1951 Malayan local elections

none The first election in the Federation of Malaya was for the Municipal Council of George Town in Penang held on 1 December 1951. Municipal election George Town Date: 1 December 1951Registered voters: 14,514Turnout: 72.1% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Radicals 6 (6) | Labour 1 (1) | UMNO 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1) Jelutong 1. N. K. Menon2. C. M. Ismail3. Cheah Cheng Poh RadicalsUMNOIndependent 1,149987949 162 Kelawei 1. Nancy Yeap Chin Poh2. A. C. Reutens3. C. O. Lim RadicalsRadicalsRadicals 1,142831719 311 Tanjong 1. Lee Thean Chu2. M. E. M. Meera Hussain3. N. Ponnudurai RadicalsRadicalsLabour 2,2412,0541,792 187 Source: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511202-1.2.15.aspx Penang: Radicals gain majority 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 Malacca Date: 1 December 1951Electorate: Turnout: nil Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Progressive 4 (4) | Labour 3 (3) | UMNO 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1) Bukit China 1. Ali Maidin2. N. M. Ghouse3. Amy Joseph ProgressiveIndependentLabour Unopposed Fort 1. S. Shanmugam2. J. L. D'Cruz3. Ee Yew Kim ProgressiveLabourProgressive Unopposed Tranquerah 1. P. G. M. G. Mahindasa2. V. E. Dias3. Hashim Ghani ProgressiveLabourUMNO Unopposed Source:http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511023-1.2.36.3.aspx Page 2 Advertisements Column 3 nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511026-1.2.120.aspx ELECTION FOR MALACCA nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511106-1.2.8.aspx ELECTED —BUT NO VOTING nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/Digitised/Article/straitstimes19511107-1.2.64.aspx Malacca citizens disappoint govt. nlb.gov.sg 20 September 2018 References 1951 Category:1951 elections in the Federation of Malaya Category:1951 elections in Asia Category:December 1951 in Asia