1959 Malayan general election
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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,[1] 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 This would be the last Malayan election, before the country was superseded by Malaysia with three other states of Sarawak, Sabah and Singapore in 1963.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.[2] The Alliance proceeded to win this seat with Khir Johari as the winning candidate.
Timelines
Dewan Rakyat
Source:[3]
- Nomination date: 15 July 1959
- Election day: 19 August 1959
State legislative assemblies
| State | Nomination Date | State election |
|---|---|---|
| File:Flag of Perlis.svg Perlis | 15 April 1959 | 20 May 1959 |
| File:Flag of Kedah.svg Kedah | 15 April 1959 | 20 May 1959 |
| File:Flag of Malacca.svg Malacca | 18 April 1959 | 23 May 1959 |
| File:Flag of Perak.svg Perak | 22 April 1959 | 27 May 1959 |
| File:Flag of Selangor.svg Selangor | 25 April 1959 | 30 May 1959 |
| File:Flag of Negeri Sembilan.svg Negeri Sembilan | 28 April 1959 | 2 June 1959 |
| File:Flag of Penang (Malaysia).svg Penang | 2 May 1959 | 6 June 1959 |
| File:Flag of Johor.svg Johor | 6 May 1959 | 10 June 1959 |
| File:Flag of Pahang.svg Pahang | 13 May 1959 | 27 June 1959 |
| File:Flag of Terengganu.svg Terengganu | 16 May 1959 | 20 June 1959 |
| File:Flag of Kelantan.svg Kelantan | 20 May 1959 | 24 June 1959 |
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Results
Template:Election resultsRegistered voters above refers to total voters of the contested constituencies. Total electorate for the 1959 elections is 2177755 which includes uncontested parliamentary constituencies of Port Dickson, Johore Tenggara and Kemaman.
Information for the division of voters between Labour Party of Malaya and Parti Ra'ayat is limited
By state
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Johore
Template:Election resultsThe registered voters refers to total voters of the contested constituencies.Total electorate of Johor including uncontested constituency of Johore Tenggara is 291230 voters.
Kedah
Kelantan
Malacca
Negeri Sembilan
Template:Election resultsRegistered voters shown above refers to the total number of voters of contested constituencies. Actual electorate size of Negeri Sembilan is 111336 voters which includes uncontesed constituency of Port Dickson.
Pahang
Penang
Perak
Perlis
Selangor
Terengganu
Template:Election resultsThe registered voters above refer to total voters of contested constituencies. The total electorate of Trengganu is 114898 which includes uncontested parliamentary constituency of Kemaman
State Assemblies
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References
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- ↑ Dieter Nohlen, Florian Grotz & Christof Hartmann (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 Template:ISBN
- ↑ Arkib Negara: Pembentukan Kabinet Yang Pertama Selepas MerdekaScript error: No such module "Unsubst". (in Malay)
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External links
- Documentary video about the 1959 elections Government of Malaysia (in Malay)
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