Menglembu (federal constituency) Malaysian electoral constituency
Menglembu was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.
The federal constituency was created in the 1958 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 Menglembu
|
Parliament
|
No |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
Constituency created from Ipoh-Menglembu
|
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
|
1st
|
P051 |
1959-1963 |
S. P. Seenivasagam (ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்) |
PPP
|
Parliament of Malaysia
|
1st
|
P051 |
1963-1964 |
S. P. Seenivasagam (ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்) |
PPP
|
2nd |
1964-1969
|
|
1969-1971 |
Parliament was suspended[1][2]
|
3rd
|
P051 |
1971-1973 |
S. P. Seenivasagam (ஸ்ரீ பத்மராஜா சீனிவாசகம்) |
PPP
|
1973-1974 |
BN (PPP)
|
4th
|
P055 |
1974-1978 |
Fan Yew Teng (范俊登) |
DAP
|
5th |
1978-1982 |
Patto Perumal (பாட்டோ பெருமாள்)
|
6th |
1982-1986 |
Yew Foo Weng (游富荣) |
BN (MCA)
|
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pasir Pinji
|
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
|
State constituency
|
1955–59*
|
1959–1974
|
1974–1986
|
1986–1995
|
1995–2004
|
2004–2018
|
2018–present
|
Menglembu
|
|
Kuala Pari
|
|
Pasir Puteh
|
|
Election results
Malayan general election, 1959
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
PPP |
S. P. Seenivasagam |
14,338 |
65.43
|
|
Alliance |
Wong Kok Weng |
6,292 |
28.71
|
|
Socialist Front |
Idham Khatib |
1,283 |
5.85
|
Total valid votes
|
21,913 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
131
|
Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
Turnout
|
22,044 |
65.59
|
Registered electors
|
33,609
|
Majority
|
8,046 |
36.72
|
This was a new constituency created.
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References
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