Mata Kuching (federal constituency)
# Mata Kuching (federal constituency)

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

Members of Parliament for Mata Kuching :

| Parliament | Years | Member | Party |
| - | - | - | - |
| Constituency created, renamed from Bagan ||||
| 4th | 1974-1978 | Ling Liong Sik (林良实) | BN (MCA) |
| 5th | 1978-1982 | Ling Liong Sik (林良实) | BN (MCA) |
| 6th | 1982-1986 | Ling Liong Sik (林良实) | BN (MCA) |
| Constituency abolished, renamed to Bagan ||||

### State constituency

| Parliamentary constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency | State constituency |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Parliamentary constituency | 1955–59* | 1959–1974 | 1974–1986 | 1986–1995 | 1995–2004 | 2004–2018 | 2018–present |
| Mata Kuching | | | Bagan Ajam | | | | |
| Mata Kuching | | | Bagan Dalam | | | | |
| Mata Kuching | | | Bagan Jermal | | | | |
