Dato' Kramat was a federal constituency in Penang, Malaysia, that was represented in the Dewan Rakyat from 1959 to 1974.
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 It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.
Representation history Members of Parliament for Dato' Kramat Parliament No Years Member PartyVote Share Constituency created from George Town Parliament of the Federation of Malaya 1st P037 1959–1963 Lim Kean Siew (林建寿) 10,474 66.26% Parliament of Malaysia 1st P037 1963–-1964 Lim Kean Siew (林建寿) 10,474 66.26% 2nd 1964–196910,102 38.79% 1969–1971 Parliament was suspended 3rd P037 1971–1972 V. David (வே. தேவிட்) 17,272 75.40% 1972–1974 Constituency abolished, split into Jelutong and Tanjong
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentDato KramatSungei PinangTanjong BaratTanjong Selatan
Historical boundaries State ConstituencyArea1959Sungei Pinang Jalan Bakau Jalan Makloom Jalan Pantai Jalan Perak Sungai PinangTanjong Barat Jalan Anson Jalan Burma Jalan Dato' Kramat Jalan Macalister Jalan PinangTanjong Selatan Jalan Bridge Jalan Macallum Jalan MacNair Jalan Magazine Weld Quey
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