Malayan local elections, 1954

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Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1954.

Federation of Malaya former country

The Federation of Malaya was a federation of what previously had been British Malaya comprising eleven states that existed from 1 February 1948 until 16 September 1963. The Federation became independent on 31 August 1957, and in 1963 Malaysia was formed when the federation united with the Singapore, North Borneo, and Sarawak Crown Colonies.

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Municipal election

George Town

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Radicals 0 (1) | Labour 0 (1)
Jelutong1. Abdullah AriffUMNO-MCA2. N. PatkunamLabour
Kelawei1. G. H. GohUMNO-MCA
Tanjong1. S. M. Mohd. IdrisUMNO-MCA2. M. A. Abdul WahabNegara
Source: [1] [2] [3]

Kuala Lumpur

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA-MIC 4 (11) | IMP 0 (1)
Bungsar1. K. GurupathamUMNO-MCA-MIC1,2314802. S. C. E. Singam
3. T. R. P. Dawson		Ind.
Ind.		751
66
Imbi1. Chan Chee HongUMNO-MCA-MICUnopposed
Petaling1. Gunn Chit WhaUMNO-MCA-MIC7722. Lawrence HuangLabour
Sentul1. Abdullah YassinUMNO-MCA-MICUnopposed
Source: [1] [2] [4]

Malacca

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Labour 0 (2)
Bukit China1. Yusoff SulongUMNO-MCA2. N. M. Ghouse
Fort1.UMNO-MCA
Tranquerah1.UMNO-MCALim Soo Siew
Yap Eng Tee
Source: [5] [6] [1] [2]

Town councils election

Alor Star

Date: 7 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?) | ?
Kampong1. Mustafa IsmailUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Pekan1. Mak Guan PinUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Seberang1. Ibrahim SallehUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [7] [8]

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?)
Maharani1. Wong Tai LamUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Parit Stongkat1. Abdul Latiff OmarUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Sultan Ibrahim1. Alwi AbdullahUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [9] [10]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Gunong Saga1.
Jalan Sultanah1.
Kampong Petani1.
Source: [11] [10]

Bukit Mertajam

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Radicals 1 (?) | Independent 1 (?)
1. Tan Cheng BeeRadicals
1. Ooh Chooi ChengInd.
Source: [2]

Butterworth

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Labour 2 (?)
Northern1. B. H. OonLabour2. Che Mariam HarunUMNO-MCA
1.Labour
Source: [2]

Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 12 (12)
Green Town1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chin Swee Onn
Goh Siew Hock
Lean Chor Kow
D. R. Seenivasagam
Y. C. Kang
C. H. Yin
Menglembu1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chong Hong Chew
Haroun Mohd. Mina
Lee Koon Voon
Mat Aji Jamin
Yap Yin Fah
Yim Kwong Chee
Pasir Puteh1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chong Wai Weng
Ismail Abdul Majid
Kok Yoon San
Laily Mariam Sulaiman
Mohamed Ali Pitchay
Mohamed Basir Mohd Sharif
Silibin1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Ahmad Sham Yunus
Foo Foon Chin
Hazara Singh
Subramaniam Nalliah
Too Joon Hing
Woo Ka Lim
C. M. Yusuf
Source: [12] [13] [14] [15] [16]

Johore Bahru

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (9)
Ayer Molek1. Ahmad Mohamed ShahUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Nong Chik1. Uda AwangUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Tebrau1. Syed Abdul Rahman AhmadUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [17] [10]

Klang

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Klang North1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Klang South1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Cheong Jin Hoe
Lee Eng Teh
Mohamed Yamin Abdul Kadir
Raja Ibrahim Raja Abdul Jalil
A. Sivanathan
Port Swettenham1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Mohd. Salleh Hussain
Muhammed Darus K. Ahmad
Ng Soon Huat
Shamsudin Hamid
Source: [1] [2] [18] [19]

Kluang

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Gunong Lambak1.
Mengkibol1.
Mesjid Lama1.
Source: [20]

Kota Bharu

Date: 3 July 1954
Electorate: 5,847
Turnout: 24.11%
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Kubang Pasu1. Mohd. Abu Bakar Saman
Kota Lama1. Ibrahim Isa
Wakaf Siku1. Abu Bakar Mohammed
Source: [21]

Kuala Trengganu

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Bukit Besar1.
Kuala1.
Ladang1. Abdul Rashid HusseinUMNO
Source: [22]

Kuantan

Date: 21 July 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Central Town1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		4.Ind.
Tanah Puteh1. Wan Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdullah
2. Yap Kheng Van
3. Aziz Ahmad		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Unopposed
Telok Sisek1. Wong Kuan Tan
2. Ibrahim Daud
3. Mansur Othman		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Unopposed
Source: [23] [24] [25]

Pasir Mas

Date: 3 April 1954
Electorate: 2,312
Turnout: 84.3%
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Lemal1. Abdul Rahman Osman
2. Yacob Awang
3. Abdullah Ibrahim
Kampong Bahru1. Abdul Rahman Daud
2. Ariffin Sinavarusai
3. Abdullah Awang Bahru
Pengkalan Pasir1. Hassan Ismail
2. Mohamed Harun
3. Che Muda
Source: [26] [27]

Pasir Puteh

Segamat

Date: 6 November 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
?
Buloh Kasap1.Razali A. Manap
Jaafar A. Hamid
Gemereh1.Henry Lim Meng See
Soon Boon Seng
Genuang1.
Source: [9]

Seremban

Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Labour 3 (4) | UMNO-MCA 1 (7) | Independent 0 (1)
Lake1. Wong Nang ChingUMNO-MCA2. Joseph SiowNegara
Lobak1. Robert SingamLabour6002022. Raja Mohamed HanifahUMNO-MCA398
Rahang1.Labour
Temiang1.Labour
Source: [1] [2] [28] [29]

Sungei Patani

Date: 14 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?)
Pekan Bahru1. Chin Chin CheangUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Pekan Lama1. Mohd. BabjeeUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Rural1. Osman HusseinUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [7] [30]

Taiping

Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9)
Assam Kumbang1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Klian Pau1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Kota1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Source: [15] [16]

Teluk Anson

Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate: 3,814
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyElectorate
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9)
Changkat Jong1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,573
Denison Road1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,063
Pasir Bedamar1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,178
Source: [31] [15] [16]

Tumpat

Local councils election

Padang Serai

[32]

Pulai Chondong

[33]

Senggarang, Batu Pahat

[34]

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