Penang Island (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Penang Island was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Penang Island
Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1955
Constituency abolished1959
First contested1955
Last contested1955

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 Penang Island
Parliament Years Member Party
Constituency created
1st 1955-1959 S. M. Zainal Abidin (س. م. زاينل عابدين) Alliance (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Penang Selatan and Dato' Kramat

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Penang Island East Coast
Jelutong
South Coast
West Coast

Election results
Malayan general election, 1955: Penang Island
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceS. M. Zainul Abidin14,86583.56N/A
IndependentIsa Sulaiman2,92516.44N/A
Total valid votes 17,790100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,79066.48
Registered electors 26,759
Majority 11,940
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s)

References
  1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
  3. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
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