Krian Darat (federal constituency)
Krian Darat Perak constituency |
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| Defunct federal constituency |
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| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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| Constituency created |
1958 |
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| Constituency abolished |
1974 |
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| First contested |
1959 |
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| Last contested |
1969 |
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Krian Darat was a federal constituency in Perak, 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
It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
| Members of Parliament for Krian Darat |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| 1st | 1959-1963 | Ahmad Yusof | Alliance |
| Parliament of Malaysia |
| 1st | 1963-1964 | Ahmad Yusof | Alliance |
| 2nd | 1964-1969 | Ramli Omar |
| | 1969-1971 | Parliament dissolved[1][2] |
| 3rd | 1971-1973 | Ramli Omar | Alliance |
| 1973-1974 | BN |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1964 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Ramli Omar | 11,574 | 63.93 |
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PMIP | Baharuddin Abdul Latif | 6,011 | 33.20 |
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UDP | Aris Yusof | 518 | 2.86 |
| Total valid votes |
18,103 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,246 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
19,349 | 78.22 |
| Registered electors |
24,737 |
| Majority |
5,563 |
|
Alliance hold |
Swing |
|
| Malayan general election, 1959 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
Alliance | Ahmad Yusof | 7,954 | 58.26 |
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PMIP | Abdul Wahab Md Noor | 5,698 | 41.74 |
| Total valid votes |
13,652 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
209 |
| Unreturned ballots |
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| Turnout |
13,861 | 65.23 |
| Registered electors |
21,248 |
| Majority |
2,256 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
References