1959 Sarawak district council elections

Malaysian state indirect elections The first Sarawak district council elections were held at the end of 1959.Milne R.S Political Parties in Sarawak and Sabah Journal of Southeast Asian History September 1965 6 2 104–117 20172800 10.1017/S0217781100001915 Stockwell A.J Malaysia 2004 The Stationery Office 9780112905813 591 https://books.google.com/books?id=juXAmf2t1qEC&pg=PA591 16 December 2019 It was a multi-tiered system functioned to elect 24 members into Council Negri (now Sarawak State Legislative Assembly).Ling Sharon Celebrating a proud legacy https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/02/03/celebrating-a-proud-legacy-anniversary-of-sarawak-legislative-assembly-reminder-of-states-sovereignt 16 December 2019 The Star (Malaysia) 3 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180203112151/https://www.thestar.com.my/metro/metro-news/2018/02/03/celebrating-a-proud-legacy-anniversary-of-sarawak-legislative-assembly-reminder-of-states-sovereignt/ 3 February 2018 Background After Sarawak became a crown colony on 1 July 1947, Sir Charles Noble Arden-Clarke, the then governor of Sarawak issued "Notes on the Development of Local Government in Sarawak". This led to the setting up of local authorities in Sarawak, financed by population-based capitation grants, customary taxes, and license fees. By 1957, local authorities covered all areas in Sarawak. In 1959, the crown colony government decided to standardise the rates-collecting system for all local authorities in Sarawak. The amount of rates collected was based on property values and matched by one or two-dollar government grants for every dollar collected in rates.Porritt VL Local government in Sarawak, 1963-1988: democratic local government won and then lost? Borneo Research Bulletin 1 January 2009 40 186-201 https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Local+government+in+Sarawak%2C+1963-1988%3A+democratic+local+government...-a0228122207 https://web.archive.org/web/20230425122047/https://www.thefreelibrary.com/Local+government+in+Sarawak%2C+1963-1988%3A+democratic+local+government...-a0228122207 25 April 2023 Sarawak (Constitution) Orders in Council, 1956 stipulated that the Council Negri should consist of 14 ex officio members, 24 elected members, four nominated members, and three standing members. Ex officio members were the chief secretary, the attorney-general, the finance secretary, the Residents of the five divisions, and six other government officers appointed by the Governor. The standing members were those who were appointed during the Brooke era and served in the colonial government. The seat of a standing member will remain vacant if it becomes empty. Elected and nominated members must be British subjects or British protected persons of at least 25 years old who have resided in Sarawak for 7 out of 10 years before the election. Elected members will be composed of members elected by the five Divisional Advisory Councils and three Urban Councils of Kuching, Sibu, and Miri.Ping Hua Yao XIII - The Council Negri of Sarawak Journal of the Society of Clerks-At-The-Table in Commonwealth Parliaments 1960 29 77-78 https://societyofclerks.org/Documents/Tables/The%20Table%201960%20(vol%2029).pdf 9 January 2026 Butterworth & Co Publishers Ltd London 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260109091957/https://societyofclerks.org/Documents/Tables/The%20Table%201960%20(vol%2029).pdf bot: unknown Kuching Municipal Council held its first local council election on 4 November 1956. This was followed by the Sibu Urban District Council, which held its first local council election on 15 December 1957."Address by His Excellency the Governor to the Budget Meeting of the Council Negri", "Notes and Comments" https://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/gazette/gazette_uploaded/1404280972.pdf 25 January 2026 LXXXIII 1198 Sarawak Gazette 31 December 1957 https://web.archive.org/web/20260125012014/https://www.pustaka-sarawak.com/gazette/gazette_uploaded/1404280972.pdf 25 January 202650 contest Sibu polls https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19571203-1.2.51 25 January 2026 The Straits Times 3 December 1957 Before the election, the oldest political party in Sarawak, Sarawak United Peoples' Party (SUPP) was founded in June 1959.Milne R. S. 1965 Political Parties in Sarawak and Sabah https://www.jstor.org/stable/20172800 Journal of Southeast Asian History 6 2 104–117 0217-7811 Elections This is the first general election for the state of Sarawak. Each ward functioned to elect three candidates into the respective councils.Ah Chon Ho Kuching 1950-1959 Sir Anthony Foster Abell's Era 1963 See Hua Daily News Bhd Kuching 62,76 http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/PNS/Kuching%201950-1959%20Sir%20Anthony%20Foster%20Abells%20Era%20Vol%202%20[Ho%20Ah%20Chon].pdf 9 January 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20220217082233/http://lib.perdana.org.my/PLF/Digital_Content/PNS/Kuching%201950-1959%20Sir%20Anthony%20Foster%20Abells%20Era%20Vol%202%20[Ho%20Ah%20Chon].pdf 17 February 2022 English This is the second local council election of the Kuching Municipal Council. It was held on 15 November 1959. The local council consisted of 9 Wards with 27 seats up for grabs. A total of 52 candidates were competing for the seats. An election petition was filed in the Kuching High Court for the Market Ward, where two candidates tied for the 3rd place. A re-election of the Ward was held on 29 November 1959. After the elections, 15 councillors returned victorious out of 27 incumbent councillors. Aftermath After the elections, all the 24 elected members from local councils started working on 1 January 1960, guided by a handbook on the duties of local authorities and councilors. After the electoral success of SUPP in Kuching urban and rural areas, the Datu Bandar called on all the Council Negri members who were not SUPP members to form an entirely new party with "an entirely different outlook than SUPP".Leigh Michael B. The Rising Moon: Political Change in Sarawak 1974 Sydney University Press 9780424065908 https://archive.org/details/risingmoonpoliti0000leig/page/26/mode/2up 26 As a result, the political party named Parti Negara Sarawak (PANAS) was founded on 9 April 1960, 10 months after the formation of SUPP. The first local council elections for Miri Urban District Council (MUDC) were held on 18 December 1960. A total of 42 people are vying for 18 councillors' positions in 8 wards. A total of 2,065 voters would cast their ballots.Gardener vs director in council election https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19601205-1.2.56 9 April 2026 Singapore's National Library Board The Straits Times 5 December 1960POLLS: GARDENER VERSUS DIRECTOR https://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/newspapers/digitised/article/straitstimes19601129-1.2.108 9 April 2026 Singapore's National Library Board The Straits Times 29 November 1960 MUDC was later upgraded to Miri District Council in 1961 after the polls.History of Miri City Council https://miricouncil.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/202 Miri City Council 9 April 2026 https://web.archive.org/web/20260409151817/https://miricouncil.gov.my/web/subpage/webpage_view/202 9 April 2026 References Category:Sarawak state elections Category:1959 elections in the Federation of Malaya