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References