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]

Results[edit]


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				5,354	2.50
Total votes				214,496	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				291,224	73.65


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				8,062	3.97
Total votes				202,825	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				268,025	75.67


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				3,547	1.93
Total votes				183,612	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				240,552	76.33


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				1,308	1.78
Total votes				73,608	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				93,740	78.52


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				2,033	2.29
Total votes				88,916	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				111,336	79.86


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				1,956	2.36
Total votes				82,710	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				109,535	75.51


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				2,596	1.91
Total votes				135,609	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				188,661	71.88


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				6,918	2.23
Total votes				310,266	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				450,094	68.93


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	16,105	52.50	10	+1
			Malayan Chinese Association	3,506	11.43	2	New
		Total		19,521	63.63	12	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			8,026	26.16	0	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	393	1.28	0	New
	Independents			2,649	8.63	0	0
Total				30,679	100.00	12	+3

Valid votes				30,679	97.95
Invalid/blank votes				642	2.05
Total votes				31,321	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				31,231	100.29


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				4,711	2.51
Total votes				187,376	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				270,780	69.20


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	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
Invalid/blank votes				2,984	3.64
Total votes				81,959	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				114,904	71.33

^ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, p19

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