Malacca Tengah

Malaysian electoral constituency

Malacca Tengah Malacca constituency

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

Malacca Tengah was a federal constituency in Malacca, 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 Malacca Tengah

Parliament  | No | Years | Member | Party
Constituency created from Malacca Central
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st | P085 | 1959-1963 | Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信) | Alliance (MCA)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st | P085 | 1963-1964 | Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信) | Alliance (MCA)
2nd | 1964-1969
| 1969-1971 | Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd | P085 | 1971-1973 | Tan Siew Sin
(陈修信) | Alliance (MCA)
1973-1974 | BN (MCA)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Batu Berendam

### State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

| State constituency

|

1955–59*  | 1959–1974  | 1974–1986  | 1986–1995  | 1995–2004  | 2004–2018  | 2018–present
Malacca Tengah  |  | Batu Berendam  |
Bukit Rambai  |
Kandang  |
Semabok  |
Tanjong Kling  |

## Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Malacca Tengah Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| Alliance | Tan Siew Sin | 13,790 | 52.15 |  21.99
| Parti Rakyat Malaysia | Kampo Radjo | 6,490 | 24.55 |  24.55
| PMIP | Mohamed Kamal Sudin | 6,161 | 23.30 |  18.36
Total valid votes  | 26,441 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 1,620
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 28,061 | 78.79 |  5.50
Registered electors  | 35,617
Majority  | 7,300 | 27.60 |  25.61
| Alliance hold | Swing |

Malaysian general election, 1964: Malacca Tengah Party  | Candidate  | Votes | % | ∆%

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| Alliance | Tan Siew Sin | 18,568 | 74.14 |  0.41
| Socialist Front | Hasnul Abdul Hadi | 5,241 | 20.93 |  20.93
| PMIP | Mohamed Kamal Sudin | 1,236 | 4.94 |  20.51
Total valid votes  | 25,045 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 721
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 25,766 | 84.29 |  5.65
Registered electors  | 30,569
Majority  | 13,327 | 53.21 |  4.11
| Alliance hold | Swing |

Malayan general election, 1959: Malacca Tengah Party  | Candidate  | Votes | %

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| Alliance | Tan Siew Sin | 13,635 | 74.55
| PMIP | Abdul Majid Hussin | 4,655 | 25.45
Total valid votes  | 18,290 |  100.00
Total rejected ballots  | 187
Unreturned ballots  | 0
Turnout  | 18,477 | 78.64
Registered electors  | 23,495
Majority  | 8,980 | 49.10
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.