Grik (state constituency)

Grik
Perak constituency
Defunct state constituency
Legislature	Perak State Legislative Assembly
Constituency created	1958
Constituency abolished	1974
First contested	1959
Last contested	1969

5°19′59″N 101°22′3″E / 5.33306°N 101.36750°E / 5.33306; 101.36750

Grik is a state constituency in Perak, Malaysia, that has been represented in the Perak State Legislative Assembly.

The state constituency was created in the 1958 redistribution and was mandated to return a single member to the Perak State Legislative Assembly under the first past the post voting system.

History

It was abolished in 1974 when it was redistributed.

State Constituency	Area
State Constituency	1959
Grik	Gerik Kenering Lawin Pengkalan Hulu Temenggor

Representation history

Members of the Legislative Assembly for Grik
Assembly	No	Years	Name	Party
Constituency created
1st	N01	1959-1960	Mohamed Ghazali Mohamad	Aliance (UMNO)
2nd		1960-1964	Din Jusoh
2nd		1964-1969	Md. Nor Md. Dahan
		1969-1971	Assembly dissolved
3rd	N01	1969-1971	Wan Mohamed Wan Teh	Alliance (UMNO)
3rd	N01	1971-1974	Wan Mohamed Wan Teh	BN (UMNO)
Constituency abolished, split into Temengor and Kenering

Election results

Perak state election, 1969
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Wan Mohamed Wan Teh	6,687	72.41	8.63
	PAS	Md Arif Yaacob	2,548	27.59	14.53
Total valid votes			9,235	100.00
Total rejected ballots			935
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			10,170	78.18	3.97
Registered electors			13,008
Majority			4,139	44.82	4.21
	Alliance hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA NEGERI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 1964
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Md. Nor Md. Dahan	5,338	63.78	2.82
	Parti Rakyat Malaysia	Yunus Md. Isa	1,939	23.17	23.17
	PAS	Salleh Yit	1,093	13.06	1.41
Total valid votes			8,370	100.00
Total rejected ballots			493
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			8,863	82.16	7.76
Registered electors			10,788
Majority			3,399	40.61	4.22
	Alliance hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA NEGERI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state by-election, 8 June 1960
Upon the resignation of incumbent on appointment as Malaya's ambassador in Cairo, Mohamed Ghazali Mohamad
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	Alliance	Din Jusoh	4,195	60.96	10.68
	PPP	Huin Swee Leong	1,691	24.57	7.89
	PAS	Ahmad Yusof bin Md Ali	996	14.47	2.79
Total valid votes			6,882	100.00
Total rejected ballots			48
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,930	74.40	9.92
Registered electors			9,315
Majority			2,504	36.38	18.57
	Alliance hold		Swing
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA KECIL DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

Perak state election, 1959
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Alliance	Mohamed Ghazali Mohamad	4,607	71.64
	PPP	Huin Swee Leong	1,073	16.68
	PAS	Abu Bakri	751	11.68
Total valid votes			6,431	100.00
Total rejected ballots			124
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			6,555	64.48
Registered electors			10,166
Majority			3,534	54.95
This was a new constituency created.
Source(s) "KEPUTUSAN PILIHAN RAYA NEGERI DEWAN UNDANGAN NEGERI".

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