Pontian Selatan (federal constituency)
Pontian Selatan Johor 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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Pontian Selatan was a federal constituency in Johor, 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 Pontian Selatan |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | Alliance |
| Parliament of Malaysia |
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Ali Ahmad |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Ali Ahmad | Alliance |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malayan general election, 1959 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Zainon Munshi Sulaiman | 9,469 | 62.64 |
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Socialist Front | Lee Ah Leng | 5,648 | 37.36 |
| Total valid votes |
15,117 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
227 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
15,344 | 81.82 |
| Registered electors |
18,753 |
| Majority |
3,821 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References