Sungai Benut (federal constituency)
Sungai Benut Johor constituency |
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Defunct federal constituency |
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Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
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Constituency created |
1984 |
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Constituency abolished |
2004 |
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First contested |
1986 |
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Last contested |
1999 |
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Sungai Benut was a federal constituency in Johor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1986 to 2004.
The federal constituency was created in the 1984 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 2004 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Members of Parliament for Sungai Benut |
Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
Constituency created |
7th | 1986-1990 | Mohamed Tawfik Ismail | BN |
8th | 1990-1995 | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman |
9th | 1995-1999 |
10th | 1999-2004 |
Constituency abolished |
Election results
Malaysian general election, 1999 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman | 30,578 | 75.57 |
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PAS | Ungku Mohd Noor Ungku Mahmood | 9,886 | 24.43 |
Total valid votes |
40,464 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
1,291 |
Unreturned ballots |
89 |
Turnout |
41,844 | 72.58 |
Registered electors |
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Majority |
20,692 |
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BN hold |
Swing |
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Malaysian general election, 1995 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman | 29,450 | 79.66 |
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S46 | Hassan Md. Ali | 7,519 | 20.34 |
Total valid votes |
36,969 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
2,154 |
Unreturned ballots |
301 |
Turnout |
39,424 | 74.75 |
Registered electors |
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Majority |
21,931 |
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BN hold |
Swing |
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Malaysian general election, 1990 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman | 23,313 | 68.06 |
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S46 | Mohamed Sadek Mambli | 10,943 | 31.94 |
Total valid votes |
34,256 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
2,014 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
36,270 | 72.24 |
Registered electors |
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Majority |
12,370 |
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BN hold |
Swing |
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Malaysian general election, 1986 |
Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
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BN | Mohamed Tawfik Ismail | 25,482 | 80.72 |
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PAS | Abd Hamid Abd Rahim | 6,088 | 19.28 |
Total valid votes |
31,570 | 100.00 |
Total rejected ballots |
1,438 |
Unreturned ballots |
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Turnout |
33,008 | 70.64 |
Registered electors |
46,727 |
Majority |
19,394 |
This was a new constituency created. |
References