Jump to content

Results of the 1959 Malayan general election by parliamentary constituency

Add links
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

This is an old revision of this page, as edited by Hugo999 (talk | contribs) at 00:37, 12 September 2021 (removed Category:1959 in Malaya using HotCat). The present address (URL) is a permanent link to this revision, which may differ significantly from the current revision.

These are the election results of the 1959 Malayan general election by parliamentary constituency. These members of parliament (MPs) representing their constituency from the first sitting of 1st Malaysian Parliament to its dissolution.

Perlis

Constituency Winner Votes Opponent(s) Votes Majority Eligible voters Voter turnout % Spoilt votes
Perlis Utara Othman Abdullah
(All.)		 9,638 Abu Bakar Hamzah
(PMIP)		 5,787 3,851 19,560 79% 126
Perlis Selatan Mokhtar Ismail
(All.)		 8,015 Abdul Rahman Osman
(PMIP)		 6,163 1,852 18,795 76% 97

Kedah

Constituency Winner Votes Opponent(s) Votes Majority Eligible voters Voter turnout % Spoilt votes
Jitra-Padang Terap Fatimah Hashim
(All.)		 10,981 Husin Salleh
(PMIP)		 5,856 5,125 22,576 75% 212
Kubang Pasu Barat Azahari Ibrahim
(All.)		 8,388 Abdullah Abbas
(PMIP)		 5,630 2,758 19,303 73% 200
Kota Star Utara Abdul Khalid Awang Osman
(All.)		 8,942 Abu Bakar Omar
(PMIP)		 6,297 2,663 20,053 76% 191
Alor Star Lim Joo Kong
(All.)		 10,730 Abdul Malik Abdul Rahman
(PMIP)		 4,212 6,518 25,540 68% 144
Teoh Ah Thow
(SF)		 2,289
Kuala Kedah Tunku Abdul Rahman
(All.)		 13,032 Hassan Abdul Rahman
(PMIP)		 5,542 7,490 25,946 72% 244
Kota Star Selatan Wan Sulaiman Wan Tam
(All.)		 8,369 Lebai Othman Yunus
(PMIP)		 7,824 545 21,069 77% 185
Kedah Tengah Khir Johari
(All.)		 11,271 Hussein Che Dol
(PMIP)		 4,435 6,836 22,672 75%
Mohamed Shariff Babul
(SF)		 1,234
Jerai Mohamed Ismail Mohd Yusof
(All.)		 11,350 Mahmood Abdullah
(PMIP)		 6,403 4,947 24,820 72% 126
Baling Harun Abdullah
(All.)		 12,118 Syed Jan Aljeffri
(PMIP)		 3,521 8,597 23,043 75% 132
Wan Basor Ali Wan Salim
(Ind.)		 1,605
Sungei Patani Abdul Samad Osman
(All.)		 9,186 Mansor Tobeng
(SF)		 5,679 3,513 20,031 75% 170
Kulim Utara Hanafi Mohd Yunus
(All.)		 12,281 Khatib Shorbaini Hassan
(PMIP)		 2,533 9,748 19,708 76% 310
Kulim-Bandar Bahru Tan Tye Chek
(All.)		 11,317 Choong Ah Fong
(SF)		 4,946 6,371 23,264 71% 344

Kelantan

Constituency Winner Votes Opponent(s) Votes Majority Eligible voters Voter turnout % Spoilt votes
Tumpat Hassan Ahmad
(PMIP)		 10,249 Mahmood Zakariah Juhan
(All.)		 6,380 3,869 24,383 68% 115
Kelantan Hilir Wan Mustapha Ali
(PMIP)		 12,438 Hassan Ya'acob
(All.)		 4,327 8,111 23,975 70% 115
Pasir Mas Hilir Nik Man Nik Mohamed
(PMIP)		 12,422 Che Omar Ali
(All.)		 3,130 9,292 21,891 70% 74
Kota Bharu Hilir Ahmad Abdullah
(PMIP)		 9,463 Nik Ismail Nik Hussin
(All.)		 6,302 3,161 24,178 65% 97
Bachok Zulkiflee Muhammad
(PMIP)		 13,880 Nik Mohamed Ali
(All.)		 3,761 10,119 25,382 70% 231
Kota Bharu Hulu Hussain Rahimi Saman
(PMIP)		 14,775 Ismail Ibrahim
(All.)		 3,749 11,026 27,421 67% 358
Pasir Mas Hulu Mohamed Hanifah Abdul Ghani
(PMIP)		 9,518 Yaacob Awang
(All.)		 3,559 5,959 18,364 72% 150
Pasir Puteh Mohamad Asri Muda
(PMIP)		 12,284 Mohamed Idris
(All.)		 6,630 5,644 26,326 72% 117
Tanah Merah Othman Abdullah
(PMIP)		 12,752 Azhari Abdul Rahim
(All.)		 6,774 5,978 25,793 75% 127
Ulu Kelantan Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim
(All.)		 8,770 Amaluddin Darus
(PMIP)		 8,306 464 22,839 76% 62
Mohamed Yatim Shamsuddin
(Negara)		 292

Trengganu

Constituency Winner Votes Opponent(s) Votes Majority Eligible voters Voter turnout % Spoilt votes
Besut Burhanuddin al-Helmy
(PMIP)		 9,988 Husin Abdullah
(All.)		 4,216 5,772 21,399 67% 205
Kuala Trengganu Utara Hasan Adli Mohd Arshad
(PMIP)		 7,262 Wan Abdul Kadir Ismail
(All.)		 6,535 727 19,994 73% 274
Ibrahim Abdul Kadir
(Ind.)		 540
Kuala Trengganu Selatan Onn Jaafar
(Negara)		 7,986 Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir
(All.)		 5,374 2,612 19,247 70% 131
Dungun Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik
(PMIP)		 6,249 Mohamed Adib Omar
(All.)		 4,158 2,091 15,759 70% 100
Wan Salleh Abdul Kadir
(SF)		 595
Kemaman Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed
(All.)		 0 Returned unopposed 0 0 17,734 nil nil
Trengganu Tengah Harun Pilus
(PMIP)		 8,625 Ismail Kassim
(All.)		 4,954 3,671 20,765 71% 188
Setia Abu Bakar
(Ind.)		 758
Engku Sayed Mohsin Zabidin
(Ind.)		 199

Penang

Constituency Winner Votes Opponent(s) Votes Majority Eligible voters Voter turnout % Spoilt votes
Bagan Tan Cheng Bee
(All.)		 3,945 B. H. Oon
(Ind.)		 3,782 163 16,698 68% 104
Pritam Singh
(PPP)		 1,792
Wee Tiong Ghee
(Ind.)		 297
Seberang Tengah Ibrahim Abdul Rahman
(All.)		 9,187 Kang Eng Wah
(SF)		 7,910 1,277 26,773 75% 244
Abdul Hamid
(PMIP)		 3,082
Seberang Selatan Veerappen Veerathan
(SF)		 5,077 Tay Hooi Soo
(All.)		 4,313 764 15,920 79% 107
Md. Jais Sudin
(PMIP)		 3,093
Penang Utara Geh Chong Keat
(All.)		 8,739 Lau Teik Hai
(SF)		 7,880 859 25,537 69% 170
Shaik Ahmad Shaik Mohamed
(Ind.)		 845
Penang Selatan Ismail Idris
(All.)		 9,821 D. S. Ramanathan
(SF)		 9,563 258 30,903 73% 144
Omar Long
(PMIP)		 2,585
Mansor
(Ind.)		 359
Tanjong Tan Phock Kin
(SF)		 11,333 G. H. Goh
(All.)		 6,448 4,885 28,086 72% 237
Khoo Yat See
(PPP)		 2,107
Dato' Kramat Lim Kean Siew
(SF)		 10,474 Lee Thean Chu
(All.)		 5,048 5,426 22,058 72% 103
C. M. Ramli
(Ind.)		 286
Seberang Utara Ahmad Saaid
(All.)		 12,748 Yusof Rawa
(PMIP)		 4,537 8,211 22,978 75% 249

References

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Results_of_the_1959_Malayan_general_election_by_parliamentary_constituency&oldid=1043788402"