Jump to content

Ulu Muda

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ulu Muda
Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
LegislatureDewan Rakyat
Constituency created1974
Constituency abolished1986
First contested1974
Last contested1982

Ulu Muda was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

[edit]
Members of Parliament for Ulu Muda
Parliament No Years Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Tengah and Kota Star Selatan
4th P009 1974-1978 Yusof Rawa
(يوسف بن عبدالله)
BN (PAS)
5th 1978-1982 Hashim Endut
(هاشيم اندوت)
BN (UMNO)
6th 1982-1983
1983-1986 Othman Abdul
(عثمان عبدول)
Constituency abolished, split into Sik and Pendang

State constituency

[edit]
Parliamentary

constituency

State constituency
1955–59* 1959–1974 1974–1986 1986–1995 1995–2004 2004–2018 2018–present
Ulu Muda Pendang
Sik

Election results

[edit]

Malaysian general by-election, 16 March 1983: Ulu Muda
Upon the resignation of incumbent, Hashim Endut after he was convicted and fined $5,500 by a magistrate's court for not keeping proper accounts of sale, purchase and storage of rice and for stocking rice from illegal sources.
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Othman Abdul 14,939 58.90 Increase 2.30
PAS Mohd. Nakhaie Ahmad 10,266 40.47 Decrease 2.93
Independent Ahmad Bakar 159 0.63 Increase 0.63
Total valid votes 25,364 100.00
Total rejected ballots 333
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 25,697 75.28 Increase 6.01
Registered electors 34,133
Majority 4,673 18.43 Increase 5.23
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1982: Ulu Muda
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hashim Endut 15,271 56.60 Increase 4.67
PAS Ali @ Fadzil Md Noor 11,711 43.40 Decrease 3.44
Total valid votes 26,982 100.00
Total rejected ballots 821
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 27,803 81.29 Increase 1.17
Registered electors 34,203
Majority 3,560 13.20 Increase 8.11
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1978: Ulu Muda
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
BN Hashim Endut 11,195 51.93 Increase 51.93
PAS Harun Jusoh 10,097 46.84 Increase 46.84
Independent Mohamed Zabidi Ahmad 266 1.23 Increase 1.23
Total valid votes 21,558 100.00
Total rejected ballots 559
Unreturned ballots 0
Turnout 22,117 80.12
Registered electors 27,605
Majority 1,098 5.09
BN hold Swing


Malaysian general election, 1974: Ulu Muda
Party Candidate Votes % ∆%
On the nomination day, Yusof Abdullah won uncontested.
BN Yusof Abdullah
Total valid votes 100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors 26,625
Majority
This was a new constituency created.

References

[edit]