These are election results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency. These councillors represented their constituencies from 1955 to 1959 in the Federal Legislative Council.
Perlis
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perlis | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (All.) |
17,769 | Mat Kassim (Ind.) |
8,814 | 8,955 | 30,936 | 29,069 | 923 | 183 | 761 | 85.93% |
Kedah
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alor Star | Lee Thean Hin (All.) |
27,897 | Salim Rejab (Negara) |
1,784 | 26,113 | 35,264 | 32,348 | 2,367 | 449 | 100 | 84.2% |
| Kedah Selatan | Lim Teng Kwang (All.) |
21,050 | Mohamed Saleh Shafie (PMIP) |
1,563 | 19,487 | 25,927 | 22,265 | 1,898 | 1,601 | 163 | 88.4% |
| Kedah Tengah | Khir Johari (All.) |
31,077 | Puteh Napa (Negara) |
1,431 | 29,646 | 37,219 | 34,967 | 985 | 329 | 938 | 89.8% |
| Kedah Utara | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (All.) |
25,544 | Abdullah Abbas (Ind.) |
1,578 | 23,966 | 33,972 | 32,091 | 507 | 74 | 1,300 | 86% |
| Laidin Abdul Manan (Negara) |
1,309 | ||||||||||
| Kota Star | Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid (All.) |
27,357 | Mohamed Rejab Darus (Negara) |
2,168 | 25,189 | 34,048 | 32,249 | 1,113 | 47 | 639 | 86.7% |
| Sungei Muda | Tunku Abdul Rahman (All.) |
22,226 | Syed Jan Al-Jeffri (Ind.) |
1,239 | 20,987 | 27,435 | 24,725 | 1,546 | 601 | 563 | 87.23% |
Kelantan
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian and others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelantan Selatan | Abdul Khalid Awang Osman (All.) |
21,746 | Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (Negara) |
7,175 | 14,571 | 39,032 | 37,436 | 1,279 | 317 | 86.1% |
| Mohamed Noor Yusoff (PMIP) |
3,600 | |||||||||
| Kelantan Tengah | Abdul Hamid Mahmud (All.) |
28,422 | Tengku Annuar Zainal (Negara) |
2,970 | 25,452 | 43,277 | 41,708 | 1,362 | 207 | 79.3% |
| Nik Mohamed Abdul Rahman (Ind.) |
1,154 | |||||||||
| Idris Mohammed (Ind.) |
721 | |||||||||
| Kelantan Timor | Nik Hassan Nik Yahya (All.) |
30,954 | Ahmad Dato' Nara di-Raja (Negara) |
4,019 | 26,935 | 46,235 | 45,298 | 481 | 456 | 84.72% |
| Asri Muda (PMIP) |
2,292 | |||||||||
| Mohamed Ibrahim (Ind) |
883 | |||||||||
| Kelantan Utara | Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim (All.) |
28,428 | Nik Hussein Zainal (Negara) |
6,295 | 22,133 | 42,554 | 39,412 | 1,028 | 2,114 | 84.8% |
| Pasir Mas | Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar (All.) |
20,963 | Mokhtar Ahmad (PMIP) |
7,507 | 13,456 | 34,803 | 33,269 | 946 | 588 | 84.6% |
Trengganu
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian and others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Trengganu Selatan | Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (All.) |
16,345 | Ibrahim Mat Noh (Negara) |
2,628 | 13,717 | 23,846 | 23,534 | 295 | 17 | 82.51% |
| Trengganu Tengah | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (All.) |
19,038 | Suleiman Ali (Negara) |
4,746 | 14,292 | 33,747 | 32,982 | 735 | 30 | |
| Trengganu Utara | Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed (All.) |
22,041 | Mohamed Salleh Ahmad (Negara) |
2,866 | 19,175 | 35,355 | 35,066 | 268 | 21 | 80.55% |
Penang-Province Wellesley
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| George Town | Chee Swee Ee (All.) |
7,253 | Ooi Thiam Siew (Lab.) |
2,650 | 4,603 | 20,016 | 3,410 | 13,912 | 2,452 | 242 | 52.6% |
| Cheah Phee Aik (Ind.) |
429 | ||||||||||
| Penang Island | S. M. Zainal Abidin (All.) |
14,865 | Isa Sulaiman (Ind.) |
2,925 | 11,940 | 27,336 | 14,663 | 10,604 | 1,626 | 443 | 66.48% |
| Wellesley North | Hashim Awang (All.) |
0 | Returned unopposed | 0 | 0 | 28,190 | 20,594 | 5,534 | 1,932 | 141 | nil |
| Wellesley South | Tay Hooi Soo (All.) |
15,697 | Zabidi Ali (PMIP) |
3,523 | 12,174 | 23,238 | 15,576 | 5,027 | 2,585 | 50 | 79.9% |
Perak
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batang Padang | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan (All.) |
9,170 | Mohamed Shamsuddin Hamzah (NAP) |
1,218 | 7,952 | 14,355 | 10,815 | 1,892 | 1,644 | 4 | 79.18% |
| Abdul Majid Ariffin (PML) |
766 | ||||||||||
| Dindings | Meor Ariff Meor Alwi (All.) |
10,511 | Mohamed Yunus Mahmood (NAP) |
1,629 | 8,882 | 16,464 | 11,903 | 3,627 | 932 | 2 | 82.75% |
| Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor (PMIP) |
1,197 | ||||||||||
| Ipoh-Menglembu | Leong Yew Koh (All.) |
7,421 | Loh Ah Kee (NAP) |
983 | 6,438 | 11,610 | 3,766 | 6,521 | 1,261 | 62 | 82.7% |
| D. R. Seenivasagam (PPP) |
808 | ||||||||||
| W. E. Balasingam (Ind.) |
439 | ||||||||||
| Kinta Selatan | Too Joon Hing (All.) |
11,611 | Mohamed Baki Daud (NAP) |
1,689 | 9,922 | 16,295 | 10,164 | 4,578 | 1,549 | 4 | 86.9% |
| Idris Hakim (Ind.) |
401 | ||||||||||
| Zaharie Hassan (PPP) |
273 | ||||||||||
| Kinta Utara | V. T. Sambanthan (All.) |
7,900 | Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman (NAP) |
1,832 | 6,068 | 12,474 | 8,052 | 2,571 | 1,851 | nil | 85.85% |
| K. R. R. Choudhary (Lab.) |
357 | ||||||||||
| Mohamed Ramli Abdullah (PML) |
214 | ||||||||||
| Krian | Ahmad Tuan Hussain (PMIP) |
8,685 | Sulaiman Ahmad (All.) |
8,235 | 450 | 30,339 | 28,203 | 595 | 1,541 | nil | 78.2% |
| Mohamed Jan Ngah Mohamed (NAP) |
3,315 | ||||||||||
| Larut-Matang | Cheah Kay Chuan (All.) |
15,407 | Abu Bakar Said (PML) |
4,453 | 10,954 | 31,072 | 23,362 | 4,199 | 3,472 | 39 | 81.7% |
| Wan Zarazillah Wan Ismail (NAP) |
3,437 | ||||||||||
| Puran Singh (Lab) |
761 | ||||||||||
| Sungei Perak Hilir | Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar (All.) |
17,483 | Meor Ahmad Meor Yusof (NAP) |
4,794 | 12,689 | 26,038 | 25,716 | 202 | 119 | 1 | 89.2% |
| Mohamad Adhan Katib (Ind.) |
264 | ||||||||||
| Sungei Perak Ulu | Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (All.) |
16,781 | Mat Judin Ahmad (Ind.) |
4,595 | 12,186 | 29,665 | 25,136 | 3,411 | 119 | 1 | 83% |
| Syed Mohamed Noordin Wafa (NAP) |
2,099 | ||||||||||
| Telok Anson | Bahaman Samsudin (All.) |
10,514 | Hassan Adli Hasan (PMIP) |
3,812 | 6,702 | 18,154 | 14,909 | 1,691 | 1,546 | 8 | 81.9% |
Pahang
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pahang Timor | Abdul Rahman Talib (All.) |
16,763 | Sheikh Kadir Sheikh Omar (Ind.) |
1,334 | 15,429 | 22,425 | 21,192 | 996 | 227 | 10 | |
| Semantan | Abdul Razak Hussein (All.) |
14,094 | Mohamed Yassin Salleh (PMIP) |
1,999 | 12,095 | 20,004 | 17,944 | 1,938 | 113 | 9 | 82.5% |
| Ulu Pahang | Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (All.) |
16,075 | Abdul Hamid Ma'ajab (Ind.) |
1,910 | 14,165 | 22,811 | 21,088 | 1,331 | 385 | 7 |
Selangor
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kuala Lumpur Barat | Omar Ong Yoke Lin (All.) |
4,667 | Abdullah Ibrahim (Negara) |
1,371 | 3,296 | 8,875 | 4,988 | 2,485 | 1,168 | 234 | 80.1% |
| Tan Tuan Boon (Lab.) |
1,018 | ||||||||||
| Kuala Lumpur Timor | Cheah Ewe Keat (All.) |
6,790 | Mohamed Salleh Hakim (Negara) |
2,431 | 4,359 | 13,209 | 8,697 | 2,944 | 1,202 | 366 | 78.76% |
| Abdul Wahab Abdul Majid (Ind.) |
1,003 | ||||||||||
| Kuala Selangor | Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy (All.) |
11,857 | Othman Abdullah (PMIP) |
4,778 | 7,079 | 21,506 | 20,639 | 645 | 214 | 8 | 82.8% |
| Mohamed Ambia Sanusi (Negara) |
756 | ||||||||||
| Langat | Abu Bakar Baginda (All.) |
7,069 | Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil (Negara) |
2,147 | 4,922 | 10,840 | 9,117 | 598 | 912 | 213 | 87% |
| Selangor Barat | Aziz Ishak (All.) |
8,713 | Mohamed Rashid Ahmad (Negara) |
3,092 | 5,621 | 13,844 | 11,665 | 1,138 | 701 | 340 | 86.97% |
| Selangor Tengah | Lee Eng Teh (All.) |
5,652 | Zulkifli Mohamed (PMIP) |
1,711 | 3,941 | 9,468 | 8,311 | 842 | 305 | 10 | 88.5% |
| Atan Chik Lengkeng (Negara) |
839 | ||||||||||
| Ulu Selangor | Halimahton Abdul Majid (All.) |
5,430 | Abdul Rahman Maulana (Negara) |
1,160 | 4,270 | 7,837 | 6,013 | 905 | 726 | 193 | 85.75% |
Negri Sembilan
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Negri Sembilan Utara | Abdul Jalil Aminuddin (All.) |
12,099 | Baba Ludek (Negara) |
3,590 | 8,509 | 26,664 | 24,890 | 1,460 | 295 | 19 | 85.8% |
| Negri Sembilan Selatan | Mohd Idris Matsil (All.) |
21,155 | Ujang Menuang (Negara) |
1,572 | 19,583 | 18,677 | 16,244 | 1,331 | 1,060 | 42 | 89.6% |
| Noordin Abdul Samad (Ind.) |
506 | ||||||||||
| Seremban | Lim Kee Siong (All.) |
8,402 | B. H. Tan (Negara) |
2,806 | 6,096 | 12,977 | 8,915 | 2,509 | 1,347 | 206 | 83.6% |
Malacca
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malacca Central | Tan Siew Sin (All.) |
17,104 | Karim Bakar (Ind.) |
3,194 | 13,910 | 27,033 | 17,782 | 6,752 | 1,831 | 669 | 82.09% |
| Malacca Luar | Ghafar Baba (All.) |
26,790 | Ja'afar Tan (Negara) |
2,821 | 23,969 | 37,675 | 29,937 | 3,649 | 4,040 | 49 | 88.17% |
Johore
edit| Constituency | Winner | Votes | Opponent(s) | Votes | Majority | Eligible voters | Malay voters | Chinese voters | Indian voters | Others voters | Voter turnout % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batu Pahat | S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre (All.) |
18,968 | Syed Abdul Kadir (Negara) |
2,717 | 16,251 | 26,921 | 20,698 | 5,679 | 536 | 8 | 80.3% |
| Johore Bahru | Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (All.) |
8,745 | Onn Jaafar (Negara) |
2,802 | 5,943 | 15,042 | 12,358 | 1,889 | 746 | 49 | 77.6% |
| Johore Selatan | L. H. Tan (All.) |
21,581 | Kassim Awang Chik (Negara) |
2,318 | 19,263 | 29,090 | 25,097 | 3,833 | 160 | nil | 83.8% |
| Johore Tengah | Teoh Chze Chong (All.) |
7,100 | Annuar Abdul Malek (Negara) |
1,068 | 6,032 | 11,716 | 7,054 | 3,253 | 1,356 | 53 | 71.72% |
| Johore Timor | Ismail Abdul Rahman (All.) |
10,800 | Ja'afar Ali (Negara) |
350 | 10,450 | 14,155 | 11,896 | 1,662 | 591 | 6 | 82.8% |
| Abdullah Taib (Ind.) |
253 | ||||||||||
| Muar Selatan | Tan Suan Kok (All.) |
23,580 | Mahmud Mohd Shah (Negara) |
4,108 | 19,472 | 34,436 | 27,906 | 6,344 | 175 | 11 | 81.9% |
| Muar Utara | Hassan Yunus (All.) |
19,802 | Mohamed Nor Abdul Hamid (Negara) |
3,623 | 16,179 | 29,272 | 21,574 | 6,335 | 1,347 | 16 | 82% |
| Segamat | Sardon Jubir (All.) |
11,072 | Razali Abdul Manap (Negara) |
2,447 | 8,625 | 17,482 | 10,869 | 4,323 | 2,267 | 23 | 79.45% |
References
edit- The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book International (1994). ISBN 0-7166-6694-4.
- Barbara Watson Andaya dan Leonard Y. Andaya. A History of Malaysia, The MacMlllan Press Ltd. (1982). ISBN 0-333-27673-6.