1975 Selayang by-election

1975 Selayang by-election Malaysia parliamentary no 1974 Malaysian general election 1974 1978 Malaysian general election 1978 P077 seat in the Dewan Rakyat 14 June 1975 BN Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng Barisan Nasional MCA BN 19,338 70.96% DAP Idrus Idris DAP Democratic Action Party 7,434 27.28% IND Ismail Man Independent Independent politician 481 1.76% MP Walter Loh Poh Khan BN (MCA) Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng BN (MCA) 57.20% The Selayang by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held on 14 June 1975 in the state of Selangor, Malaysia. The Selayang seat fell vacant following the death of its member of parliament Mr. Walter Loh Poh Khan of Barisan Nasional in Selangor.Malaysia 1975: Official Year Book https://books.google.com/books?id=EChRAQAAIAAJ&dq=malaysia+official+year+book+1976&pg=PA258 2024-12-02 Jabatan Penerangan Malaysia 56 English Walter won the seat in 1974 Malaysian general election against 2 other candidates with majority of 9,871.Penyata pilihanraya umum Dewan Rakyat dan Dewan Undangan Negeri bagi negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu dan Sarawak, tahun 1974 Suruhanjaya Pilihanraya Malaysia 1975 Kuala Lumpur Malay Report on the Parliamentary (Dewan Rakyat) and State Legislative Assembly General Elections 1974 of the state of Malaya and Sarawak Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng of Barisan Nasional, won the by election, defeating Idrus Idris of Democratic Action Party and independent politician Ismail Man with a majority of 11,904 votes. The constituency had 48,885 voters.Selayang: Front confident of victory 1974-06-14 https://books.google.com/books?id=2IMuAAAAIBAJ 2024-12-02 New Straits Times 14 en Results Malaysia 14 June 1975 yes Selayang (federal constituency) Selayang yes yes Upon the death of incumbent, Walter Loh Poh Khan Barisan Nasional Rosemary Chow Poh Kheng 19,338 70.96 12.09 Democratic Action Party Idrus Idris 7,434 27.28 3.04 Independent politician Ismail Man 481 1.76 1.76 Total valid votes 27,253 100.00 Total rejected ballots 708 Unreturned ballots 0 Turnout 27,961 57.20 15.23 Registered electors 48,885 Majority 11,904 43.68 9.05 Barisan Nasional References Selayang 1975 Selayang by-election