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1955 Malayan general election Registered 1,240,058 Turnout 82.84%
Map of winners by constituancy
General elections were held in the Federation of Malaya on Wednesday, 27 July 1955, the only general election before independence in 1957. They were held to elect members of the Federal Legislative Council , whose members had previously been fully appointed by the British High Commissioner . Voting took place in all 52 federal constituencies, each electing one member. State elections also took place in all 136 state constituencies in nine states of Malaya and two settlements from 10 October 1954 to 12 November 1955, each electing one councillor to the State Council or Settlement Council.
The Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (PMIP) was formed primarily to contest in the 1955 elections. Previously the PMIP had been known as the "Pan-Malayan Islamic Association", as a part of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). PMIP won support by proclaiming its aim of making Islam the base of the Malay society in the north of Malay Peninsula , which was facing the lowest economic growth in Malaya.
The elections resulted in a decisive win for the Alliance Party , an alliance of the UMNO, the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), and a resounding defeat for Parti Negara , led by former UMNO president Onn Jaafar . Onn himself failed to win a seat, while the Alliance proceeded to form the new government, with its leader Tunku Abdul Rahman becoming Chief Minister.[1]
Thirty Alliance candidates had majorities of over 10,000 votes. Nine of them had majorities of over 20,000. Forty-three of their opponents lost their deposits.
Timelines
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Federal Legislative Council
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Nomination Date : 15 June 1955
Election day : 27 July 1955
State Council
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State
Nomination Date
State election
Johor
1 September 1954
10 October 1954
Terengganu
29 October 1954
Selangor
11 August 1955
27 September 1955
Kedah
14 August 1955
nil
Kelantan
15 August 1955
19 September 1955
Perlis
17 August 1955
24 September 1955
Pahang
25 August 1955
26 September 1955
Negeri Sembilan
8 September 1955
12 October 1955
Perak
1 October 1955
12 November 1955
Settlement Council
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Settlement
Nomination Date
State election
Penang
13 January 1955
19 February 1955
Malacca
4 August 1955
nil
Results
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The Alliance Party won around 80% of the total vote and 51 out of 52 seats contested. PMIP won their only seat in Krian , Perak. Its sole winning candidate, Haji Ahmad Tuan Hussein , an Islamic scholar, was subsequently nicknamed "Mr. Opposition ". Voter turnout was 82.8%.
Party or alliance Votes % Seats Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 589,933 58.90 34 Malayan Chinese Association 201,212 20.09 15 Malayan Indian Congress 26,868 2.68 2 Total 818,013 81.68 51 Parti Negara 78,909 7.88 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 40,667 4.06 1 National Association of Perak 20,996 2.10 0 Perak Malay League 5,433 0.54 0 Labour Party of Malaya 4,786 0.48 0 Perak Progressive Party 1,081 0.11 0 Independents 31,642 3.16 0 Total 1,001,527 100.00 52 Valid votes 1,001,527 97.50 Invalid/blank votes 25,684 2.50 Total votes 1,027,211 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 1,240,058 82.84 Source: The Malayan Elections , Francis G. Carnell.[2] [1 ] [2 ] [3 ]
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Johore
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Kedah
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Kelantan
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Penang
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Perak
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Party Votes % Seats United Malays National Organisation 72,694 44.58 5 Malayan Chinese Association 34,439 21.12 3 National Association of Perak 20,996 12.88 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 13,694 8.40 1 Malayan Indian Congress 7,900 4.85 1 Perak Malay League 5,433 3.33 0 Labour Party of Malaya 1,118 0.69 0 Perak Progressive Party 1,081 0.66 0 Independents 5,699 3.50 0 Total 163,054 100.00 10 Registered voters/turnout 206,466 –
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References
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Barbara Watson Andaya dan Leonard Y. Andaya. A History of Malaysia , The MacMlllan Press Ltd. (1982). ISBN 0-333-27673-6 .
The World Book Encyclopedia , World Book International (1994). ISBN 0-7166-6694-4 .
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