Kota Setar
 Kedah constituency |
| Defunct federal constituency |
| Legislature |
Dewan Rakyat |
| Constituency created |
1974 |
| Constituency abolished |
1995 |
| First contested |
1974 |
| Last contested |
1990 |
Kota Setar was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1995.
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 1995 when it was redistributed.
Representation history
Election results
| Malaysian general election, 1990 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
∆% |
|
BN |
Wan Hanafiah Wan Mat Saman |
18,223 |
55.09 |
|
PAS |
Mohamad Shauki Ibrahim |
14,856 |
44.91 |
| Total valid votes |
33,079 |
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
737 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
33,816 |
75.08 |
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
3,367 |
|
BN hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1986 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
∆% |
|
BN |
Abdul Hadi Derani |
14,738 |
52.48 |
|
PAS |
Halim Arshad |
13,344 |
47.52 |
| Total valid votes |
28,082 |
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
644 |
| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
28,726 |
72.22 |
| Registered electors |
39,775 |
| Majority |
1,394 |
|
BN gain from PAS |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1982 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
∆% |
|
PAS |
Abu Bakar Umar |
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| Total valid votes |
|
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
|
|
PAS hold |
Swing |
|
| Malaysian general election, 1978 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
∆% |
|
PAS |
Abu Bakar Umar |
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| Total valid votes |
|
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
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| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
|
|
PAS gain from BN |
Swing |
?
|
| Malaysian general election, 1974 |
| Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
∆% |
|
BN |
Abu Bakar Umar |
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| Total valid votes |
|
100.00 |
| Total rejected ballots |
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| Unreturned ballots |
|
| Turnout |
|
| Registered electors |
|
| Majority |
|
| This was a new constituency created. |
References
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