Batang Padang (federal constituency)

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Batang Padang
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1986
First contested 1959
Last contested 1982

Batang Padang 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 Batang Padang
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan Alliance
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1974 Loh Jee Mee DAP
4th 1974-1978 Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim BN
5th 1978-1982
6th 1982-1986
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
BN gain from DAP Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Loh Jee Mee
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
DAP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

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