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 | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman | 30,578 | 75.57 |
|
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 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1995 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
BN | Abdul Hamid Abdul Rahman | 29,450 | 79.66 |
|
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 |
|
| Majority |
21,931 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
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 |
|
| Turnout |
36,270 | 72.24 |
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
12,370 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
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| Malaysian general election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes | % | ∆% |
|
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