1959 Malayan state elections
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 | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 20 | +10 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 7 | +2 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 28 | +12 | |||
| Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front | Labour Party of Malaya | 3 | +3 | ||
| Parti Ra'ayat | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 3 | +15 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 32 | +16 | |||
Kedah
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 18 | +9 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 5 | +2 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 1 | New | |||
| Total | 24 | +11 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | +12 | |||
Kelantan
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 28 | +28 | |||
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 1 | –14 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 2 | –14 | |||
| Total | 30 | +14 | |||
Malacca
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 13 | +8 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 7 | +4 | |||
| Total | 20 | +12 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 20 | +12 | |||
Negri Sembilan
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 11 | +2 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 7 | +5 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 2 | +1 | |||
| Total | 20 | +8 | |||
| Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front | Labour Party of Malaya | 3 | +3 | ||
| Parti Ra'ayat | 0 | New | |||
| Total | 3 | +11 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 24 | +12 | |||
Pahang
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 17 | 0 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 6 | 0 | |||
| Total | 23 | 0 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 24 | +15 | |||
Penang
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 10 | +3 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 6 | +1 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 1 | –1 | |||
| Total | 17 | +3 | |||
| Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front | Labour Party of Malaya | 7 | +7 | ||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | +10 | |||
Perak
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 21 | 0 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 9 | 0 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 31 | 0 | |||
| People's Progressive Party | 8 | 0 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 1 | 0 | |||
| Total | 40 | +20 | |||
Perlis
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 10 | +1 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 2 | New | |||
| Total | 12 | +1 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front | Parti Ra'ayat | 0 | New | ||
| Independents | 0 | 0 | |||
| Total | 12 | +3 | |||
Selangor
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 14 | +6 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 8 | +5 | |||
| Malayan Indian Congress | 1 | –1 | |||
| Total | 23 | +10 | |||
| Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front | Parti Ra'ayat | 2 | New | ||
| Labour Party of Malaya | 1 | +1 | |||
| Total | 3 | +11 | |||
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 0 | 0 | |||
| Independents | 2 | +2 | |||
| Total | 28 | +15 | |||
Trengganu
| Party or alliance | Seats | +/– | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | 13 | New | |||
| Alliance Party | United Malays National Organisation | 5 | –10 | ||
| Malayan Chinese Association | 2 | New | |||
| Total | 7 | –10 | |||
| Parti Negara | 4 | 0 | |||
| Total | 24 | +9 | |||
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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