1952 Malayan local elections

none The local elections were held in a common date (6 December 1952) for all six municipal and town councils in the Federation of Malaya.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521206-1.2.2.aspx THE 'GUINEA PIG' ELECTIONS nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521206-1.2.90.aspx The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Dec. 6, 1952. Turn Out And Vote nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521207-1.2.15.aspx MCA-UMNO clean sweep in the Federation nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Municipal election George Town Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: 17,544Turnout: 51.8% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Radicals 1 (6) | UMNO-Muslim League 1 (2) | Labour 1 (1) Jelutong 1. A. Raja Gopal Labour S. Mohd. BabooAziz Ibrahim UMNO-Muslim LeagueRadicals Kelawei 1. C. O. Lim Radicals 666 133 A. SabapathyS. M. Hussain LabourUMNO-Muslim League Tanjong 1. A. M. Abu Bakar UMNO-Muslim League Wong Kok KeeN. Ponnudurai RadicalsLabour Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521009-1.2.19.3.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521116-1.2.86.aspx THE PENANG BATTLE TEN STARTERS-& THEY ARE ALL MEN nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Kuala Lumpur Date: 16 February 1952Electorate: 11,005Turnout: 68% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 9 (9) | IMP 2 (2) | Independent 1 (1) Bangsar 1. S. C. E. Singam2. K. L. Devaser3. Devaki Krishnan Ind.IMPIMP 718577570 141 4. Ahmad Mahmood5. Raja Mohamed Raja Alang6. S. Karalasingam7. T. Rajendra8. Elsie Somasundram UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCALabourIMPUMNO-MCA 517508466422232 Imbi 1. Chan Chee Hong2. Cheah Ewe Keat3. Douglas Lee UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 840833778 7 4. K. C. Chia5. T. R. Marks6. Chua Boon Guan7. E. Ramachandram8. Ho Tee Chim LabourIMPIMPIMPLabour 645530452419377 Petaling 1. Chan Kwong Hon2. Ong Yoke Lin3. Lee Yoon Thim UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 871856750 15 4. Ng Kok Thoy5. Leong Hoe Yeng6. Loke Soh Lip7. A. Tharmalingam8. V. G. T. Singam9. Yap Chong Kuen IMPIMPIMPInd.Ind.Labour 323320299299251115 Sentul 1. Abdullah Yassin2. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad3. Mohamed Salleh Hakim UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 1,6161,2961,243 320 4. Abdul Aziz Ishak5. Mohamed Tahir Kuteh6. K. V. Thaver7. Pawanchick Mohamed IMPIMPIMPRentpayers 1,151834744420 Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511230-1.2.119.aspx Candidates must follow these rules nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520216-1.2.36.aspx K.L. VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR OWN MEN TODAY nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520217-1.2.2.aspx IMP BEATEN AT THE POLLS nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/straitstimes19520217-1.1.1.aspx The Straits Times, 17 February 1952, Page 1 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: 13,503Turnout: 53% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout UMNO-MCA 3 (9) | IMP 1 (2) | Independent 0 (1) Bangsar 1. Devaki Krishnan IMP 2. Foong Soon Seng UMNO-MCA Imbi 1. Douglas Lee UMNO-MCA 2. K. C. Chin Labour Petaling 1. Lee Yoon Thim UMNO-MCA 168 2. A. Tharmalingam Labour Sentul 1. Raja Mohamad Raja Alang UMNO-MCA 2. Goh Swee Seng IMP 4,541 38% Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521126-1.2.30.1.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521006-1.2.22.5.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 5 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19521205-1.2.81.aspx DULL ELECTION CAMPAIGN IN KUALA LUMPUR nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Page/freepress19521208-1.1.5.aspx The Singapore Free Press, 8 December 1952, Page 5 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520908-1.2.111.aspx ALLIANCE TO REPLACE ITS 'REBEL' nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Malacca Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: 8,334Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate UMNO-MCA 2 (2) | Labour 1 (3) | Progressive 0 (3) | Independent 0 (1) Bukit China 1. Amy Joseph Labour Mohd. Yusoff Sulong UMNO-MCA 3,217 Fort 1. Chan Geok Eng UMNO-MCA Wee Hock ChyeS. Shunmugam LabourProgressive 2,401 Tranquerah 1. Goh Kay Seng UMNO-MCA Allan ActonHashim Abdul Ghani LabourProgressive 2,716 Source:http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521021-1.2.25.3.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521121-1.2.67.aspx MALACCA GETS THE ELECTION FEVER nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521127-1.2.31.1.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19521205-1.2.49.aspx MALACCA nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/freepress19521205-1.2.50.aspx The Candidates nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Town councils election Bandar Maharani, Muar Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 7 (7) | ? Maharani 1.2.3. Ahmad AriffinHo Koon TohJa'afar A. MananLim Ah SittSulaiman Ninam Shah Parit Stongkat 1.2.3. A. Jabbar A. MajidChan Shi ShiChua Huck YewIbrahim M. YunosSheikh Ahmad Said Sultan Ibrahim 1.2.3. Fatimah M. YunosAshari AbdullahH. N. McLeodOmar AhmadShahdan M. Salleh Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521025-1.2.34.3.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521115-1.2.26.1.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521115-1.2.26.4.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 4 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Turnout UMNO-MCA 5 (5) | ? Gunong Soga 1.2.3 Abu Bakar HaronAhmad AbbasS. C. MacIntyreSyed Ahmad AlweeTan Peng Koon 87% Jalan Sultanah 1.2.3 Ahmad DaudFrank Tan Ah MongIsmail Abu BakarSyed MustaffaSyedTan Joo Soon Kampong Petani 1.2.3 Abdul Samad PutehTaha ZakariaKang Kock SengSulaiman Abdul RahmanZahrah Mohamed Taib Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521023-1.2.33.2.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521121-1.2.29.1.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 1 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521121-1.2.29.2.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 2 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Johore Bahru Date: 6 December 1952Electorate: 4,599 Turnout: 84.5% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout UMNO-MCA 9 (9) Ayer Molek 1. M. Birchee2. Ahmad Mohd. Shah3. Wong Sze Ming UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 1,0971,088904 9 4. Mohamed Arshad Awang5. Ong See Jiang6. Mohd. Salleh Mustapha7. Ahmad A. Hamid8. Osman A. Raschid IMPIMPIMPInd.PMU 30225022321795 1,772 82.6% Nong Chik 1. Ismail Abdul Rahman2. Mansoor Bakri3. Uda Awang UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 1,114942871 172 4. Chan Chong Wen5. Jamaliah Mustapha6. Zaharah Abdul Hamid7. Abdul Mubin Abdullah8. Abdullah Taib IMPIMPIMPInd.Ind. 416380303260247 1,771 86.5% Tebrau 1. Sardon Zubir2. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad3. Wong Peng Long UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 713710695 3 4. K. H. Han5. Hussein Abdullah6. M. N. Roy IMPIMPIMP 163154119 1,056 84.2% Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521106-1.2.74.aspx 53 TO CONTEST FIRST JOHORE ELECTIONS nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521205-1.2.143.aspx JOHORE BAHRU'S FIRST POLLS LINE UP nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521207-1.2.8.aspx Alliance wins all 9 seats nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Local councils election July 2015 Gelang Patah http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19510302-1.2.133.aspx Citizen Committees For Chinese nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19510311-1.2.41.aspx GALANG PATAH ELECTS ITS COUNCIL nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19520711-1.2.54.aspx Villagers Run Their Own Lives nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Kedah http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/freepress19521211-1.2.60.aspx KEDAH'S FIRST POLLING ON DEC. 17 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 Pasir Pinji New Village The Pasir Pinji New Village local council election is the first election to be held in Perak in December 1952.http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19521231-1.2.105.aspx Great-grandma votes nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19530526-1.2.103.aspx They were fit to be elected nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 References 30em 1952 Category:1952 elections in the Federation of Malaya Category:December 1952 in Asia