1959 Malayan state elections

Last updated April 01, 2025

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

Source:^[2]

Johore


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				282,164	76.02
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[3]

The registered voters above refers to total voters of the contested DUN constituencies. The total electorate of Johore is 219224 voters which includes uncontested DUN of Pontian Kechil

Kedah


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	103,843	53.32	18	+9
			Malayan Chinese Association	28,522	14.64	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
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[4]

Correction for MCA and UMNO votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github^[5]

Kelantan


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
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[6]

Evidence of assciation for Parti Rakyat/Labour Party for the candidate of Ulu Kelantan Timor (John William Lind) is limited

Malacca


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
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[7]

Negri Sembilan


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	30,006	34.54	11	+2
			Malayan Chinese Association	14,734	16.96	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			9,941	11.44	0	0
	Parti Negara			3,438	3.96	0	0
	Independents			9,499	10.93	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
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[8]

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github^[9]

Pahang


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	39,964	49.53	17	+3
			Malayan Chinese Association	10,006	12.40	6	+4
			Malayan Indian Congress	1,336	1.66	0	0
		Total		51,366	63.66	23	+7
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			18,165	22.51	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	7.65	0	0
	Independents			5,049	6.26	1	+1
Total				80,692	100.00	24	+9

Valid votes				80,692	97.63
Invalid/blank votes				1,956	2.37
Total votes				82,648	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				105,940	78.01
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[10]

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github^[11]

Registered voters shown above refers total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Pahang is 109535 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Bandar Bentong

Penang


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	36,109	27.15	10	+3
			Malayan Chinese Association	27,468	20.65	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				182,515	74.30
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[12]

Registered voters shown above is total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Penang is 188661 which includes uncontesed DUN constituency of Dhoby Ghaut. Evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Balik Pulau (Th'ng Ang Wah) is limited.

Perak


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	95,219	31.39	21	+10
			Malayan Chinese Association	65,160	21.48	9	+3
			Malayan Indian Congress	5,413	1.78	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
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[13]

The evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Larut (Haji Harun bin Musa) is limited

Perlis


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	16,015	52.36	10	+1
			Malayan Chinese Association	3,506	11.46	2	New
		Total		19,521	63.82	12	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			9,697	31.70	0	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	393	1.28	0	New
	Independents			978	3.20	0	0
Total				30,589	100.00	12	+3

Valid votes				30,589	97.94
Invalid/blank votes				642	2.06
Total votes				31,231	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				38,355	81.43
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[14] Tindak Malaysia Github ^[15]

Selangor


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	55,217	30.23	14	+6
			Malayan Chinese Association	41,304	22.61	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				263,510	71.11
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[16]

Registered voters shown above is the total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Selangor is 270780 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Kuala Kubu

Trengganu


Party or alliance				Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			29,125	36.88	13	New
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	24,657	31.22	5	-10
			Malayan Chinese Association	3,149	3.99	2	New
		Total		27,806	35.21	7	-10
	Parti Negara			12,846	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				78,974	100.00	24	+9

Valid votes				78,974	96.36
Invalid/blank votes				2,984	3.64
Total votes				81,958	100.00
Registered voters/turnout				114,904	71.33
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)^[17]Tindak Malaysia Github ^[18]

References

↑ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, p19
↑ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 822–827. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 52–55. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 135–140. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 757–760. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 685–689. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 508–511. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 303–307. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 389–395. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 1–2. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 588–592. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 229–233. ISBN 983-037-152-2.
↑ https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv

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

[2] "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-26.

[3] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 822–827. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[4] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 52–55. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[5] "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

[6] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 135–140. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[7] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 757–760. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[8] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 685–689. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[9] "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

[10] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 508–511. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[11] "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-14.

[12] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. 2004. pp. 303–307. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[13] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 389–395. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[14] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 1–2. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[15] ttps://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv

[16] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 588–592. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[17] Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999). Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia: Anzagain. pp. 229–233. ISBN 983-037-152-2.

[18] ttps://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv

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