Kota Bharu Hulu (federal constituency)

Kota Bharu Hulu Kelantan constituency

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

Kota Bharu Hulu was a federal constituency in Kelantan, 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.

## Contents

* 1 History
* 1.1 Representation history
* 1.2 State constituency
* 2 Election results
* 3 References

## History[edit]

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Kota Bharu Hulu

Parliament | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created from Kelantan Tengah
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st | 1959-1963 | Hussain Rahimi Saman | PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st | 1963-1964 | Hussain Rahimi Saman | PMIP
2nd | 1964-1969
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | 1971-1973 | Mohamad Asri Muda | PMIP
1973-1974 | BN (PMIP)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Nilam Puri

### State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1955–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Kota Bharu Hulu  |  | Kota Bharu Barat  |
Kota Bharu Selatan  |
Kota Bharu Timor  |

## Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 1969 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
|

| PMIP | Mohamad Asri Muda | 15,051 | 59.47
| Alliance | Ali Husin | 10,021 | 39.60
| Independent | Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik | 235 | 0.93
Total valid votes  | 25,307 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 884
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 26,191 | 75.49
Registered electors  | 34,693
Majority  | 5,030
| PMIP hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1964 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
|
|

| PMIP | Hussain Rahimi Saman | 15,656 | 66.42
| Alliance | Ibrahim Mat | 7,915 | 33.58
Total valid votes  | 23,571 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 965
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 24,536 | 81.85
Registered electors  | 29,978
Majority  | 7,741
| PMIP hold | Swing |

Malayan general election, 1959 Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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|
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| PMIP | Hussain Rahimi Saman | 14,775 | 79.76
| Alliance | Ismail Ibrahim | 3,749 | 20.24
Total valid votes  | 18,524 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 358
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 18,882 | 68.86
Registered electors  | 27,421
Majority  | 11,026
This was a new constituency created.

## References[edit]

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.