Malayan state elections, 1959

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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

Perlis

**Summary of the 20 May 1959 Perlis State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	12			12	100.00	+3
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10			10	83.33	+1
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	2			2	16.67	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	10			0	0.00	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front^{[lower-alpha 2]}		SF	2			0	0.00	New
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	2			0	0.00	New
	Independents		IND	2			0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	12	100.00	+3
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Perlis's population					'
Source:

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

Kedah

**Summary of the 20 May 1959 Kedah State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	24			24	100.00	+12
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	18			18	75.00	+9
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	5			5	20.83	+2
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC	1			1	4.17	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	+12
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kedah's population					'
Source:

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

Kelantan

**Summary of the 24 June 1959 Kelantan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	30			28	93.33	+28
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	30			2	6.67	-14
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	29			1	3.33	-14
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	1			1	3.33	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	30	100.00	+14
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Kelantan's population					'
Source:

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

Trengganu

**Summary of the 20 June 1959 Trengganu State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				13	54.17	+13
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	24			7	29.17	-8
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	22			5	20.83	-10
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	2			2	8.33	New
	National Party		Negara				4	16.67	New
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	+9
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Trengganu's population					'
Source:

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

Penang

**Summary of the 6 June 1959 Penang State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	24			17	70.83	+3
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10			10	41.67	+3
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	12			6	25.00	+1
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC	2			1	4.17	-1
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front^{[lower-alpha 2]}		SF				7	29.17	New
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab				7	29.17	+7
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	+10
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Penang's population					'
Source:

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

Perak

**Summary of the 27 May 1959 Perak State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	40			31	77.50
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				21	52.50
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA				9	22.50
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC				1	2.50
	People's Progressive Party		PPP				8	20.00
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				1	2.50
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	40	100.00	+20
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Perak's population					'
Source:

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

Pahang

**Summary of the 27 June 1959 Pahang State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	24			23	95.83	+14
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	17			17	70.83
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	7			6	25.00
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND				1	4.17	+1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	+15
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Pahang's population					'
Source:

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

Selangor

**Summary of the 30 May 1959 Selangor State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	28			23	82.14	+10
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				14	50.00	+6
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA				8	28.57	+5
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC				1	3.57	-1
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front^{[lower-alpha 2]}		SF				3	10.71	New
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat				2	7.14	New
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab				1	3.57	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND				2	7.14	+2
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	28	100.00	+15
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Selangor's population					'
Source:

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

Negri Sembilan

**Summary of the 2 June 1959 Negri Sembilan State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	24			20	83.33	+8
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				11	45.83	+2
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA				7	29.17	+5
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC				2	8.33	+1
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front^{[lower-alpha 2]}		SF				3	12.50	New
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab				3	12.50	+3
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat				0	0.00	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND				1	4.17	+1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	24	100.00	+12
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Negri Sembilan's population					'
Source:

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

Malacca

**Summary of the 23 May 1959 Malacca State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	20			20	100.00	+12
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	13			13	65.00	+8
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	7			7	35.00	+4
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	20	100.00	+12
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Malacca's population					'
Source:

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

Johore

**Summary of the 10 June 1959 Johore State Legislative Assembly election results**
Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
Party				Candidates	Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party^{[lower-alpha 1]}		Alliance	32			28	87.50	+12
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	20			20	62.50	+10
		Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	11			7	21.88	+2
		Malayan Indian Congress	MIC	1			1	3.13	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front^{[lower-alpha 2]}		SF				3	9.38	New
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab				3	9.38	+3
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat				0	0.00	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND				1	3.13	+1
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					'	100.00	32	100.00	+16
Did not vote
Registered voters					'
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)					'
Johore's population					'
Source:

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

References

↑ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, p19

Elections in Malaysia

General elections	1955 1959 1964 1969 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1995 1999 2004 2008 2013 next by-elections

State elections	1954 1955 1959 1963 1964 1967 1969 1971 1974 1976 1978 1979 1981 1982 1983 1985 1986 1987 1990 1991 1994 1995 1996 1999 2001 2004 2006 2008 2011 2013 2016 by-elections

Local elections	1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965

See also: Elections in Johor Kedah Kelantan Kuala Lumpur Labuan Malacca Negeri Sembilan Pahang Penang Perak Perlis Putrajaya Sabah Sarawak Selangor Terengganu

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