Johore Bahru Barat

Federal constituency

Malaysian electoral constituency

Johore Bahru Barat Johor constituency

Defunct federal constituency
Legislature| Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created| 1958
Constituency abolished| 1974
First contested| 1959
Last contested| 1969

Johore Bahru Barat was a federal constituency in Johor, 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.[citation needed]

## History

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It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history

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Members of Parliament for Johore Bahru Barat

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency split from Johore Bahru
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st | P101 | 1959-1963 | Ahmad Mohamed Shah
(احمد محمد شه) | Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st | P101 | 1963-1964 | Ahmad Mohamed Shah
(احمد محمد شه) | Alliance (UMNO)
2nd | 1964-1969 | Rahmat Daud (رحمة داود)
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | P101 | 1971-1973 | Mohamed Rahmat (محمد رحمة) | Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Pulai

### State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1954–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Johore Bahru Barat  |  | Glang Patah  |
Tampoi  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Johore Bahru Barat Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| Alliance | Mohamed Rahmat | 12,319 | 65.28 |  3.82
| DAP | Daing Ibrahim Othman | 6,553 | 34.72 |  34.72
Total valid votes  | 18,872 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 917
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 19,789 | 93.51 |  15.60
Registered electors  | 21,162
Majority  | 5,766 | 30.56 |  10.27
| Alliance hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1964: Johore Bahru Barat Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| Alliance | Rahmat Daud | 11,722 | 69.10 |  7.30
| Socialist Front | Lim Lee Koon | 4,796 | 28.27 |  7.30
| PAP | Liang Teck Sum | 447 | 2.63
Total valid votes  | 16,965 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 560
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 17,525 | 77.91 |  2.84
Registered electors  | 22,493
Majority  | 6,926 | 40.83 |  17.23
| Alliance hold | Swing |

Malayan general election, 1959: Johore Bahru Barat Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %

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| Alliance | Ahmad Mohamed Shah | 7,282 | 61.80
| Socialist Front | Zahid Karim | 4,501 | 38.20
Total valid votes  | 11,783 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 152
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 11,935 | 75.07
Registered electors  | 15,899
Majority  | 2,781 | 23.60
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.