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1959 Malayan state elections
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]
Results
Johore
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 5,354 | 2.50 | |
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| Total votes | 214,496 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 291,224 | 73.65 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[2] |
Kedah
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 8,062 | 3.97 | |
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| Total votes | 202,825 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 268,025 | 75.67 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[3] |
Kelantan
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 3,547 | 1.93 | |
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| Total votes | 183,612 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 240,552 | 76.33 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[4] |
Malacca
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,308 | 1.78 | |
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| Total votes | 73,608 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 93,740 | 78.52 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[5] |
Negri Sembilan
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,033 | 2.29 | |
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| Total votes | 88,916 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 111,336 | 79.86 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[6] |
Pahang
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 1,956 | 2.36 | |
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| Total votes | 82,710 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 109,535 | 75.51 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[7] |
Penang
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,596 | 1.91 | |
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| Total votes | 135,609 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 188,661 | 71.88 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[8] |
Perak
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 6,918 | 2.23 | |
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| Total votes | 310,266 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 450,094 | 68.93 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[9] |
Perlis
Selangor
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 4,711 | 2.51 | |
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| Total votes | 187,376 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 270,780 | 69.20 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[11] |
Trengganu
| Party or alliance | Votes | % | Seats | +/– |
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| 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 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 2,984 | 3.64 | |
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| Total votes | 81,959 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 114,904 | 71.33 | |
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| Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[12] |
References
- ^ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, p19
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 822–827. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 52–55. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 135–140. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 757–760. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 685–689. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 508–511. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 303–307. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 389–395. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 1–2. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 588–592. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
- ^ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 229–233. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
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