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1959 Malayan general election

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FieldValue
election_name1959 Malayan general election
countryMalaya
typeparliamentary
previous_election1955 Malayan general election
previous_year1955
previous_mpsMembers of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–59)
next_election1964 Malaysian general election
next_year1964
elected_mpsMembers of the Dewan Rakyat, 2nd Malaysian Parliament
seats_for_electionAll 104 seats in the Dewan Rakyat
election_date19 August 1959
majority_seats53
registered2,133,272
turnout73.34%
image_size130x130px
image1Tunku Abdul Rahman 1960.jpg
leader1Tunku Abdul Rahman
party1Alliance Party (Malaysia)
popular_vote1**800,944**
percentage1**51.77%**
swing129.91pp
last_election181.68%, 51 seats
seats1**74**
seat_change123
image2Burhanuddin_al-Helmy.jpg
leader2Burhanuddin al-Helmy
party2PMIP
popular_vote2329,070
percentage221.27%
swing217.21pp
last_election24.06%, 1 seat
seats213
seat_change212
image33x4.svg
leader3Ahmad Boestamam
party3Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front
popular_vote3199,688
percentage312.91%
swing312.43pp
last_election30.48%, 0 seats
seats38
seat_change38
leader4D. R. Seenivasagam
party4PPP
popular_vote497,391
percentage46.29%
swing46.18pp
last_election40.11%, 0 seats
seats44
seat_change44
image5Onn Jaafar (cropped 4to3 portrait).jpg
leader5Onn Jaafar
party5Parti Negara
color5FFFF00
popular_vote532,578
percentage52.11%
swing55.77pp
last_election57.88%, 0 seats
seats51
seat_change51
image6**MP**
color6#000000
leader6
party6Malayan Party
popular_vote613,404
percentage60.87%
swing6*New*
last_election6–
seats61
seat_change6*New*
map_imageMalaya election results map 1959.svg
map_captionResults by constituency
titlePrime Minister
posttitlePrime Minister-designate
before_electionTunku Abdul Rahman
before_partyAlliance Party (Malaysia)
after_electionTunku Abdul Rahman
after_partyAlliance Party (Malaysia)

General elections were held in the Federation of Malaya on Wednesday, 19 August 1959 for members of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya, the first parliamentary election in Malaya. It was the third national-wide election held in Malaya since the end of World War II. This would be the last Malayan election, before the country was superseded by Malaysia with three other states of Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore in 1963. Voting took place in all 104 parliamentary constituencies of Malaya, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament. Voter turnout was 73.34%.

Prior to the general election, state elections took place in all 282 state constituencies in 11 states of Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959, each electing one Member to the State Legislative Assembly, the Dewan Undangan Negeri. As a result, PAS took over the administration of Terengganu and Kelantan but served only 2 terms before being retaken by Alliance.

The results saw Alliance Party emerged as the victor in a landslide victory. The party was a coalition formed by United Malays National Organisation, Malayan Chinese Association and Malayan Indian Congress. The coalition won 74 out of 104 seats in the Dewan Rakyat with only 52% of the total vote. The opposition as a whole won 30 seats with 48% of the vote. Three Alliance candidates contested unopposed. The 71% majority allowed Alliance Party to form a government as sanctioned by the constitution of Malaya.

When results were announced on the morning of 20 August, only 103 seats were returned as elections in the Kedah Tengah (Central Kedah) constituency was delayed until 30 September. The Alliance proceeded to win this seat with Khir Johari as the winning candidate.

Timelines

Dewan Rakyat

Source:

  • Nomination date: 15 July 1959
  • Election day: 19 August 1959

State legislative assemblies

StateNomination DateState election
Perlis15 April 195920 May 1959
Kedah15 April 195920 May 1959
Malacca18 April 195923 May 1959
Perak22 April 195927 May 1959
Selangor25 April 195930 May 1959
Negeri Sembilan28 April 19592 June 1959
Penang2 May 19596 June 1959
Johor6 May 195910 June 1959
Pahang13 May 195927 June 1959
Terengganu16 May 195920 June 1959
Kelantan20 May 195924 June 1959

Results

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan6=3|party6=Labour Party of Malaya|votes6=146608|seats6=6|sc6=+6 https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS.csv http://www.arkib.gov.my/web/guest/pilihan-raya-umum-pertama-tahun-1959http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19590820-1.1.16.aspxhttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/beritaharian19590821-1.1.6.aspxhttp://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/freepress19590820-1.1.9.aspx

Information for the division of voters between Labour Party of Malaya and Parti Ra'ayat is limited

By state

Main article: Results of the 1959 Malayan general election by parliamentary constituency

Source:

Johore

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan4=3|party4=Labour Party of Malaya|votes4=25810|seats4=0|sc4=

Kedah

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan6=3|party6=Labour Party of Malaya|votes6=7235|seats6=0|sc6=New invalid=2481

Kelantan

Malacca

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan7=3|party7=Labour Party of Malaya|votes7=5812|seats7=0|sc7= invalid=680

Negeri Sembilan

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan5=2|party5=Labour Party of Malaya|votes5=7934|seats5=0|sc5=

Pahang

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan4=3|party4=Labour Party of Malaya|votes4=11806|seats4=0|sc4= invalid=790

Penang

invalid=1358

Perak

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan7=3|party7=Labour Party of Malaya|votes7=1452|seats7=0|sc7= invalid=3881

Perlis

Selangor

Socialist Front](malayan-peoples-socialist-front)|aspan5=3|party5=Labour Party of Malaya|votes5=34322|seats5=3|sc5=0 invalid=2259

Terengganu

invalid=898

State Assemblies

Main article: 1959 Malayan state elections

References

References

  1. [[Dieter Nohlen]], Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p152 {{ISBN. 0-19-924959-8
  2. Arkib Negara: [http://hids.arkib.gov.my/doc/2001/ogos/23_08_1959_2001.htm Pembentukan Kabinet Yang Pertama Selepas Merdeka]{{dead link. (January 2018)
  3. "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/Malaysia_Federal_Elections_Summary.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS".
  4. (1959-08-20). "ALL THE FEDERAL ELECTION RESULTS". [[Singapore Free Press]].
  5. "MALAYA_1959_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS".
  6. "MALAYSIA_1964_PARLIAMENT_RESULTS".
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