Perlis Selatan

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

Perlis Selatan was a federal constituency in Perlis, 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: Perlis Selatan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mokhtar Ismail	11,432	52.78	2.59
	PMIP	Abu Bakar Hamzah	10,229	47.22	2.59
Total valid votes			21,661	100.00
Total rejected ballots			610
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,271	79.18	1.21
Registered electors			28,128
Majority			1,203	5.56	12.68
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Perlis Selatan

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Mokhtar Ismail	10,486	59.12	2.59
	PMIP	Yusof Abdullah	7,250	40.88	2.59
Total valid votes			17,736	100.00
Total rejected ballots			843
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			18,579	80.39	4.44
Registered electors			23,112
Majority			3,236	18.24	5.08
	Alliance hold		Swing

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