1959 Malayan state elections

Elections for public office in the states of Malaya

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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

Johore


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	20	+10
			Malayan Chinese Association	7	+2
			Malayan Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		28	+12
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	3	+3
			Parti Ra'ayat	0	New
		Total		3	+15
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			1	+1
Total				32	+16

Kedah


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	18	+9
			Malayan Chinese Association	5	+2
			Malayan Indian Congress	1	New
		Total		24	+11
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
Total				24	+12

Kelantan


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			28	+28
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	1	–14
			Malayan Chinese Association	1	0
		Total		2	–14
Total				30	+14

Malacca


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	13	+8
			Malayan Chinese Association	7	+4
		Total		20	+12
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
Total				20	+12

Negri Sembilan


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	11	+2
			Malayan Chinese Association	7	+5
			Malayan Indian Congress	2	+1
		Total		20	+8
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	3	+3
			Parti Ra'ayat	0	New
		Total		3	+11
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			1	+1
Total				24	+12

Pahang


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	17	0
			Malayan Chinese Association	6	0
		Total		23	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			1	+1
Total				24	+15

Penang


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	10	+3
			Malayan Chinese Association	6	+1
			Malayan Indian Congress	1	–1
		Total		17	+3
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	7	+7
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
Total				24	+10

Perak


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	21	0
			Malayan Chinese Association	9	0
			Malayan Indian Congress	1	0
		Total		31	0
	People's Progressive Party			8	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			1	0
Total				40	+20

Perlis


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	10	+1
			Malayan Chinese Association	2	New
		Total		12	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	0	New
	Independents			0	0
Total				12	+3

Selangor


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	14	+6
			Malayan Chinese Association	8	+5
			Malayan Indian Congress	1	–1
		Total		23	+10
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	2	New
			Labour Party of Malaya	1	+1
		Total		3	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			0	0
	Independents			2	+2
Total				28	+15

Trengganu


Party or alliance				Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party			13	New
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	5	–10
			Malayan Chinese Association	2	New
		Total		7	–10
	Parti Negara			4	0
Total				24	+9

References

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

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