Malaysian electoral constituency
Rawang was a federal constituency in Selangor, 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 Rawang
|
Parliament
|
No |
Years |
Member |
Party
|
Constituency created from Ulu Selangor
|
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
|
1st
|
P068 |
1959-1963 |
Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏) |
SF (Lab)
|
Parliament of Malaysia
|
1st
|
P068 |
1963-1964 |
Liu Yoong Peng (刘云鹏) |
SF (Lab)
|
2nd |
1964-1969 |
Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن) |
Alliance (UMNO)
|
|
1969-1971 |
Parliament was suspended[1][2]
|
3rd
|
P068 |
1971-1973 |
Tunku Abdullah Tuanku Abdul Rahman (تونكو عبدالله توانكو عبدالرحمن) |
Alliance (UMNO)
|
1973-1974 |
BN (UMNO)
|
Constituency abolished split into Ulu Selangor, Selayang and Shah Alam
|
State constituency
Parliamentary
constituency
|
State constituency
|
1955–59*
|
1959–1974
|
1974–1986
|
1986–1995
|
1995–2004
|
2004–2018
|
2018–present
|
Rawang
|
|
Kuang
|
|
Serendah
|
|
Election results
Malayan general election, 1959
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes |
%
|
|
Socialist Front |
Liu Yoong Peng |
6,143 |
57.01
|
|
Alliance |
Abdul Karim Kassim |
3,654 |
33.91
|
|
Independent |
Borhan Abdul Majid |
978 |
9.08
|
Total valid votes
|
10,775 |
100.00
|
Total rejected ballots
|
118
|
Unreturned ballots
|
0
|
Turnout
|
10,893 |
75.76
|
Registered electors
|
14,378
|
Majority
|
2,489 |
23.10
|
This was a new constituency created.
|
References