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Mata Kuching

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

Mata Kuching was a federal constituency in Penang, 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

It was abolished in 1986 when it was redistributed.

Representation history

State constituency

Election results

Malaysian general election, 1982: Mata Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	26,995	62.11	3.16
	DAP	Goh Sin Khoon	14,839	34.14	34.14
	Independent	Raja Ahamed Narudin @ Raja Mohamed Raja Sulaiman	1,626	3.74	3.74
Total valid votes			43,460	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,186
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			44,646	77.46	1.83
Registered electors			57,635
Majority			12,156	27.97	14.13
	BN hold		Swing

Malaysian general election, 1978: Mata Kuching

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	BN	Lim Liong Seek @ Ling Liong Sik	23,564	65.27	11.30
	SDP	Loh Kim Heng	8,365	23.17	23.17
	PAS	Abdul Hamid Abdullah	4,174	11.56	11.56
Total valid votes			36,103	100.00
Total rejected ballots			1,501
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			37,604	79.29	4.68
Registered electors			47,425
Majority			15,199	42.10	21.31
	BN hold		Swing

References

• Defunct Penang federal constituencies