George Town (Federal Legislative Council constituency)
George Town was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Penang constituency | |
|---|---|
| Defunct federal constituency | |
| Legislature | Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created | 1955 |
| Constituency abolished | 1959 |
| First contested | 1955 |
| Last contested | 1955 |
The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.[1]
History
It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for George Town | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created | |||
| 1st | 1955-1959 | Chee Swee Ee (徐瑞意) | Alliance (MCA) |
| Constituency abolished, split into Tanjong and Penang Utara | |||
State constituency
| Parliamentary
constituency |
State constituency | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present | |
| George Town | Kelawei | ||||||
| North Coast | |||||||
| Tanjong East | |||||||
| Tanjong West | |||||||
Election results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ∆% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance | Chee Swee Ee | 7,253 | 70.20 | N/A | ||
| Labour | Ooi Thiam Siew | 2,650 | 25.69 | N/A | ||
| Independent | Cheah Phee Aik | 429 | 4.15 | N/A | ||
| Total valid votes | 10,332 | 100.00 | ||||
| Total rejected ballots | ||||||
| Unreturned ballots | ||||||
| Turnout | 10,332 | 52.6 | ||||
| Registered electors | 19,643 | |||||
| Majority | 4,603 | |||||
| This was a new constituency created. | ||||||
Source(s) | ||||||
References
- "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
- "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
- "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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