Matang (federal constituency)
Matang Perak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1974 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1986 |
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| First contested |
1974 |
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| Last contested |
1982 |
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Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.
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 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Matang |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Hashim Ghazali | BN |
| 5th | 1978-1982 |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid | 15,687 | 61.56 |
|
PAS | Abdullah Hassan | 5,268 | 20.67 |
|
DAP | Zainal Abidin Ahmad | 4,529 | 17.77 |
| Total valid votes |
25,484 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
750 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
26,234 | 74.61 |
| Registered electors |
35,162 |
| Majority |
10,419 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Hashim Ghazali |
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| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
31,967 |
| Majority |
9,733 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Hashim Ghazali | | |
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DAP | Mohamed Sadlan Yahaya | | |
|
PEKEMAS | Tan Kok Kong | 639 | |
|
KITA | Ng Hoe Soon | 498 | |
| Total valid votes |
| 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
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| Registered electors |
26,611 |
| Majority |
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| This was a new constituency created. |
References