1957 Malayan local elections explained

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1957.^{[1] [2] [3]}

Mayoral election

George Town

Date: 2 January 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Candidates	Party	Votes
G. H. Goh	Alliance (MCA)	6 councillors
	Labour	5 councillors
Source: ^[4] ^[5] ^[6]

Date: 30 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Candidates	Party	Votes
	Labour
Source:

City council election

George Town

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 41,799 Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Labour 4 (8)								Alliance 1 (5)	Independent 0 (2)
Jelutong	1. Ooi Thiam Siew	Labour			2. Abdullah Ariff	Alliance (UMNO)
Kelawei	1. Chang Poh Jung	Labour			2. Kamaluddin Baboo	Alliance (UMNO)
Sungei Pinang	1. D. S. Ramanathan	Labour			2. Lim Eng Hooi	Alliance (MCA)
Tanjong East	1. Lee Kok Liang	Labour			S. M. Mohamed Idris Khoo Yat See	Alliance (UMNO) Ind.
Tanjong West	1. Lim Kean Siew	Labour			Lee Woon Mun G. O. Singh	Alliance (MCA) Ind.
Source: ^[7] ^[8] ^[9] ^[10] ^[11]

Municipal election

Kuala Lumpur

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Labour 1 (?) <									--4 seats (12 seats)-->
Bangsar		Labour	1,055	213		2. Gurdial Singh	Alliance (MIC)	842	26
Imbi	1. Cheah Theam Siew		Unopposed
Petaling	1. Lim Jew Siang		Unopposed
Sentul	1. Abdullah Yassin	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Source: ^[12]

Malacca

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Malayan Party 3 (?)								Alliance 2 (?)	Labour 1 (?)
Bukit China	1. Paul Anthony Prabalan	Malayan Party	1,281	571	2. George Ivan Taye	Alliance (MIC)	710
Fort	1. Tan Kee Gak	Malayan Party	1,226	505	2. Cheng Chia Hua	Alliance (MCA)	721
Mata Kuching	1. Hashim Abdul Ghani 2. Chong Kong Ying 3. Mohamed Abdul Rahman	Malayan Party Labour Alliance (UMNO)	864 765 758	99	4. Yusoff Sulong 5. Yong Kong Yim 6. Syed Omar Abdullah Alhabshee	Alliance (UMNO) Labour Alliance (UMNO)	739 684 681
Tranquerah	1. Lim Yeow Koon	Alliance (MCA)	987	141	2. Yap Eng Tee	Malayan Party	846
Source: ^[13] ^[14]

Town councils election

Alor Star

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Kampong	1.
Pekan	1.
Seberang	1.
Source:

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Maharani	1.
Parit Stongkat	1.
Sultan Ibrahim	1.
Source: ^[15] ^[16]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?<								--4 seats (9 seats)-->
Gunong Soga	1. 2.
Jalan Sultanah	1.
Kampong Petani	1.
Source: ^[17]

Bukit Mertajam

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 4,468 Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
?<			--2 seats (6 seats)-->
	1.
	1.
Source:

Butterworth

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 5,145 Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
?<			--2 seats (6 seats)-->
	1.
	1.
Source:

Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 2 March 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
? <									--1 seat (12 seats)-->
Green Town	1.				D. R. Seenivasagam Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani
Source: ^[18] ^[19]

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
PPP 2 (2)									NAP 1 (1)	Alliance 1 (9)
Green Town		PPP	1,150	420	2. Yeoh Kian Teik	Alliance (MCA)	730	7
Menglembu	1. Cheong Pak Keen	NAP	739	237	2. Chew Peng Loon	Alliance (MCA)	502
Pasir Puteh	1. Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani	Alliance (UMNO)	738	183	2. Choy Kok Kuan	PPP	555	12
Silibin	1. Toh Seang Eng	PPP	843	221	2. A. K. Subramaniam	Alliance (MIC)	622	12
Source: ^[20] ^[21] ^[22]

Johore Bahru

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Alliance 4 (12) <									--4 seats (12 seats)-->
Ayer Molek	1. Ahmad Mohamed Shah	Alliance (UMNO)	339	48	2. Wan Mohamed Ibrahim	Negara	291	6
Nong Chik	1. Sanudin Abdul Manas	Alliance (UMNO)	477	73	2. Annuar A. Malek	Negara	404	18
Tampoi	1. Lee Teck Ching	Alliance (MCA)	281	197	2. Abdul Raof Aman	Negara	84	17
Tebrau	1. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)	301	60	2. Mohamed Abdul Jabar	Negara	241	11
Source: ^[23] ^[24] ^[25]

Kampar

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Central	1.
North	1.
South	1.
Source:

Klang

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Klang North	1.
Klang South	1.
Port Swettenham	1.
Source:

Kluang

Date: 2 November 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Gunong Lambak	1.
Mengkibol	1.
Mesjid Lama	1.			Mokhtar Zainuddin Bahari Taib
Source: ^[26] ^[27] ^[28]

Kota Bharu

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Kubang Pasu	1.
Kota Lama	1.
Wakaf Pasu	1.
Source:

Kuala Kangsar

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Idris	1.
Kangsar	1.
Kenas	1.
Source:

Kuala Pilah

Date: 1 June 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--9 seats (9 seats)-->
Bukit Temensu	1. Lee Geok Swee 2. Yahaya Ahmad 3. Jayantilal	Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan			Pir Muhammad Mohamad Ali	Labour
Kampong Dioh	1. Victor Ho Hong Yeow 2. Abdul Kadir Abdullah 3. Chan Chun Ying	Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan
Pekan Lama	1. Mansor Abdullah 2. Chong Foo Khin 3. Maarof Ali	Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan
Source: ^[29] ^[30] ^[31]

Kuala Trengganu

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Electorate	Turnout
Alliance 2 (?)										Independent 1 (?)
Bukit Besar	1. Mohamed Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Kuala	1. Toh Kim Chong	Alliance (MCA)			Syed Alwi	Ind.
Ladang	1. Mutalib Salleh	Ind.	268	155	Abdul Rashid Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)	113	3,055	16.56%
Source: ^[32] ^[33] ^[34]

Kuantan

Date: 2 March 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Central Town	1.
Tanah Puteh	1.
Telok Sisek	1.
Source: ^[35] ^[36]

Pasir Mas

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
? <			--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Lemal	1.
Kampong Bahru	1.
Pengkalan Pasir	1.
Source:

Raub

Date: 20 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
? <			--4 seats (12 seats)-->
Raub Australian Gold Mine	1.
Raub Town	1.
Sempalit	1.
Tanjong Gadong	1.
Source: ^[37]

Segamat

Date: 2 November 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Buloh Kasap	1.
Gemereh	1.				Soon Boon Seng Tan Boon Chiong
Genuang	1.
Source: ^[38] ^[39]

Seremban

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance ? (7)								Labour ? (5)
Lake	1.
Lobak	1.				Kat Fye Hin S. Amir Singh Gill
Rahang	1. 2.				Benson Lim Heng Kein Govindan Suppiah Lam Teck Choon Robert Singam
Temiang	1.
Source: ^[40]

Sungei Patani

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
? <			--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Pekan Bahru	1.
Pekan Lama	1.
Rural	1.
Source:

Taiping

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Alliance 2 (7)									Labour 2 (2)
Assam Kumbang	1. Hwang Yun Chih 2. Mohamed Noor Mohamed	Alliance (MCA) Alliance (UMNO)	449 400	9	3. Lim Chye Guan 4. Nor Rashid Ariffin	Labour Labour	428 378	13
Kota	1. Goh Ah Hin	Labour	564	133	2. Ooi Cheng Hoe	Alliance (MCA)	431	13
Klian Pau	1. Saba Ratnam Sellar	Labour	716	314	2. Ng Pi Ca	Alliance (MCA)	402	27
Source: ^[41] ^[42]

Tanjong Malim

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Beirop	1.
Idris	1.
Malacca	1.
Source: ^[43]

Teluk Anson

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--3 seats (9 seats)-->
Changkat Jong	1.
Denison Road	1.
Pasir Bedamar	1.
Source:

Temerloh-Mentekab

Date: 19 January 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--12 seats (12 seats)-->
Mentekab North	1. 2. 3.
Mentekab South	1. 2. 3.
Temerloh North	1. 2. 3.
Temerloh South	1. 2. 3.
Source: ^[44]

Date: 28 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
? <								--4 seats (12 seats)-->
Mentekab North	1.
Mentekab South	1.
Temerloh North	1.
Temerloh South	1.
Source: ^[45]

Tumpat

Local councils election

Penang

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Notes and References

1. Web site: The Straits Times Singapore, Tues. Dec. 10, 1957. Reverse For Alliance. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
2. Web site: The Straits Times Singapore, Sat. Dec. 7, 1957. Town And Nation. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
3. Web site: Alliance dominates towns in Perak. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
4. Web site: ALLIANCE PICKS ITS CANDIDATE. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
5. Web site: QUEEN HONOURS GEORGE TOWN. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
6. Web site: The first Mayor of George Town. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
7. Web site: PARTIES STILL SILENT ON POLL CHOICE. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
8. Web site: Two women may seek nomination. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
9. Web site: 12 NOMINATED TO FIGHT GEORGE TOWN ELECTION. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
10. Web site: Bitter battle likely in the Penang elections. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
11. Web site: Alliance loses 19 out of 37 seats. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
12. Web site: THEY'RE RETURNED UNOPPOSED. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
13. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
14. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
15. Web site: Page 13 Advertisements Column 8. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
16. Web site: Page 13 Advertisements Column 7. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
17. Web site: Page 8 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
18. Web site: Page 29 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
19. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
20. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
21. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
22. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
23. Web site: A clean sweep for the Alliance in Johore. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
24. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
25. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
26. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
27. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
28. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
29. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
30. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 1. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
31. Web site: Alliance sweeps Kuala Pilah polls. 3 June 1957. nlb.gov.sg. 14 January 2020.
32. Web site: CANDIDATE RETURNED UNOPPOSED. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
33. Web site: Crowd boos candidate. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
34. Web site: Alliance man is beaten. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
35. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
36. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
37. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
38. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
39. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
40. Web site: Page 19 Advertisements Column 7. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
41. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 3. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
42. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
43. Web site: Page 10 Advertisements Column 4. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
44. Web site: Page 12 Advertisements Column 2. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
45. Web site: Page 13 Advertisements Column 7. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
46. Web site: 18 Alliance men win without a fight. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
47. Web site: 3 expelled by UMNO. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
48. Web site: ALLIANCE SEEK TO RECOVER PRESTIGE. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
49. Web site: Alliance sweeps Penang polls. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.
50. Web site: Alliance Sweep. nlb.gov.sg. 20 September 2018.