Wellesley North (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Wellesley North was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Federal Legislative Council from 1955 to 1959.

The federal constituency was created in the 1955 redistribution and is mandated to return a single member to the Federal Legislative Council under the first past the post voting system.

History It was abolished in 1959 when it was redistributed.

Representation history Members of Parliament for Wellesley NorthParliamentYearsMemberPartyVote ShareConstituency created1st1955–1959Hashim Awang (هشيم اوڠ) UncontestedConstituency abolished, split into Bagan and Seberang Utara

State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentWellesley NorthButterworthProvince Wellesley CentralProvince Wellesley North

Election results

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