Jitra-Padang Terap Explained

Jitra-Padang Terap
State:Kedah
Fed-Status:defunct
Fed-Created:1958
Fed-Abolished:1974
Fed-Election-First:1959
Fed-Election-Last:1969

Jitra-Padang Terap 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

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Jitra-Padang Terap
Parliament NoYears Member Party
Constituency created from Kedah Utara
Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
P0031959-1963 Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
Parliament of Malaysia
P0031963-1964 Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
1964-1969
1969-1971 Parliament was suspended[1] [2]
P0031971-1973 Fatimah Hashim
(فاطمة هاشم)
1973-1974
Constituency abolished, split into Jerlun-Langkawi and Padang Terap

State constituency

ParliamentaryconstituencyState constituency
1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–present
Jitra-Padang TerapJitra
Padang Terap

Notes and References

  1. News: Hanya Yang di-Pertuan Agong ada kuasa panggil Parlimen bersidang . Ahmad Fauzi Mustafa . Utusan Online . 2012-03-12 . 2016-05-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20160604045153/http://ww1.utusan.com.my/utusan/info.asp?y=2012&dt=0312&pub=Utusan_Malaysia&sec=Rencana&pg=re_05.htm . 2016-06-04 .
  2. Web site: www.parlimen.gov.my . 2016-05-20.