Muar Utara (federal constituency)

Muar Utara

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

Muar Utara was a federal constituency in Johor, 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 Muar Utara
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st	1959-1963	Ahmad Arshad	Alliance
Parliament of Malaysia
1st	1963-1964	Ahmad Arshad	Alliance
2nd	1964-1969
	1969-1971	Parliament dissolved[1][2]
3rd	1971-1973	Ahmad Arshad	Alliance
	1973-1974		BN
Constituency abolished

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
On the nomination day, Ahmad Arshad won uncontested.
	Alliance	Ahmad Arshad
Total valid votes				100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout
Registered electors			30,264
Majority
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Arshad	16,717	81.18
	Socialist Front	Abdul Hamid Hassan	3,876	18.82
Total valid votes			20,593	100.00
Total rejected ballots			973
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			21,566	79.80
Registered electors			27,024
Majority			12,841
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Arshad	12,744	83.42
	Parti Negara	Nasir Abdullah	2,533	16.58
Total valid votes			15,277	100.00
Total rejected ballots			284
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,561	72.34
Registered electors			21,510
Majority			10,211
This was a new constituency created.

References

1. Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa (2012-03-12). "Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang". Utusan Online. Retrieved 2016-05-20.
2. "www.parlimen.gov.my" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-05-20.