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Kota Star Selatan

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Kota Star Selatan
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Kota Star Selatan was a federal constituency in Kedah, 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

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Kota Star Selatan
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P008 1959-1963 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
(وان سليمان وان تم)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P008 1963-1964 Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
(وان سليمان وان تم)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969 Mahathir Mohamad
(محاضير محمد)
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P008 1971-1973 Yusof Rawa
(يوسف بن عبدالله)
PMIP
1973-1974 BN (PMIP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Muda

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kota Star Selatan Kangkong-Bukit Raya
Pendang

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Kota Star Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
PMIP Yusof Abdullah 13,021 51.97 Increase 12.19
Alliance Mahathir Mohamad 12,032 48.03 Decrease 12.19
Total valid votes 25,053 100.00
Total rejected ballots 627
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,680 80.26 Increase 2.59
Registered electors 31,995
Majority 989 3.94 Decrease 16.50
PMIP gain from Alliance Swing ?


Malaysian general election, 1964: Kota Star Selatan
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Mahathir Mohamad 12,406 60.22 Increase 8.54
PMIP Mohd Sha'ari Abdul Shukor 8,196 39.78 Decrease 8.54
Total valid votes 20,602 100.00
Total rejected ballots 838
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 21,440 82.79 Increase 5.05
Registered electors 25,898
Majority 4,210 20.44 Increase 17.08
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Kota Star Selatan
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam 8,369 51.68
PMIP Othman Yunus 7,824 48.32
Total valid votes 16,193 100.00
Total rejected ballots 185
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 16,378 77.74
Registered electors 21,069
Majority 545 3.36
This was a new constituency created.

References

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  1. ^ Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Archived from the original on 2016-06-04. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
  2. ^ "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.