Penang Selatan was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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 The Penang Selatan parliamentary constituency comprises the predominantly rural areas of Balik Pulau, Bayan Lepas, Sungei Nibong and the urban enclaves of Gelugor and Jelutong. In terms of geographic size, Penang Selatan covers the widest area compared to the other parliamentary constituencies on Penang Island. While the rural areas of the constituency are populated by Alliance controlled Malays, the urban areas of Jelutong and Gelugor are mainly non Malay domains. The first general election of 1959 saw the Alliance candidate, Ismail Idris winning by a thin margin, mainly due to the personality of the losing candidate who was once a Mayor of Georgetown. In 1964, the Alliance candidate Ismail Idris, was re-elected by a thumping majority. However, towards the late 60s, racial segregation and sentiments had reached a peak which caused the Alliance to lose ground in Penang in favor of opposition parties. In the 1969 general elections, future Chief Minister, Lim Chong Eu and his Gerakan party swept power in Penang. Most of the Alliance parliamentary and State Assembly candidates lost their seats. As a result of a national delineation process, the parliamentary constituency of Penang Selatan was abolished in 1974 and was renamed as Balik Pulau parliamentary constituency. Gelugor and Jelutong was regrouped into the newly formed Jelutong parliamentary constituency.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Penang Selatan Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from Penang Island and George Town Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P035 1959–1963 Ismail Idris (اسماعيل إدريس) 9,821 43.99% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P035 1963–1964 Ismail Idris (اسماعيل إدريس) 9,821 43.99% 2nd 1964–196916,088 48.15% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P035 1971–1973 Thomas Gabriel Selvaraj (தாமஸ் கேப்ரியல் செல்வராஜ்) 20,196 58.72% 1973–1974 Constituency abolished, split into Balik Pulau, Bukit Bendera and Jelutong
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentPenang SelatanBalik PulauBayan LepasGlugorJelutong
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1959Balik Pulau Balik Pulau Kampung Perlis Pondok Upih Pulau Betong Titi TerasBayan Lepas Batu Maung Bayan Baru Bayan Lepas Sungai Ara Teluk KumbarGlugor Batu Uban Bukit Tunku Kudin Island Glades Paya Terubong RelauJelutong Batu Lanchang Bukit Dumbar Islanda Park Jalan Van Praagh Jelutong
Election results
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