Seberang Utara

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

Seberang Utara was a federal constituency in Penang, 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: Seberang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Saaid	13,111	54.98	12.73
	PMIP	Musa Mohamed Yatim	10,737	45.02	27.10
Total valid votes			23,848	100.00
Total rejected ballots			2,593
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			26,441	81.69	2.88
Registered electors			32,369
Majority			2,374	9.96	39.83
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964: Seberang Utara

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Ahmad Saaid	15,440	67.71	6.04
	PMIP	Siti Fatimah @ Salmah Sheikh Hussain	4,087	17.92	8.33
	Socialist Front	Omar Mohd. Yusoff	3,277	14.37	14.32
Total valid votes			22,804	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,010
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			23,814	84.57	8.26
Registered electors			28,160
Majority			11,353	49.79	2.29
	Alliance hold		Swing

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