Kuala Muda (federal constituency)

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Kuala Muda

Kedah constituency
Defunct federal constituency
Legislature	Dewan Rakyat
Constituency created	1974
Constituency abolished	1986
First contested	1974
Last contested	1982

Kuala Muda was a federal constituency in Kedah, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1974 to 1986.

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[edit]

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history[edit]

State constituency[edit]

Election results[edit]

Malaysian general election, 1982

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Abdul Daim Zainuddin	21,782	73.82	5.52
	PAS	Ghazali Din	7,724	26.18	5.52
Total valid votes			29,506	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,064
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			30,570	76.79	1.27
Registered electors			39,810
Majority			14,058	47.64	11.04
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Mohamed Khir Johari	17,761	68.30	68.30
	PAS	Ghazali Din	8,243	31.70	31.70
Total valid votes			26,004	100.00
Total rejected ballots			813
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			26,817	78.06
Registered electors			34,354
Majority			9,518	36.60
	BN hold		Swing

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