Mentakab (federal constituency)
Mentakab Pahang 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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Mentakab was a federal constituency in Pahang, 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 Mentakab |
| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| Constituency created |
| 7th | 1986-1990 | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | BN |
| 8th | 1990-1995 |
| 9th | 1995-1999 | Fu Ah Kiow |
| 10th | 1999-2004 |
| Constituency abolished |
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1999 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan | 18,499 | 60.70 |
|
DAP | Leong Mee Meng | 11,975 | 39.30 |
| Total valid votes |
30,474 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,504 |
| Unreturned ballots |
166 |
| Turnout |
32,144 | 73.44 |
| Registered electors |
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| Majority |
6,524 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1995 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Fu Ah Kiow @ Oh (Fu) Soon Guan | 19,906 | 69.05 |
|
S46 | Mohamed Harun | 8,393 | 29.11 |
|
Independent | | Soleh Mohamad | 530 | 1.84 |
| Total valid votes |
28,829 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,346 |
| Unreturned ballots |
1 |
| Turnout |
30,176 | 72.13 |
| Registered electors |
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| Majority |
11,513 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 17,147 | 63.44 |
|
S46 | Johari Ismail | 9,883 | 36.56 |
| Total valid votes |
27,030 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
1,212 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
28,242 | 73.79 |
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
7,264 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Siti Zaharah Sulaiman | 15,271 | 68.63 |
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PAS | Mohamed Rusdi Arif | 6,980 | 31.37 |
| Total valid votes |
22,251 | 100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
945 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
23,196 | 71.59 |
| Registered electors |
32,402 |
| Majority |
8,291 |
| This was a new constituency created. |
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