Malaysian state elections, 1964

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State assembly elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1964 in all states except Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore.

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Sabah is a state of Malaysia located on the northern portion of Borneo. Sabah has land borders with the Malaysian state of Sarawak to the southwest and Indonesia's Kalimantan region to the south. The Federal Territory of Labuan is an island just off the Sabah coast. Sabah shares maritime borders with Vietnam to the west and the Philippines to the north and east. Kota Kinabalu is the state capital city, the economic centre of the state and the seat of the Sabah state government. Other major towns in Sabah include Sandakan and Tawau. As of the 2015 census in Malaysia, the state's population is 3,543,500. Sabah has an equatorial climate with tropical rainforests and abundant animal and plant species. The state has long mountain ranges on the west side which form part of the Crocker Range National Park. Kinabatangan River, second longest river in Malaysia runs through Sabah and Mount Kinabalu is the highest point of Sabah as well as of Malaysia.

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Results

Perlis

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 12 21,905 60.90 11 91.67 -1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 10 17,524 48.72 9 75.00 -1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 2 4,381 12.18 2 16.67 0
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 11 13,354 37.13 1 8.33 +1
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 1 547 1.52 0 0.00 0
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 1 547 1.52 0 0.00 0
Independents IND 1 164 0.46 0 0.00 0
Valid votes 35,970
Invalid/blank votes 2,044
Total votes (voter turnout: %) 38,014100.0012100.000
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.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Kedah

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 24 24 100.00 0
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 18 18 75.00 0
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 5 5 20.83 0
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 4.17 0
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0024100.000
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 25 April 1964 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 30 21 70.00 -7
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 30 9 30.00 +7
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 29 8 26.67 +7
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 1 1 3.33 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0030100.000
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.

Trengganu

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Trengganu State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 24 21 87.50 +14
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 23 20 83.33 +15
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 1 1 4.17 -1
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 3 12.50 -10
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0024100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Trengganu's population '

Source:

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

Penang

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Penang State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 23 94,242 46.97 18 75.00 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 10 47,975 23.91 10 41.67 0
Malayan Chinese Association MCA 11 37,773 18.83 6 25.00 0
Malayan Indian Congress MIC 2 8,494 4.23 2 8.33 +1
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 24 66,001 32.89 2 8.33 -5
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 15 46,546 23.20 2 8.33 -5
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 9 19,455 9.70 0 0.00 0
United Democratic Party UDP 21 33,786 16.84 4 16.67 New
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 4 4,305 2.15 0 0.00 0
People's Action Party PAP 3 1,059 0.53 0 0.00 New
People's Progressive Party PPP 1 670 0.33 0 0.00 0
IndependentsIND 1 587 0.29 0 0.00 0
Valid votes 200,650
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0024100.000
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.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Perak

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Perak State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 40 35 87.50 +4
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 22 55.00 +1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 12 30.00 +3
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 2.50 0
People's Progressive Party PPP 5 12.50 -3
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 -1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0040100.000
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 25 April 1964 Pahang State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 24 24 100.00 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 17 17 70.83 0
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 7 7 29.17 +1
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0024100.000
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 25 April 1964 Selangor State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 28 24 85.71 +1
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 13 46.43 -1
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 8 28.57 0
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 3 10.71 +2
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 4 14.29 +1
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 3 10.71 +2
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 1 3.57 -1
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0028100.000
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.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Negri Sembilan

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Negri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 24 24 100.00 +4
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 14 14 58.33 +3
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 9 9 37.50 +2
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 4.17 -1
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 0 0.00 -3
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 0 0.00 -3
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 0 0.00 0
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0024100.000
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.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Malacca

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malacca State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 20 18 90.00 -2
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 13 13 65.00 0
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 6 4 20.00 -3
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 5.00 New
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 2 10.00 +2
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 2 10.00 +2
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 0 0.00 0
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.00 '100.00 '
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.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Johore

e  •  d  Summary of the 25 April 1964 Johore State Legislative Assembly election results
PartyCandidatesVoteSeats
Votes%Won%+/–
Alliance Party [lower-alpha 1] Alliance 32 32 100.00 +4
United Malays National Organisation UMNO 20 20 62.50 0
Malaysian Chinese Association MCA 11 11 34.38 +4
Malaysian Indian Congress MIC 1 1 3.13 0
Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front [lower-alpha 2] SF 0 0.00 -3
Labour Party of Malaya Lab 0 0.00 -3
Parti Ra'ayat Ra'ayat 0 0.00 0
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party PMIP 0 0.00 0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %) '100.0032100.000
Did not vote
Registered voters '
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)'
Johore's population '

Source:

  1. ↑ Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers.
  2. ↑ Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai 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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