Ulu Kelantan

Ulu Kelantan was a federal constituency in the Kelantan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1986.

Ulu Kelantan
Kelantan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1959
Last contested1982

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 Ulu Kelantan
ParliamentYearsMemberParty
Constituency created from Kelantan Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st1959-1963Tengku Abdullah Sultan Ibrahim (تڠكو عبدالله سلطان إبراهيم)Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st1963-1964Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim (تڠكو يندرا ڤيترا سلطان إبراهيم)Alliance (UMNO)
2nd1964-1969Hussein Sulaiman (حسين سليمان)
1969-1971Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd1971-1973Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (نئ احمد كاميل نئ مهمود)Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974BN (UMNO)
4th1974-1978Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah (تڠكو غزالي حمزة)
5th1978-1982
6th1982-1986
Constituency abolished, renamed to Gua Musang

State constituency
Parliamentary

constituency

 State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ulu Kelantan Gua Musang
Jeli
Machang Selatan
Manek Urai
Ulu Kelantan Barat
Ulu Kelantan Timor

Election results
Malaysian general election, 1982: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah15,57361.35
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyHassan Mat Saman9,81038.65
Total valid votes 25,383 100.00
Total rejected ballots 717
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 26,10080.68
Registered electors 32,350
Majority 5,763
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1978: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah10,26764.28
Pan-Malaysian Islamic PartyKhaidir Khatib5,70535.72
Total valid votes 15,972 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 21,048
Majority 4,562
BN hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1974: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
On the nomination day, Tengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah won uncontested.
BNTengku Razaleigh Tengku Mohd Hamzah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 16,765
Majority
BN gain from Alliance Swing ?
Malaysian general election, 1969: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceNik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud15,95456.35
PMIPKhaidir Khatib12,35843.65
Total valid votes 28,312 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,046
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 29,35876.14
Registered electors 38,560
Majority 3,596
Alliance hold Swing
Malaysian general election, 1964: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceHussein Sulaiman12,68157.11
PMIPWan Yusof Che Tengah9,10841.02
Socialist FrontAbdullah Mat Ariff4141.86
Total valid votes 22,203 100.00
Total rejected ballots 947
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 23,15078.53
Registered electors 29,479
Majority 3,573
Alliance hold Swing
Malayan general election, 1959: Ulu Kelantan
Party Candidate Votes %∆%
AllianceTengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim8,77050.50
PMIPAmaluddin Darus8,30647.82
National PartyMohamed Yatim Shamsuddin2921.68
Total valid votes 17,368 100.00
Total rejected ballots 62
Unreturned ballots
Turnout 17,43076.32
Registered electors 22,839
Majority 464
This was a new constituency created.

References
  1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.
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