1955 Malayan general election

none July 2016 July 2026 1955 Malayan general election Malaya parliamentary 27 July 1955 1959 Malayan general election 1959 52 of the 98 seats in the Federal Legislative Council 27 82.84% Members of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–59) 1,240,058 Tunku abd rahman (cropped, 4to3 port).jpg Tunku Abdul Rahman United Malays National Organisation Alliance Party (Malaysia) 51 818,013 81.68% Abbas Alias.jpeg Abbas Alias Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 40,667 4.06% 1 Chief Minister Elected Chief Minister Tunku Abdul Rahman Alliance Party (Malaysia) 1955 Malayan Federal Legislative Council election by constituency.svg Results by constituency General elections were held in the Federation of Malaya on Wednesday, 27 July 1955, the only general election before independence in 1957. They were held to elect members of the Federal Legislative Council, whose members had previously been fully appointed by the British High Commissioner. Voting took place in all 52 federal constituencies, each electing one member. State elections also took place in all 136 state constituencies in nine states of Malaya and two settlements from 10 October 1954 to 12 November 1955, each electing one councillor to the State Council or Settlement Council. The Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (PMIP) was formed primarily to contest in the 1955 elections. Previously the PMIP had been known as the "Pan-Malayan Islamic Association", as a part of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). PMIP won support by proclaiming its aim of making Islam the base of the Malay society in the north of Malay Peninsula, which was facing the lowest economic growth in Malaya. The elections resulted in a decisive win for the Alliance Party, an alliance of the UMNO, the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), and a resounding defeat for Parti Negara, led by former UMNO president Onn Jaafar. Onn himself failed to win a seat, while the Alliance proceeded to form the new government, with its leader Tunku Abdul Rahman becoming Chief Minister.Gill Ranjit Of Political Bondage 1990 Sterling Corporate Services 981-00-2136-4 40 Thirty Alliance candidates had majorities of over 10,000 votes. Nine of them had majorities of over 20,000. Forty-three of their opponents lost their deposits.HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/tree/main/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS 2025-07-03 GitHub en Timelines Federal Legislative Council Source:HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/Malaysia_Federal_Elections_Summary.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/Malaysia_Federal_Elections_Summary.csv 2025-07-03 GitHub en Nomination Date : 15 June 1955 Election day : 27 July 1955 State Council State Nomination Date State election Johor 1 September 1954 10 October 1954 Terengganu 29 October 1954 Selangor 11 August 1955 27 September 1955 Kedah 14 August 1955 nilHISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA_NEW/MALAYA_STATE_1954-55_ELECTION_RESULTS_METADATA.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA_NEW/MALAYA_STATE_1954-55_ELECTION_RESULTS_METADATA.csv 2025-07-03 GitHub en Kelantan 15 August 1955 19 September 1955 Perlis 17 August 1955 24 September 1955 Pahang 25 August 1955 26 September 1955 Negeri Sembilan 8 September 1955 12 October 1955 Perak 1 October 1955 12 November 1955 Settlement Council Settlement Nomination Date State election Penang 13 January 1955 19 February 1955 Malacca 4 August 1955 nilHISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA_NEW/MALAYA_STATE_1954-55_ELECTION_RESULTS_METADATA.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS/METADATA_NEW/MALAYA_STATE_1954-55_ELECTION_RESULTS_METADATA.csv 2025-07-03 GitHub en Results Results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency The Alliance Party won around 80% of the total vote and 51 out of 52 seats contested. PMIP won their only seat in Krian, Perak. Its sole winning candidate, Haji Ahmad Tuan Hussein, an Islamic scholar, was subsequently nicknamed "Mr. Opposition". Voter turnout was 82.8%. File:Federation of Malaya Federal Legislative Council 1955.svg Alliance Party 4 United Malays National Organisation 589933 34 Malayan Chinese Association 201212 15 Malayan Indian Congress 26868 2 818013 51 Parti Negara 78909 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 40667 1 National Association of Perak 20996 0 Perak Malay League 5433 0 Labour Party of Malaya 4786 0 Perak Progressive Party 1081 0 Independents 31642 0 25723 1240058 The Malayan Elections, Francis G. Carnell.Carnell Francis G. The Malayan Elections 28 4 315–330 Pacific Affairs December 1955 University of British Columbia 0030-851X 3035316 10.2307/3035316Total Electorate including Uncontested Constituency (Wellesley North) was 1268248HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/tree/main/1955-ELECTION-RESULTS 2025-07-03 GitHub en Results by state Source: Johore Malayan Chinese Association 52261 3 United Malays National Organisation 50419 4 Parti Negara 19433 0 Malayan Indian Congress 18968 1 Independents 253 0 2900 178114 Kedah United Malays National Organisation 106204 4 Malayan Chinese Association 48947 2 Parti Negara 6692 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 1563 0 Independents 2817 0 3201 193865 Kelantan United Malays National Organisation 130513 5 Parti Negara 20459 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 13399 0 Independents 2758 0 5466 205901 Malacca United Malays National Organisation 26790 1 Malayan Chinese Association 17104 1 Parti Negara 2821 0 Independents 3194 0 976 64708 Negri Sembilan United Malays National Organisation 33254 2 Malayan Chinese Association 8402 1 Parti Negara 7968 0 Independents 506 0 903 58318 Pahang United Malays National Organisation 46932 3 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 1999 0 Independents 3244 0 1171 65240 Penang Malayan Chinese Association 22950 1 United Malays National Organisation 14865 4 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 3523 0 Labour Party of Malaya 2650 0 Independents 3354 0 749 71536Total Electorate for Penang is 99726. However, the registered voter count above refers to the four constituencies that were contested and excludes Wellesley North (Uncontested constituency) Perak United Malays National Organisation 72694 5 Malayan Chinese Association 34439 3 National Association of Perak 20996 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 13694 1 Malayan Indian Congress 7900 1 Perak Malay League 5433 0 Labour Party of Malaya 1118 0 Perak Progressive Party 1081 0 Independents 5699 0 5322 206466 Perlis United Malays National Organisation 17769 1 Independents 8814 0 590 30936 Selangor United Malays National Organisation 33069 4 Malayan Chinese Association 17109 3 Parti Negara 11796 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 6489 0 Labour Party of Malaya 1018 0 Independents 1003 0 1429 85579 Terengganu United Malays National Organisation 57424 3 Parti Negara 10240 0 3016 92948 State and Settlement Councils 1954 Malayan state elections 1955 Malayan state elections Notes References Barbara Watson Andaya dan Leonard Y. Andaya. A History of Malaysia, The MacMlllan Press Ltd. (1982). 0-333-27673-6. The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book International (1994). 0-7166-6694-4. Malaya Category:General elections in Malaysia General Category:Politics of the Federation of Malaya Category:July 1955 in Asia