Wellesley South (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Wellesley South was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

Wellesley South

Penang constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1959
First contested	1955
Last contested	1955

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.^[1]

History

It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

Members of Parliament for Wellesley South
Parliament	Years	Member	Party
Constituency created
1st	1955–1959	Tay Hooi Soo (戴惠思)	Alliance (MCA)
Constituency abolished, split into Seberang Selatan and Seberang Tengah

State constituency

Parliamentary constituency	State constituency
	1955–1959*	1959–1974	1974–1986	1986–1995	1995–2004	2004–2018	2018–present
Wellesley South	Batu Kawan
	Bukit Mertajam
	Province Wellesley South

Election results

Malayan general election, 1955: Wellesley South

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Tay Hooi Soo	15,697	81.67
	PMIP	Tuan Zabidi	3,523	18.33
Total valid votes			19,220	100.00
Total rejected ballots
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,220	79.90
Registered electors			24,055
Majority			12,174	63.34
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) The Straits Times.[2][3]

References

1. "Parliamentary Democracy system in Malaysia". www.parlimen.gov.my. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
2. "How To People Voted". The Straits Times. July 29, 1955. p. 7. Retrieved February 12, 2021.
3. "People and Parties in the Pools". The Straits Times. June 16, 1955. p. 2. Retrieved February 12, 2021.