Seberang Tengah was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
The federal constituency was created from parts of the Wellesley North constituency in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Dewan Rakyat under the first past the post voting system. Its last election was in 1969. It disappeared in the 1974 election and was split into Bukit Mertajam and Permatang Pauh.
History It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Seberang Tengah Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Wellesley South Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P032 1959–1963 Ibrahim Abdul Rahman (إبراهيم عبدالرحمن) 9,187 45.53% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P032 1963–1964 Ibrahim Abdul Rahman (إبراهيم عبدالرحمن) 9,187 45.53% 2nd 1964–1969 15,660 55.22% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P032 1971–1972 Mustapha Hussain (مصطفى حسين) 16,808 58.31% 1972–1974 Constituency abolished, split into Bukit Mertajam and Permatang Pauh
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentSeberang TengahAlmaBukit MertajamPermatang Pauh
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1959Alma Bukit Minyak Cherok Tok Kun Machang Bubok Juru Permatang TinggiBukit Mertajam Berapit Bukit Mertajam Kampung Cross Street Taman Bukit Noning Tanah LiatPermatang Pauh Bukit Tengah Mengkuang Titi Penanti Permatang Pasir Seberang Jaya
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