Perlis Utara

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

Perlis Utara 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 Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Othman Abdullah	10,763	49.53	17.64
	PMIP	Taharim Ariffin	8,057	37.08	4.25
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Kassim Ahmad	2,910	13.39	13.39
Total valid votes			21,730	100.00
Total rejected ballots			981
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			22,711	81.31	1.50
Registered electors			27,932
Majority			2,706	12.45	21.89
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Perlis Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Othman Abdullah	12,521	67.17	4.69
	PMIP	Ismail Mohamad	6,119	32.83	4.69
Total valid votes			18,640	100.00
Total rejected ballots			721
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			19,361	82.81	3.31
Registered electors			23,379
Majority			6,402	34.34	9.38
	Alliance hold		Swing

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