Seberang Utara

Seberang Utara

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

Seberang Utara was a federal constituency in Penang, 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.

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1969: Seberang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Saaid	13,111	54.98	12.73
	PMIP	Musa Mohamed Yatim	10,737	45.02	27.10
Total valid votes			23,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,593
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,441	81.69	2.88
Registered electors			32,369
Majority			2,374	9.96	39.83
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Seberang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Saaid	15,440	67.71	6.04
	PMIP	Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain	4,087	17.92	8.33
	Socialist Front	Omar Mohd. Yusoff	3,277	14.37	14.32
Total valid votes			22,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			23,814	84.57	8.26
Registered electors			28,160
Majority			11,353	49.79	2.29
	Alliance hold		Swing

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