Penang Island 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 Penang IslandParliamentYearsMember PartyVote ShareConstituency created1st1955–1959S. M. Zainal Abidin (س. م. زاينل عابدين) 14,865 83.56%Constituency abolished, split into Penang Selatan and Penang Utara
State constituency Parliamentary constituencyState constituency1955–1959*1959–19741974–19861986–19951995–20042004–20182018–presentPenang IslandEast CoastJelutongSouth CoastWest Coast
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