Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 1st Malayan Parliament explained
| 1st Parliament of the Federation of Malaya |
| Country: | Federation of Malaya
(later Malaysia) |
| Term Start: | 11 September 1959 |
| Term End: | 1 March 1964 |
| Membership1: | 104 (until 2 November 1963)
159 |
| Chamber1 Leader2 Type: | Secretary |
| Session1 Start: | 11 September 1959 |
| Session1 End: | 24 February 1960 |
| Session2 Start: | 19 April 1960 |
| Session2 End: | 11 February 1961 |
| Session3 Start: | 19 April 1961 |
| Session3 End: | 31 January 1962 |
| Session4 Start: | 25 April 1962 |
| Session4 End: | 13 March 1963 |
| Session5 Start: | 22 May 1963 |
| Session5 End: | 11 January 1964 |
| Chamber2: | Sovereign |
| Chamber2 Leader1: | Tuanku Abdul Rahman (until 1 April 1960)
Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (until 1 September 1960)
Tuanku Syed Putra |
This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the First Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (known as the Parliament of Malaysia after 2 November 1963), elected in 1959.[1]
Composition
| State | - of Seats
| Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
Seats |
Seats |
Seats |
Seats | Seats |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | | | | | | | | |
| 12 | 10 | 2 | | | | | | | | |
| 10 | 1 | | | 9 | | | | | | |
| 6 | 1 | | | 4 | | | | 1 | | |
| 8 | 3 | 2 | | | | 3 | | | | |
| 20 | 9 | 5 | 1 | | 4 | | | | | 1 |
| 6 | 5 | 1 | | | | | | | | |
| 14 | 5 | 3 | 1 | | | 3 | 2 | | | |
| 6 | 3 | | 1 | | | | | | | 2 |
| 4 | 2 | 1 | | | | | | | 1 | |
| Johore | 16 | 11 | 5 | | | | | | | | |
| Seats won | 104 | 52 | 19 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
|---|
| Seats contested | 259 | 70 | 31 | 3 | 58 | 19 | 38 | 9 | 2 | 29 | |
|---|
Elected members by state
Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (from
11 September 1959 until 1 March 1964).
Perlis
Kedah
Kelantan
Trengganu
Penang
Perak
Pahang
Selangor
Negri Sembilan
Malacca
Johore
Appointed and nominated members by state
Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served from 2 November 1963 until 1 March 1964.
Singapore
Sabah
| Member | Party |
|---|
| 16 seats |
| Aliuddin Harun | |
| Amadeus Mathew Leong | |
| Donald Aloysius Marmaduke Stephens | UNKO |
| Ganie Gilong | UNKO |
| Ganing Jangkat | |
| Hong Teck Guan | SCA |
| Jhumah Salim | |
| Mahali Matjakir | |
| Mohamed Dara Langpad | |
| Mohamed Dun Banir | |
| Mohd. Arif Salleh | |
| Ngui Ah Kui | SCA |
Peter J. Mojuntin
| UNKO |
| Peter Lo Sui Yin | SCA |
| Stanley Ho Ngun Khiu | |
| Yeh Pao Tze | SCA | |
Sarawak
| Member | Party |
|---|
| 24 seats |
| Abang Ikhwan | PANAS |
| Abang Othman Abang Moasili | PANAS |
| Abdul Rahman Ya'kub | BARJASA |
| Ajibah Abol | BARJASA |
| Awang Daud Matusin | IND |
| Banyang Janting | PESAKA |
| Charles Linang | SUPP |
| Dagok Randen | PANAS |
| Edmund Langgu Saga | SNAP |
| Edwin Tangkun | SNAP |
| Francis Umpau Empam | PESAKA |
| Jinggut Attan | PESAKA |
| Jonathan Bangau Renang | PESAKA |
| Jugah Barieng | PESAKA |
| Kadam Kiai | SNAP |
| Ling Beng Siew | SCA |
| Muhammad Su'aut Muhd. Tahir | |
| Sim Boon Liang | SUPP |
| Sng Chin Joo | SUPP |
| Song Thian Cheok | SUPP |
| Sandom Nyuak | PESAKA |
| Stephen Yong Kuet Tze | SUPP |
| Tan Tsak Yu | PANAS |
| Wan Abdul Rahman Tuanku Bujang | BARJASA | |
References
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- Anzagain Sdn. Bhd. (2004). Almanak keputusan pilihan raya umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri, 1959-1999. Shah Alam, Selangor: Anzagain.
- Chin, U.-H. (1996). Chinese politics in Sarawak: A study of the Sarawak United People's Party. Kuala Lumpur: Oxford University Press.
- Faisal, S. H. (2012). Domination and Contestation: Muslim Bumiputera Politics in Sarawak. Institute of Southeast Asian Studies.
- Hanna, W. A. (1959). Elections in Malaya: A report. New York: American Universities Field Staff.
- Hussain, M. (1987). Membangun demokrasi: Pilihanraya di Malaysia. Kuala Lumpur: Karya Bistari.
- Ibnu, H. (1993). PAS kuasai Malaysia?: 1950-2000 sejarah kebangkitan dan masa depan. Kuala Lumpur: GG Edar.
- Surohanjaya Pilehanraya Malaysia. (1959). Penyata pilehanraya-pilehanraya umum parlimen (Dewan Ra'ayat) dan dewan-dewan negeri, tahun 1959 bagi negeri-negeri Tanah Melayu. Kuala Lumpur: Jabatan Chetak Kerajaan.
Notes and References
- Web site: Representatives Archive List of Members PARLIMEN 1. Parliament of Malaysia. 2018-08-04.
- Ismail was elected to Parliament in the Kuala Trengganu Selatan by-election, 1962 following the death of Onn Jaafar of Parti Negara.
- Chan was elected to Parliament in the Kampar by-election, 1960 following the disqualification of Leong Kee Nyean.
- Too was elected to Parliament in the Telok Anson by-election, 1961 following the death of Woo Saik Hong.
- Abdul Razak was elected to Parliament in the Lipis by-election, 1962 following the death of Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali.
- Awang was elected to Parliament in the Muar Selatan by-election, 1963 following the death of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman.
