Krian Laut

Krian Laut was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

Krian Laut
Perak constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

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 Krian Laut
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Krian
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman (عبدالراوف عبدالرحمن)Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman (عبدالراوف عبدالرحمن)Alliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1966
1966-1969Sulaiman Taib (سليمان طائب)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Sulaiman Taib (سليمان طائب)Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Parit Buntar

State constituency

Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Krian Laut Kuala Kurau
Parit Buntar

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Krian Laut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib11,09250.69
PMIPMohamed Ja'afar Ibrahim10,79249.31
Total valid votes 21,884 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,163
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,04775.60
Registered electors 30,485
Majority 300
Alliance hold Swing

Malaysian general by-election, 12 March 1966: Krian Laut
Upon the death of incumbent, Abdul Rauf Abdul Rahman
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceSulaiman Taib11,20656.91
PMIPBaharuddin Abdul Latiff8,48443.09
Total valid votes 19,690 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,953
Majority 2,722[4]
Alliance hold Swing
Source(s)
Malaysian general election, 1964: Krian Laut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman10,10950.94
PMIPAbdul Wahab Mohd Noor7,45237.55
Socialist FrontMohd Nordin Abdul Jalil2,28211.50
Total valid votes 19,843 100.00
Total rejected ballots 583
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 20,42679.77
Registered electors 25,605
Majority 2,657
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959: Krian Laut
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceAbdul Rauf Abdul Rahman8,07451.59
PMIPAhmad Hussain7,57748.41
Total valid votes 15,651 100.00
Total rejected ballots 126
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 15,77770.40
Registered electors 22,409
Majority 497
This was a new constituency created.

References

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