1953 Malayan local elections explained

The local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1953.[1]

Municipal election

George Town

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate: 26,081
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate
UMNO-Muslim League 3 (4) Radicals 0 (4) Labour 0 (1)
Jelutong 1. Nyak Hashim Nyak Puteh UMNO-Muslim League 2,178 617 2. N. Patkunam
3. Lim Chong Eu
4. Charan Singh 		Labour
Radicals
IMP 		1,561
1,186
416 		8,762
Kelawei 1. S. M. Hussain UMNO-Muslim League 883 342 2. A. C. Reutens
3. D. S. Ramanathan
4. Khoo Kay Eong 		Radicals
Labour
IMP 		541
406
255 		3,895
Tanjong 1. H. E. Tyebkhan UMNO-Muslim League 3,128 1,602 2. Khoo Soo Jin
3. Wong Loh Hun
4. Yeoh Cheng Kung 		IMP
Radicals
Labour 		1,526
1,508
494 		13,424
Source: [2] [3]

Kuala Lumpur

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 63%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate
UMNO-MCA 4 (10) IMP 0 (1) Independent 0 (1)
Bangsar UMNO-MCA 507 70 2. K. Gurupatham
3. A. C. Segaram 		Ind.
IMP 		437
155 		1,348
Imbi 1. Cheah Ewe Keat UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Petaling UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Sentul 1. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad UMNO-MCA 873 386 2. Badrillah Abdul Karim Ind. 487 2,517
Source: [4] [5]

Malacca

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes Spoilt vote Turnout
UMNO-MCA 2 (4) Labour 1 (2) Progressive 0 (3)
Bukit China 1. J. L. D'Cruz Labour 1,155 140 2. Yusoff Sulong UMNO-MCA 1,015 2,202 32 63.8%
Fort 1. A. W. B. Acton UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Tranquerah 1. Abu Bakar Abdul Rahman UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Source: [6] [7] [8]

Town councils election

Alor Star

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
? <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Kampong 1.
2.
3. Mustafa Ismail 		UMNO-MCA
Pekan 1.
2.
3. Mak Guan Pin 		UMNO-MCA
Seberang 1.
2.
3. Ibrahim Salleh 		Ind.
Ind.
UMNO-MCA
Source:

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate: 4,587
Turnout: 73.8%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?) ?
Maharani 1. Lim Ah Sitt UMNO-MCA 938 650 2. Ja'afar Abdul Rahman Ind. 288 1,256
Parit Stongkat 1. Chan Shi Shi UMNO-MCA 502 112 2. Chua Huck Yew Ind. 390 910
Sultan Ibrahim UMNO-MCA 872 534 2. Omar Ahmad Ind. 338 1,220
Source: [9] [10] [11] [12]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 2 (?) Independent 1 (?) ?
Gunong Soga 1. Ami Muhamed Amin UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Jalan Sultanah 1. Soo Sze Ying UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Kampong Petani 1. Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Ind. Unopposed
Source: [13] [14]

Johore Bahru

Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 4 (9) <--4 seats (9 seats)-->
Ayer Molek 1. Wong Sze Ming UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Nong Chik 1. Mansoor Bakri
2. Abdul Rahim Kimes 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		Unopposed
Tebrau 1. Wong Peng Long UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Source: [15] [16]

Kluang

Date: 7 November 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9) <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Gunong Lambak 1. Wee Lee Poh
2. Teoh Chze Chong
3. Cheong Soo Kheng 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		419
411
259 		8 S. M. Pillay
Tan Kim Seck 		Ind.
Ind.
Mengkibol 1. Alwi Jawal
2. Lim Chin Khean
3. Cheah Chin Khean 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		345
337
332 		8 Foo See Juan
Woo See Tiam 		Ind.
Ind.
Mesjid Lama 1. Teh Wan Boon
2. Md. Zain Mohammed
3. Md. Salim Ahmad 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		456
385
296 		71 S. M. Pillay
Tan Kim Seck 		Ind.
Ind.
Source: [17] [18] [19] [20]

Kota Bharu

Date: 4 July 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 78%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
? <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Kubang Pasu 1.
2.
3. 		Ind.
Ind.
Chamber-Gabongan 		Che Mohamad Daud Salleh
Nik Yahya Nik Daud
Mohamad Abu Bakar Saman
Nik Ja'afar Nik Hassan
Nik Mahmood Abdul Majid
Nik Mohamed Abdul Rahman
Nik Mohamad Nik Mahmood
Wan Ibrahim Wan Mustapha
Wan Sulaiman Ibrahim
Kota Lama 1.
2.
3. 		Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan 		A. Nachiappan
Che Jaafar Ahmad
Che Jaafar Yusoff
Che Mohamed Noor Yusof
Ismail Omar
Ibrahim Isa
Mohamed Noordin Che Embi
Ng Yew Seng
Nik Hassan Nik Yahya
Wan Daud
Wee Jit Seng
Wong Yew Wye
Wakaf Siku 1.
2.
3. 		Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan
Ind. 		Abu Bakar Mohamad
Ibrahim Omar
Hamid Ya'acob
Mary Kam
Nik Ahmad Mahmood
Nik Amin Ali
Quah Eng Chuan
Tengku Ismail
Source: [21] [22] [23] [24]

Kuala Trengganu

Date: 22 February 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
? <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Bukit Besar 1. Muda Abdullah
2.
3.
Kuala 1. Gan Chong Bin
2.
3. 		Syed Alwee Ahmad Alkaff
Che Long Abas
Mohamed Othman
P. C. Isaacs
Ladang 1. Mohamed Chik
2.
3. 		Abdul Rashid Hussein
Che Puteh Arshad
Tan Cheng Soon
Source: [25] [26]

Segamat

Date: 7 November 1953
Electorate: 1,210
Turnout: 89.3%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout
UMNO-MCA 9 (9) <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Buloh Kasap 1. Osman Setot
2. Elias Abu Bakar
3. Gan Tian Soo 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		252
228
218 		24 4. K. Ponniah
5. K. Osman Mohammed 		Ind.
Ind. 		169
143 		431 91.3%
Gemereh 1. Kuan Chian Sang
2. Pee Kang Hai
3. Razali Abdul Manap 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		321
312
233 		9 4. Henry Lim Meng See Ind. 111 506
Genuang 1. Hassan Mohamed
2. Chia Chin Koon
3. Soon Boon Seng 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		Unopposed 273 nil
Source: [27] [28]

Seremban

Date: 22 August 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 84.62%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 10 (10) Labour 1 (1) Independent 1 (1)
Lake 1. Lee Tee Siong
2. Tungku Asiah Tungku Muda Chik
3. Wong Nang Ching 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		485
405
342 		80 Kat Pye Hin
Singam
Joseph Siow Loong Hin
Suppiah
Lobak 1. S. Sathappan
2. Han Hui Fong
3. Jaafar Talib 		Labour
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		526
524
443 		2 I. M. K. Pillay
K. Rajah
Tham Tit Ming
Rahang 1. Lim Ewe Law
2. Stanley Ponniah
3. Raja Mohamed Hanifah 		UMNO-MCA
Ind.
UMNO-MCA 		546
500
379 		46 Manniam
M. Vallipuram
Yusof Ibrahim
Temiang 1. Chin See Yin
2. Lim Kee Siong
3. Jamaluddin Aji 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA 		634
559
540 		75 Lam Teck Choon
B. H. Tan
Source: [29] [30] [31] [32] [33] [34]

Sungei Patani

Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
? <--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Pekan Bahru 1.
2.
3. Chin Chin Cheang 		UMNO-MCA
Pekan Lama 1.
2.
3. John Karuvilla 		UMNO-MCA
Rural 1.
2.
3. Osman Hussein 		UMNO-MCA
Source:

Local councils election

Guntong

Guntong local election was the second election to be held in the Kinta district. Guntong was divided into four wards with an electorate of 4,000. [35] [36]

Kota Tinggi

Date: 6 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
UMNO-MCA 7 <--7 seats-->
Mohamed Abdullah
Abdul Maji Ahmed
Hassan Deri
Omar Ahmad
Mahmood Hussein
Syed Hussein Tahir
Ahmad Hussein 		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Source: [37]

Kuala Ketil

[38]

Kulai

Date: 3 March 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
<--12 seats-->
Foo Gee Teng
Chew Fong Choon
Hung Chin Poh
Pong Kiat Kee
K. V. Devan
Law Ah Bak
Chong Chock Len
Tan Seong Teok
Tai Ng
Hew Nai Tong
Hew Soon
Chear Kok Foo
Source: [39]

Trengganu

Local council elections for 17 kampongs in five mukims in Trengganu were held in January 1953. The mukims are Pantai, Chalok, Guntong, Tasek and Ulu Situ.[40] [41]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Straits Times, 6 December 1953, Page 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  2. Web site: Twelve from four parties will contest three seats JELUTONG KELAWEI TANJONG. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  3. Web site: Penang. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  4. Web site: BIG MCA-UMNO VICTORIES. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  5. Web site: POOL FOR K.L. THEIR PLEDGE. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  6. Web site: Page 8 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  7. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  8. Web site: MALACCA. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  9. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  10. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  11. Web site: Muar.- 3 to Alliance. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  12. Web site: The Elections In Johore. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  13. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 5. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  14. Web site: SIX FIGHT FOR THREE SEATS. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  15. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  16. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  17. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  18. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  19. Web site: They'll fight two wards in same election. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  20. Web site: Alliance men win all seats in Kluang, Segamat. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  21. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  22. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  23. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  24. Web site: MALAYS WIN ALL KOTA BAHRU COUNCIL SEATS. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  25. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  26. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 6. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  27. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  28. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  29. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  30. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  31. Web site: Page 2 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  32. Web site: Seremban goes to the polls. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  33. Web site: First Negri town vote. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  34. Web site: ALLIANCE VICTORY IN SEREMBAN. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  35. Web site: 2 WOMEN SEEK SEATS ON VILLAGE COUNCIL. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  36. Web site: PLAN TO EXPAND 6 TOWNS. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  37. Web site: Seven Malay candidates win. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  38. Web site: Village fixes nomination day. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  39. Web site: 345 voters choose. 12 for Kulai local council. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  40. Web site: 60 fight for 15 seats. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
  41. Web site: Loral elections in Trengganu. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.

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