Results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency explained

These are election results of the 1955 Malayan general election by federal constituency. These councillors represented their constituencies from 1955 to 1959 in the Federal Legislative Council.

Kedah

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Alor Star	Lee Thean Hin (All.)	27,897	Salim Rejab (Negara)	1,784	26,113	35,264	32,348	2,367	449	100	84.2%
Kedah Selatan	Lim Teng Kwang (All.)	21,050	Mohamed Saleh Shafie (PMIP)	1,563	19,487	25,927	22,265	1,898	1,601	163	88.4%
Kedah Tengah	Khir Johari (All.)	31,077	Puteh Napa (Negara)	1,431	29,646	37,219	34,967	985	329	938	89.8%
Kedah Utara	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (All.)	25,544	Abdullah Abbas (Ind.)	1,578	23,966	33,972	32,091	507	74	1,300	86%
Kedah Utara	Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (All.)	25,544	Laidin Abdul Manan (Negara)	1,309	23,966	33,972	32,091	507	74	1,300	86%
Kota Star	Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid (All.)	27,357	Mohamed Rejab Darus (Negara)	2,168	25,189	34,048	32,249	1,113	47	639	86.7%
Sungei Muda	Tunku Abdul Rahman (All.)	22,226	Syed Jan Al-Jeffri (Ind.)	1,239	20,987	27,435	24,725	1,546	601	563	87.23%

Kelantan

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian and others voters	Voter turnout %

Kelantan Selatan	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman (All.)	21,746	Nik Ahmad Kamil Nik Mahmud (Negara)	7,175	14,571	39,032	37,436	1,279	317	86.1%
Kelantan Selatan	Abdul Khalid Awang Osman (All.)	21,746	Mohamed Noor Yusoff (PMIP)	3,600	14,571	39,032	37,436	1,279	317	86.1%
Kelantan Tengah	Abdul Hamid Mahmud (All.)	28,422	Tengku Annuar Zainal (Negara)	2,970	25,452	43,277	41,708	1,362	207	79.3%
			Nik Mohamed Abdul Rahman (Ind.)	1,154
			Idris Mohammed (Ind.)	721
Kelantan Timor	Nik Hassan Nik Yahya (All.)	30,954	Ahmad Dato' Nara di-Raja (Negara)	4,019	26,935	46,235	45,298	481	456	84.72%
			Asri Muda (PMIP)	2,292
			Mohamed Ibrahim (Ind)	883
Kelantan Utara	Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim (All.)	28,428	Nik Hussein Zainal (Negara)	6,295	22,133	42,554	39,412	1,028	2,114	84.8%
Pasir Mas	Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar (All.)	20,963	Mokhtar Ahmad (PMIP)	7,507	13,456	34,803	33,269	946	588	84.6%

Trengganu

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian and others voters	Voter turnout %

Trengganu Selatan	Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed (All.)	16,345	Ibrahim Mat Noh (Negara)	2,628	13,717	23,846	23,534	295	17	82.51%
Trengganu Tengah	Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir (All.)	19,038	Suleiman Ali (Negara)	4,746	14,292	33,747	32,982	735	30
Trengganu Utara	Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed (All.)	22,041	Mohamed Salleh Ahmad (Negara)	2,866	19,175	35,355	35,066	268	21	80.55%

Penang-Province Wellesley

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

George Town	Chee Swee Ee (All.)	7,253	Ooi Thiam Siew (Lab.)	2,650	4,603	20,016	3,410	13,912	2,452	242	52.6%
George Town	Chee Swee Ee (All.)	7,253	Cheah Phee Aik (Ind.)	429	4,603	20,016	3,410	13,912	2,452	242	52.6%
Penang Island	S. M. Zainal Abidin (All.)	14,865	Isa Sulaiman (Ind.)	2,925	11,940	27,336	14,663	10,604	1,626	443	66.48%
Wellesley North	Hashim Awang (All.)	0	Returned unopposed	0	0	28,190	20,594	5,534	1,932	141	nil
Wellesley South	Tay Hooi Soo (All.)	15,697	Zabidi Ali (PMIP)	3,523	12,174	23,238	15,576	5,027	2,585	50	79.9%

Perak

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Batang Padang	Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan (All.)	9,170	Mohamed Shamsuddin Hamzah (NAP)	1,218	7,952	14,355	10,815	1,892	1,644	4	79.18%
Batang Padang	Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan (All.)	9,170	Abdul Majid Ariffin (PML)	766	7,952	14,355	10,815	1,892	1,644	4	79.18%
Dindings	Meor Ariff Meor Alwi (All.)	10,511	Mohamed Yunus Mahmood (NAP)	1,629	8,882	16,464	11,903	3,627	932	2	82.75%
Dindings	Meor Ariff Meor Alwi (All.)	10,511	Abdul Wahab Mohamed Noor (PMIP)	1,197	8,882	16,464	11,903	3,627	932	2	82.75%
Ipoh-Menglembu	Leong Yew Koh (All.)	7,421	Loh Ah Kee (NAP)	983	6,438	11,610	3,766	6,521	1,261	62	82.7%
			D. R. Seenivasagam (PPP)	808
			W. E. Balasingam (Ind.)	439
Kinta Selatan	Too Joon Hing (All.)	11,611	Mohamed Baki Daud (NAP)	1,689	9,922	16,295	10,164	4,578	1,549	4	86.9%
			Idris Hakim (Ind.)	401
			Zaharie Hassan (PPP)	273
Kinta Utara	V. T. Sambanthan (All.)	7,900	Chik Mohamad Yusuf Sheikh Abdul Rahman (NAP)	1,832	6,068	12,474	8,052	2,571	1,851	nil	85.85%
			K. R. R. Choudhary (Lab.)	357
			Mohamed Ramli Abdullah (PML)	214
Krian	Ahmad Tuan Hussain (PMIP)	8,685	Sulaiman Ahmad (All.)	8,235	450	30,339	28,203	595	1,541	nil	78.2%
Krian	Ahmad Tuan Hussain (PMIP)	8,685	Mohamed Jan Ngah Mohamed (NAP)	3,315	450	30,339	28,203	595	1,541	nil	78.2%
Larut-Matang	Cheah Kay Chuan (All.)	15,407	Abu Bakar Said (PML)	4,453	10,954	31,072	23,362	4,199	3,472	39	81.7%
			Wan Zarazillah Wan Ismail (NAP)	3,437
			Puran Singh (Lab)	761
Sungei Perak Hilir	Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar (All.)	17,483	Meor Ahmad Meor Yusof (NAP)	4,794	12,689	26,038	25,716	202	119	1	89.2%
Sungei Perak Hilir	Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar (All.)	17,483	Mohamad Adhan Katib (Ind.)	264	12,689	26,038	25,716	202	119	1	89.2%
Sungei Perak Ulu	Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (All.)	16,781	Mat Judin Ahmad (Ind.)	4,595	12,186	29,665	25,136	3,411	119	1	83%
Sungei Perak Ulu	Mohamed Ghazali Jawi (All.)	16,781	Syed Mohamed Noordin Wafa (NAP)	2,099	12,186	29,665	25,136	3,411	119	1	83%
Telok Anson	Bahaman Samsudin (All.)	10,514	Hassan Adli Hasan (PMIP)	3,812	6,702	18,154	14,909	1,691	1,546	8	81.9%

Pahang

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Pahang Timor	Abdul Rahman Talib (All.)	16,763	Sheikh Kadir Sheikh Omar (Ind.)	1,334	15,429	22,425	21,192	996	227	10
Semantan	Abdul Razak Hussein (All.)	14,094	Mohamed Yassin Salleh (PMIP)	1,999	12,095	20,004	17,944	1,938	113	9	82.5%
Ulu Pahang	Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali (All.)	16,075	Abdul Hamid Ma'ajab (Ind.)	1,910	14,165	22,811	21,088	1,331	385	7

Selangor

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Kuala Lumpur Barat	Omar Ong Yoke Lin (All.)	4,667	Abdullah Ibrahim (Negara)	1,371	3,296	8,875	4,988	2,485	1,168	234	80.1%
Kuala Lumpur Barat	Omar Ong Yoke Lin (All.)	4,667	Tan Tuan Boon (Lab.)	1,018	3,296	8,875	4,988	2,485	1,168	234	80.1%
Kuala Lumpur Timor	Cheah Ewe Keat (All.)	6,790	Mohamed Salleh Hakim (Negara)	2,431	4,359	13,209	8,697	2,944	1,202	366	78.76%
Kuala Lumpur Timor	Cheah Ewe Keat (All.)	6,790	Abdul Wahab Abdul Majid (Ind.)	1,003	4,359	13,209	8,697	2,944	1,202	366	78.76%
Kuala Selangor	Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy (All.)	11,857	Othman Abdullah (PMIP)	4,778	7,079	21,506	20,639	645	214	8	82.8%
Kuala Selangor	Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy (All.)	11,857	Mohamed Ambia Sanusi (Negara)	756	7,079	21,506	20,639	645	214	8	82.8%
Langat	Abu Bakar Baginda (All.)	7,069	Mohamed Nazir Abdul Jalil (Negara)	2,147	4,922	10,840	9,117	598	912	213	87%
Selangor Barat	Aziz Ishak (All.)	8,713	Mohamed Rashid Ahmad (Negara)	3,092	5,621	13,844	11,665	1,138	701	340	86.97%
Selangor Tengah	Lee Eng Teh (All.)	5,652	Zulkifli Mohamed (PMIP)	1,711	3,941	9,468	8,311	842	305	10	88.5%
Selangor Tengah	Lee Eng Teh (All.)	5,652	Atan Chik Lengkeng (Negara)	839	3,941	9,468	8,311	842	305	10	88.5%
Ulu Selangor	Halimahton Abdul Majid (All.)	5,430	Abdul Rahman Maulana (Negara)	1,160	4,270	7,837	6,013	905	726	193	85.75%

Negri Sembilan

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Negri Sembilan Utara	Abdul Jalil Aminuddin (All.)	12,099	Baba Ludek (Negara)	3,590	8,509	26,664	24,890	1,460	295	19	85.8%
Negri Sembilan Selatan	Mohd Idris Matsil (All.)	21,155	Ujang Menuang (Negara)	1,572	19,583	18,677	16,244	1,331	1,060	42	89.6%
Negri Sembilan Selatan	Mohd Idris Matsil (All.)	21,155	Noordin Abdul Samad (Ind.)	506	19,583	18,677	16,244	1,331	1,060	42	89.6%
Seremban	Lim Kee Siong (All.)	8,402	B. H. Tan (Negara)	2,806	6,096	12,977	8,915	2,509	1,347	206	83.6%

Malacca

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Malacca Central	Tan Siew Sin (All.)	17,104	Karim Bakar (Ind.)	3,194	13,910	27,033	17,782	6,752	1,831	669	82.09%
Malacca Luar	Ghafar Baba (All.)	26,790	Ja'afar Tan (Negara)	2,821	23,969	37,675	29,937	3,649	4,040	49	88.17%

Johore

Constituency	Winner	Votes	Opponent(s)	Votes	Majority	Eligible voters	Malay voters	Chinese voters	Indian voters	Others voters	Voter turnout %

Batu Pahat	S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre (All.)	18,968	Syed Abdul Kadir (Negara)	2,717	16,251	26,921	20,698	5,679	536	8	80.3%
Johore Bahru	Sulaiman Abdul Rahman (All.)	8,745	Onn Jaafar (Negara)	2,802	5,943	15,042	12,358	1,889	746	49	77.6%
Johore Selatan	L. H. Tan (All.)	21,581	Kassim Awang Chik (Negara)	2,318	19,263	29,090	25,097	3,833	160	nil	83.8%
Johore Tengah	Teoh Chze Chong (All.)	7,100	Annuar Abdul Malek (Negara)	1,068	6,032	11,716	7,054	3,253	1,356	53	71.72%
Johore Timor	Ismail Abdul Rahman (All.)	10,800	Ja'afar Ali (Negara)	350	10,450	14,155	11,896	1,662	591	6	82.8%
Johore Timor	Ismail Abdul Rahman (All.)	10,800	Abdullah Taib (Ind.)	253	10,450	14,155	11,896	1,662	591	6	82.8%
Muar Selatan	Tan Suan Kok (All.)	23,580	Mahmud Mohd Shah (Negara)	4,108	19,472	34,436	27,906	6,344	175	11	81.9%
Muar Utara	Hassan Yunus (All.)	19,802	Mohamed Nor Abdul Hamid (Negara)	3,623	16,179	29,272	21,574	6,335	1,347	16	82%
Segamat	Sardon Jubir (All.)	11,072	Razali Abdul Manap (Negara)	2,447	8,625	17,482	10,869	4,323	2,267	23	79.45%

References

The World Book Encyclopedia, World Book International (1994). ISBN 0-7166-6694-4.
Barbara Watson Andaya dan Leonard Y. Andaya. A History of Malaysia, The MacMlllan Press Ltd. (1982). ISBN 0-333-27673-6.