Langat

Selangor constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1955
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1955
Last contested	1969

Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Shariff Ahmad	8,433	55.25	15.44
	Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia	Loh Chee Foom	6,829	44.75	44.75
Total valid votes			15,262	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,110
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			16,372	70.75	9.56
Registered electors			23,142
Majority			1,604	10.50	30.88
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1964

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Zakaria Mohd Taib	10,275	70.69	13.27
	Socialist Front	Ahmad Boestamam	4,260	29.31	13.27
Total valid votes			14,535	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,047
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			15,582	80.31	3.23
Registered electors			19,403
Majority			6,015	41.38	26.54
	Alliance hold		Swing

Malayan general election, 1959

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Zakaria Mohd Taib	6,937	57.42	19.28
	Socialist Front	Koh Pak Ngee	5,145	42.58	42.58
Total valid votes			12,082	100.00
Total rejected ballots			166
Unreturned ballots
Turnout			12,248	77.08	9.92
Registered electors			15,890
Majority			1,792	14.84	38.56
	Alliance hold		Swing

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