Kuala Trengganu Utara (federal constituency)

Kuala Trengganu Utara Terengganu constituency

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

Kuala Trengganu Utara was a federal constituency in Terengganu, 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[edit]

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

### Representation history[edit]

Members of Parliament for Kuala Trengganu Utara

Parliament | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created Trengganu Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st | 1959-1963 | Hasan Adli Mohd Arshad （حسن عدلي محمد ارشد） | PMIP
Parliament of Malaysia
1st | 1963-1964 | Hasan Adli Mohd Arshad （حسن عدلي محمد ارشد） | PMIP
2nd | 1964-1969 | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail （وان عبدالقادر اسماعيل） | Alliance (UMNO)
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | 1971-1973 | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail （وان عبدالقادر اسماعيل) | Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 | BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Ulu Nerus and Kuala Nerus

### State constituency[edit]

Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1954–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Kuala Trengganu Utara  |  | Batu Rakit  |
Jeram  |
Kuala Nerus  |
Langkap  |

## Election results[edit]

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

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| Alliance | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail | 11,438 | 53.08
| PMIP | Syed Shafie Tuan Baharu | 10,112 | 46.92
Total valid votes  | 21,550 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,957
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 23,507 | 77.87
Registered electors  | 30,187
Majority  | 1,326
| Alliance hold | Swing |

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

|
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|
|

| Alliance | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail | 11,500 | 62.67
| PMIP | Salahuddin Abdullah | 5,829 | 31.77
| National Party | Che Embong Abdullah | 1,020 | 5.56
Total valid votes  | 18,349 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 869
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 19,218 | 77.68
Registered electors  | 24,739
Majority  | 5,671
| Alliance gain from PMIP | Swing | ?

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

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| PMIP | Hasan Adli Mohd Arshad | 7,262 | 50.65
| Alliance | Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail | 6,535 | 45.58
| Independent | Ibrahim Abdul Kadir | 540 | 3.77
Total valid votes  | 14,337 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 274
Unreturned ballots  |
Turnout  | 14,611 | 73.08
Registered electors  | 19,994
Majority  | 727
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.