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P.009 Kedah Tengah
P.009 Kedah Tengah GE-1 (1959)
Total Voters22,762Kedah average: 22,048
Turnout75.4%Kedah +0.3 · National +1.5
Valid Votes16,940223 rejected (1.30%)
Majority6,83640.4% · Kedah +7.4
Candidates3
Quick read
- Seat status: Very Safe (30%+) — majority of 40.4% of valid votes.
- UMNO held this seat compared with Federal Legislative Council 1955.
- Change in the winner's vote share from the previous contest: −29.1 pts.
- Turnout 75.4% compared with the Kedah average of 75.1%.
Vote Share
Candidate Results
Area History
Winner Vote (%) Matched by area name across elections (codes may change after redelineation).
| GE | Name | Party | Vote Share | Majority % | Turnout | Candidates | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GE-00 | Mohamed Khir bin Johari | UMNO | 95.60% | 91.20% | 88.90% | 2 | Won |
| GE-01 | Mohamed Khir bin Johari | UMNO | 66.53% | 40.35% | 75.40% | 3 | Won |
| GE-02 | Mohamed Khir bin Johari | UMNO | 74.95% | 49.90% | 74.72% | 2 | Won |
| GE-03 | Mohamed Khir bin Johari | UMNO | 54.65% | 9.30% | 75.57% | 2 | Won |