Port Dickson (federal constituency)

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Port Dickson
Negeri Sembilan constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created 1958
Constituency abolished 1974
First contested 1959
Last contested 1969

Port Dickson was a federal constituency in Negeri Sembilan, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.

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 Port Dickson
Assembly Years Member Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st 1959-1963 T. Mahima Singh Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st 1963-1964 T. Mahima Singh Alliance
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd 1971-1974 Soorian Arjunan DAP
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
DAP Soorian Arjunan
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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 T. Mahima Singh
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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 T. Mahima Singh
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Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

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