1959 Malayan state elections

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State assembly elections were held in Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959. The Alliance Party received over 50% of the vote in every state except Kelantan and Trengganu.[1]

Results

Source:[2]

Johore

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation94,27345.0820+10
Malayan Chinese Association40,72719.477+2
Malayan Indian Congress5,2172.4910
Total140,21767.0428+12
Parti Negara32,28815.440New
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya10,4925.023+3
Parti Ra'ayat9,9194.740New
Total20,4119.763+15
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party5,4712.6200
Independents10,7555.141+1
Total209,142100.0032+16
Valid votes209,14297.50
Invalid/blank votes5,3542.50
Total votes214,496100.00
Registered voters/turnout282,16476.02
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[3]

The registered voters above refers to total voters of the contested DUN constituencies. The total electorate of Johore is 219224 voters which includes uncontested DUN of Pontian Kechil

Kedah

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation103,84353.3218+9
Malayan Chinese Association28,52214.645+2
Malayan Indian Congress6,1953.181New
Total138,56071.1424+11
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party45,97923.6100
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya3,2331.660New
Parti Ra'ayat2,8131.440New
Total6,0463.100New
Parti Negara3,6661.8800
Independents5120.2600
Total194,763100.0024+12
Valid votes194,76396.03
Invalid/blank votes8,0623.97
Total votes202,825100.00
Registered voters/turnout268,02575.67
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[4]

Correction for MCA and UMNO votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github[5]

Kelantan

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party114,85863.7928+28
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation42,15623.411–14
Malayan Chinese Association6,3533.5310
Total48,50926.942New
Parti Negara9,3715.2000
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya3,7302.070New
Parti Ra'ayat3410.190New
Total4,0712.260New
Independents3,2561.8100
Total180,065100.0030+14
Valid votes180,06598.07
Invalid/blank votes3,5471.93
Total votes183,612100.00
Registered voters/turnout240,55276.33
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[6]

Evidence of association for Parti Rakyat/Labour Party for the candidate of Ulu Kelantan Timor (John William Lind) is limited

Malacca

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation34,80848.1413+8
Malayan Chinese Association13,58218.797+4
Total48,39066.9320+12
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party10,46414.4700
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya4,8466.700New
Parti Ra'ayat3,3694.660New
Total8,21511.3600
Malayan Party4,9936.910New
Independents2380.3300
Total72,300100.0020+12
Valid votes72,30098.22
Invalid/blank votes1,3081.78
Total votes73,608100.00
Registered voters/turnout93,74078.52
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[7]

Negri Sembilan

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation30,00634.5411+2
Malayan Chinese Association14,73416.967+5
Malayan Indian Congress3,7524.322+1
Total48,49255.8120+8
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya13,12115.103+3
Parti Ra'ayat2,3922.750New
Total15,51317.863+3
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party9,94111.4400
Parti Negara3,4383.9600
Independents9,49910.931+1
Total86,883100.0024+12
Valid votes86,88397.71
Invalid/blank votes2,0332.29
Total votes88,916100.00
Registered voters/turnout111,33679.86
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[8]

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github[9]

Pahang

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation39,96449.5317+3
Malayan Chinese Association10,00612.406+4
Malayan Indian Congress1,3361.6600
Total51,36663.6623+7
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party18,16522.5100
Malayan Peoples' Socialist FrontParti Ra'ayat4,6655.780New
Labour Party of Malaya1,5071.870New
Total6,1727.6500
Independents5,0496.261+1
Total80,692100.0024+9
Valid votes80,69297.63
Invalid/blank votes1,9562.37
Total votes82,648100.00
Registered voters/turnout105,94078.01
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[10]

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github[11]

Registered voters shown above refers total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Pahang is 109535 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Bandar Bentong

Penang

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation36,10927.1510+3
Malayan Chinese Association27,46820.656+1
Malayan Indian Congress4,3413.261–1
Total67,91851.0617+3
Malayan Peoples' Socialist FrontLabour Party of Malaya33,90225.497+7
Parti Ra'ayat5,1673.880New
Total39,06929.377+7
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party10,7728.1000
People's Progressive Party7,6125.7200
Parti Negara1,1240.8500
Independents6,5184.9000
Total133,013100.0024+14
Valid votes133,01398.09
Invalid/blank votes2,5961.91
Total votes135,609100.00
Registered voters/turnout182,51574.30
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[12]

Registered voters shown above is total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Penang is 188661 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Dhoby Ghaut. Evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Balik Pulau (Th'ng Ang Wah) is limited.

Perak

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation95,21931.3921+10
Malayan Chinese Association65,16021.489+3
Malayan Indian Congress5,4131.781-2
Total165,79254.6531+11
People's Progressive Party73,79224.3380
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party46,28015.2610
Malayan Peoples' Socialist FrontParti Ra'ayat7,8522.5900
Labour Party of Malaya3,8791.280New
Total11,7313.8700
Independents5,7531.9000
Total303,348100.0040+19
Valid votes303,34897.77
Invalid/blank votes6,9182.23
Total votes310,266100.00
Registered voters/turnout450,09468.93
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[13]

The evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Larut (Haji Harun bin Musa) is limited

Perlis

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation16,01552.3610+1
Malayan Chinese Association3,50611.462New
Total19,52163.8212+1
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party9,69731.7000
Malayan Peoples' Socialist FrontParti Ra'ayat3931.280New
Independents9783.2000
Total30,589100.0012+3
Valid votes30,58997.94
Invalid/blank votes6422.06
Total votes31,231100.00
Registered voters/turnout38,35581.43
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[14] Tindak Malaysia Github [15]

Selangor

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation55,21730.2314+6
Malayan Chinese Association41,30422.618+5
Malayan Indian Congress8,6134.721–1
Total105,13457.5623+10
Malayan Peoples'
Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat16,7339.162New
Labour Party of Malaya15,5638.521+1
Total32,29617.683+1
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party21,27311.6500
People's Progressive Party7,1773.9300
Parti Negara3,7422.0500
Malayan Party2,5671.410New
Independents10,4765.742+2
Total182,665100.0028+15
Valid votes182,66597.49
Invalid/blank votes4,7112.51
Total votes187,376100.00
Registered voters/turnout263,51071.11
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[16]

Registered voters shown above is the total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Selangor is 270780 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Kuala Kubu

Trengganu

Party or allianceVotes%Seats+/–
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party29,12536.8813New
Alliance PartyUnited Malays National Organisation24,65731.225-10
Malayan Chinese Association3,1493.992New
Total27,80635.217-10
Parti Negara12,84616.2740
Malayan Peoples' Socialist FrontParti Ra'ayat6,4048.110New
Independents2,7933.5400
Total78,974100.0024+9
Valid votes78,97496.36
Invalid/blank votes2,9843.64
Total votes81,958100.00
Registered voters/turnout114,90471.33
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)[17]Tindak Malaysia Github [18]

References

  1. ^ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, p19
  2. ^ "HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv at main · TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS". GitHub. Retrieved 2025-03-26.
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  15. ^ https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv
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  18. ^ https://github.com/TindakMalaysia/HISTORICAL-ELECTION-RESULTS/blob/main/1959-ELECTION-RESULTS/MALAYA_1959_DUN_RESULTS.csv
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