Batang Padang was a federal constituency in the Perak, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1986.
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 1986 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Batang Padang Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency createdFederal Legislative Council1st1955-1959Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) 9,170 82.21% Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P057 1959-1963 Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) 6,231 54.26% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P057 1963-1964 Abdul Hamid Khan (عبدالحميد خن) 6,231 54.26% 2nd 1964–19697,827 58.68% 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P057 1971-1974 Loh Jee Mee (罗意美) DAP7,188 50.37% 4th P059 1974-1978 Azharul Abidin Abdul Rahim (ازهارول عابدين عبدالرحيم) 9,408 57.25% 5th 1978–1982 11,911 61.15% 6th 1982–1986 14,297 67.62% Constituency abolished, renamed to Tapah
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentBatang PadangBatang Padang NorthBatang Padang SouthChenderiangTapahTapah Road
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea19591974Chenderiang Kampung Baru Coldstream Sahom Sungai Lerek Pos Woh Tapah RoadTapah Chenderiang Kampung Lubuk Mas Sungai Kroh Tapah Temoh Ayer Kuning Chenderiang Sungai Kroh Tapah TemohTapah Road Ayer Kuning Kampung Baru Coldstream Pos Woh Sungai Kroh Tapah Road
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