Matang was a federal constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.
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 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Matang Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Larut Selatan and Bruas 4th P050 1974-1978 Hashim Ghazali (هشيم غزالي) 12,543 68.00% 5th 1978-1982 14,706 61.94% 6th 1982-1986 Mohamad Razlan Abdul Hamid (محمد رزلن عبدالحميد)15,687 61.56% Constituency abolished, split into Bukit Gantang and Kuala Kangsar
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentMatangBukit GantangChangkat Jering
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1974Bukit Gantang Bukit Gantang Kampung Sungai Nyior Kampung Telok Sungai Kerang TrongChangkat Jering Changkat Jering Kampung Larut Ulu Kuala Sepetang Matang Simpang
Election results
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