Wellesley South (Federal Legislative Council constituency)

Wellesley South 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 SouthParliamentYearsMemberPartyVote ShareConstituency created1st1955–1959Tay Hooi Soo (戴惠思) 15,697 81.67%Constituency abolished, split into Seberang Selatan and Seberang Tengah

State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentWellesley SouthBatu KawanBukit MertajamProvince Wellesley South

Election results

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