Langat was a federal constituency in Selangor, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1955 to 1974.
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 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Langat Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency createdFederal Legislative Council1st1955-1959Abu Bakar Baginda (ابو بكر بڬيندا) 7,069 76.70% Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P069 1959-1963 Zakaria Mohd Taib (زكريا محمد طائب) 6,937 57.42% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P069 1963-1964 Zakaria Mohd Taib (زكريا محمد طائب) 6,937 57.42% 2nd 1964–196910,275 70.69% 1969-1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P069 1971-1973 Shariff Ahmad (شريف احمد) 8,433 55.25% 1973-1974 Constituency abolished, renamed to Ulu Langat
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–59*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentLangatKajangSepangSemenyihUlu Langat
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyState constituency1959Kajang Dusun Tua Hulu Langat Kajang Pangsun Sungai BalakSemenyih Bangi Beranang Kampung Sungai Buah Semenyih Sungai Lalang
Election results
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