Malayan state elections, 1955

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State council elections were held in Malaya from 27 September to 12 November 1955 in all states except Trengganu and Johore.

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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Results

Perlis

e    d  Summary of the 24 September 1955 Perlis State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 9 9 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 9 9 100.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.009100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Perlis's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kedah

e    d  Summary of the 14 August 1955 Kedah State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 12 12 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 9 9 75.00
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 3 3 25.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0012100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Kedah's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kelantan

e    d  Summary of the 19 September 1955 Kelantan State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 16 16 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 15 15 93.75
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 1 1 6.25
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0016100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Kelantan's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Penang

e    d  Summary of the 19 February 1955 Penang Settlement Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 14 14 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 7 7 50.00
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 5 5 35.71
Malayan Indian Congress MIC 2 2 14.29
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0014100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Penang's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Perak

e    d  Summary of the 12 November 1955 Perak State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 20 19 95.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO
Malayan Chinese Association MCA
Malayan Indian Congress MIC
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 1 5.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0020100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Perak's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Pahang

e    d  Summary of the 26 September 1955 Pahang State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 9 9 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO
Malayan Chinese Association MCA
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.009100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Pahang's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Selangor

e    d  Summary of the 27 September 1955 Selangor State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 13 13 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 8 8 61.54
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 3 3 23.08
Malayan Indian Congress MIC 2 2 15.38
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 0 0.00
Independents IND 2 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0013100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Selangor's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Negri Sembilan

e    d  Summary of the 12 October 1955 Negri Sembilan State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 12 12 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 9 9 75.00
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 2 2 16.67
Malayan Indian Congress MIC 1 1 8.33
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0012100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Negri Sembilan's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

Malacca

e    d  Summary of the 4 August 1955 Malacca State Council election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 8 8 100.00
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 5 5 62.50
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 3 3 37.50
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.008100.00
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Malacca's population '

Source:

  1. Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.

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Elections in Kedah, a state of Malaysia, located in the northwestern part of Peninsular Malaysia, are shown here.

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