Elections for public office in the states of Malaya
State assembly elections were held in Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959. The Alliance Party received over 50% of the vote in every state except Kelantan and Trengganu .[1]
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Results
Johore
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 94,273 45.08 20 +10 Malayan Chinese Association 40,727 19.47 7 +2 Malayan Indian Congress 5,217 2.49 1 0 Total 140,217 67.04 28 +12 Parti Negara 32,288 15.44 0 New Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 10,492 5.02 3 +3 Parti Ra'ayat 9,919 4.74 0 New Total 20,411 9.76 3 +15 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 5,471 2.62 0 0 Independents 10,755 5.14 1 +1 Total 209,142 100.00 32 +16 Valid votes 209,142 97.50 Invalid/blank votes 5,354 2.50 Total votes 214,496 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 291,224 73.65
Kedah
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 120,627 61.94 18 +9 Malayan Chinese Association 11,738 6.03 5 +2 Malayan Indian Congress 6,195 3.18 1 New Total 138,560 71.14 24 +11 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 45,979 23.61 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 3,233 1.66 0 New Parti Ra'ayat 2,813 1.44 0 New Total 6,046 3.10 0 New Parti Negara 3,666 1.88 0 0 Independents 512 0.26 0 0 Total 194,763 100.00 24 +12 Valid votes 194,763 96.03 Invalid/blank votes 8,062 3.97 Total votes 202,825 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 268,025 75.67
Kelantan
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 114,858 63.79 28 +28 Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 42,156 23.41 1 –14 Malayan Chinese Association 6,353 3.53 1 0 Total 48,509 26.94 2 New Parti Negara 9,371 5.20 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 3,730 2.07 0 New Parti Ra'ayat 341 0.19 0 New Total 4,071 2.26 0 New Independents 3,256 1.81 0 0 Total 180,065 100.00 30 +14 Valid votes 180,065 98.07 Invalid/blank votes 3,547 1.93 Total votes 183,612 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 240,552 76.33
Malacca
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 34,808 48.14 13 +8 Malayan Chinese Association 13,582 18.79 7 +4 Total 48,390 66.93 20 +12 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 10,464 14.47 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 4,846 6.70 0 New Parti Ra'ayat 3,369 4.66 0 New Total 8,215 11.36 0 0 Malayan Party 4,993 6.91 0 New Independents 238 0.33 0 0 Total 72,300 100.00 20 +12 Valid votes 72,300 98.22 Invalid/blank votes 1,308 1.78 Total votes 73,608 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 93,740 78.52
Negri Sembilan
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 33,016 38.00 11 +2 Malayan Chinese Association 11,724 13.49 7 +5 Malayan Indian Congress 3,752 4.32 2 +1 Total 48,492 55.81 20 +8 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 13,121 15.10 3 +3 Parti Ra'ayat 2,392 2.75 0 New Total 15,513 17.86 3 +3 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 8,819 10.15 0 0 Parti Negara 3,438 3.96 0 0 Independents 10,621 12.22 1 +1 Total 86,883 100.00 24 +12 Valid votes 86,883 97.71 Invalid/blank votes 2,033 2.29 Total votes 88,916 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 111,336 79.86
Pahang
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 42,229 52.29 17 +3 Malayan Chinese Association 7,801 9.66 6 +4 Malayan Indian Congress 1,336 1.65 0 0 Total 51,366 63.61 23 +7 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 18,167 22.50 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Parti Ra'ayat 4,665 5.78 0 New Labour Party of Malaya 1,507 1.87 0 New Total 6,172 7.64 0 0 Independents 5,049 6.25 1 +1 Total 80,754 100.00 24 +9 Valid votes 80,754 97.64 Invalid/blank votes 1,956 2.36 Total votes 82,710 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 109,535 75.51
Penang
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 34,171 25.69 10 +3 Malayan Chinese Association 29,406 22.11 6 +1 Malayan Indian Congress 4,341 3.26 1 –1 Total 67,918 51.06 17 +3 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 33,902 25.49 7 +7 Parti Ra'ayat 5,167 3.88 0 New Total 39,069 29.37 7 +7 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 10,772 8.10 0 0 People's Progressive Party 7,612 5.72 0 0 Parti Negara 1,124 0.85 0 0 Independents 6,518 4.90 0 0 Total 133,013 100.00 24 +14 Valid votes 133,013 98.09 Invalid/blank votes 2,596 1.91 Total votes 135,609 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 188,661 71.88
Perak
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 98,513 32.48 21 +10 Malayan Chinese Association 57,574 18.98 9 +3 Malayan Indian Congress 9,705 3.20 1 -2 Total 165,792 54.65 31 +11 People's Progressive Party 73,792 24.33 8 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 46,280 15.26 1 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Parti Ra'ayat 7,852 2.59 0 0 Labour Party of Malaya 3,879 1.28 0 New Total 11,731 3.87 0 0 Independents 5,753 1.90 0 0 Total 303,348 100.00 40 +19 Valid votes 303,348 97.77 Invalid/blank votes 6,918 2.23 Total votes 310,266 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 450,094 68.93
Perlis
Selangor
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 61,861 33.87 14 +6 Malayan Chinese Association 34,660 18.97 8 +5 Malayan Indian Congress 8,613 4.72 1 –1 Total 105,134 57.56 23 +10 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Parti Ra'ayat 16,733 9.16 2 New Labour Party of Malaya 15,563 8.52 1 +1 Total 32,296 17.68 3 +1 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 21,273 11.65 0 0 People's Progressive Party 7,177 3.93 0 0 Parti Negara 3,742 2.05 0 0 Malayan Party 2,567 1.41 0 New Independents 10,476 5.74 2 +2 Total 182,665 100.00 28 +15 Valid votes 182,665 97.49 Invalid/blank votes 4,711 2.51 Total votes 187,376 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 270,780 69.20
Trengganu
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 29,764 37.69 13 New Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 24,018 30.41 5 -10 Malayan Chinese Association 3,149 3.99 2 New Total 27,167 34.40 7 -10 Parti Negara 12,847 16.27 4 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Parti Ra'ayat 6,404 8.11 0 New Independents 2,793 3.54 0 0 Total 78,975 100.00 24 +9 Valid votes 78,975 96.36 Invalid/blank votes 2,984 3.64 Total votes 81,959 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 114,904 71.33
References
^ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development , University of California Press, p19
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