1960 Kampar by-election

1960 Kampar by-election

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P053 seat in the Dewan Rakyat
Turnout	22,271
First party Second party Third party   PPP All PMIP Candidate Chan Yoon Onn Wong Kok Wek Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor Party PPP MCA PMIP Alliance Alliance Popular vote 11,314 9,315 1,509 Percentage 51.11% 42.08% 6.82%
MP before election Leong Kee Nyean Alliance (MCA) Elected MP Chan Yoon Onn PPP

The Kampar by-election is a parliamentary by-election that was held on 18 May 1960 in the state of Perak in the Federation of Malaya. The Kampar seat fell vacant following the disqualification of incumbent, Leong Kee Nyean of Alliance by the High Court for corrupt practice. ^[1] He won the seat in 1959 Malayan general election with a majority of 1,235 votes.

Chan Yoon Onn of PPP wrest the seat, winning against Wong Kok Wek of Alliance and Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor of PMIP with a majority of 1,999 votes. The constituency had 28,662 voters. This marks the first time ruling Alliance to ever lost a by-election. ^{[2] [3]}

Nomination

Nomination day is set at 25 April 1960 while the polling day is set at 18 May 1960. ^[4] Alliance nominated architech, Liew Whye Hone. PPP nominated businessman, Chan Yoon Onn while PMIP nominated Ustaz Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor. ^{[5] [6]}

Results

Malaysian general by-election, 18 May 1960: Kampar
Upon the disqualification of incumbent, Leong Kee Nyean

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	∆%
	PPP	Chan Yoon Onn	11,314	51.11	8.77
	Alliance	Liew Whye Hone	9,315	42.08	6.49
	PMIP	Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor	1,509	6.82	2.27
Total valid votes			22,138	100.00
Total rejected ballots			133
Unreturned ballots			0
Turnout			22,271	77.70	1.52
Registered electors			28,662
Majority			1,999	9.03	2.80
	PPP gain from Alliance		Swing		?

References

1. "COMING SOON: A BY-ELECTION IN KAMPAR". The Straits Times . 1960-04-01. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
2. "First defeat for ruling party". The Straits Times . 1962-10-07. p. 10. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
3. "PPP win in Kampar election". The Straits Times . 1960-05-19. p. 1. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
4. "DATES FOR JOHORE AND PERAK POLLS ARE FIXED". Singapore Free Press . 1960-04-09. p. 3. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
5. "Alliance, PMIP and PPP will fight Kampar by-election". The Straits Times . 1960-04-26. p. 7. Retrieved 2025-02-18.
6. "Polling today in Kampar prestige fight". The Straits Times . 1960-05-18. p. 2. Retrieved 2025-02-18.