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Kulim Utara

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Kulim Utara
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1958
Constituency abolished1974
First contested1959
Last contested1969

Kulim Utara 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 Kulim Utara
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Selatan
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st P013 1959-1963 Hanafi Mohd Yunus
(حنفي محمد يونس)
Alliance (UMNO)
Parliament of Malaysia
1st P013 1963-1964 Hanafi Mohd Yunus
(حنفي محمد يونس)
Alliance (UMNO)
2nd 1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1][2]
3rd P013 1971-1973 Bibi Aishah Hamid Don
(بيبي عايشه حميد دون)
Alliance (UMNO)
1973-1974 BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, renamed to Padang Serai

State constituency

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Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Kulim Utara Lunas
Sidam

Election results

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Malaysian general election, 1969: Kulim Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Bibi Aishah Hamid Don 12,131 67.68 Decrease 8.98
PMIP Md. Zahari Shaari 5,792 32.32 Increase 8.98
Total valid votes 17,923 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,096
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 19,019 73.61 Decrease 1.97
Registered electors 25,839
Majority 6,339 35.36 Decrease 17.96
Alliance hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1964: Kulim Utara
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
Alliance Hanafi Mohd Yunus 12,839 76.66 Decrease 6.24
PMIP Khatib Shorbaini Hassan 3,910 23.34 Increase 6.24
Total valid votes 16,749 100.00
Total rejected ballots 1,484
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 18,233 75.58 Decrease 1.16
Registered electors 24,125
Majority 8,929 53.32 Decrease 12.48
Alliance hold Swing


Malayan general election, 1959: Kulim Utara
Party Candidate Votes %
Alliance Hanafi Mohd Yunus 12,281 82.90
PMIP Khatib Shorbaini Hassan 2,533 17.10
Total valid votes 14,814 100.00
Total rejected ballots 310
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 15,124 76.74
Registered electors 19,708
Majority 9,748 65.80
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.