Local elections were held in Malaya in 1961. They were dominated by the Alliance Party, which won 429 of the 578 seats available, 154 of which were uncontested.[1]
Results
[edit]State | Alliance | Socialist | PAS | PPP | Others | Total seats | ||||||||||
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Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | Votes | % | Seats | ||
Johor | 49.5 | 64 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 86 | |||||||||
Kedah | 50.1 | 33 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 41 | |||||||||
Kelatan | 62.2 | 51 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 1 | 66 | |||||||||
Malacca | 56.1 | 53 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 65 | |||||||||
Negri Sembilan | 32.4 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 24 | |||||||||
Pahang | 49.1 | 47 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 68 | |||||||||
Penang | 46.6 | 52 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 72 | |||||||||
Perak | 40.6 | 67 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 93 | |||||||||
Perlis | 66.4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Selangor | 37.9 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | |||||||||
Trengganu | 47.2 | 32 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 39 | |||||||||
Total | – | – | 429 | – | – | 76 | – | – | 17 | 26 | – | – | 30 | 561 | ||
Source: Silcock |
Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1960.
City council election
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Jelutong | 1. | ||||||
Kelawei | 1. | ||||||
Sungei Pinang | 1. | ||||||
Tanjong East | 1. | ||||||
Tanjong West | 1. | ||||||
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Municipal election
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
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Bangsar | 1. | |||||||
Imbi | 1. | |||||||
Petaling | 1. | |||||||
Sentul | 1. | |||||||
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
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Bukit China | 1. | |||||||
Fort | 1. | |||||||
Mata Kuching | 1. | |||||||
Tranquerah | 1. | |||||||
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Town councils election
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Kampong | 1. | ||||||
Pekan | 1. | ||||||
Seberang | 1. | ||||||
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Maharani | 1. | ||||||
Parit Stongkat | 1. | ||||||
Sultan Ibrahim | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Gunong Soga | 1. | ||||||
Jalan Sultanah | 1. | ||||||
Kampong Petani | 1. | ||||||
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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1. | |||||||
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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1. | |||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Green Town | 1. | ||||||
Menglembu | 1. | ||||||
Pasir Puteh | 1. | ||||||
Silibin | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Ayer Molek | 1. | ||||||
Nong Chik | 1. | ||||||
Tampoi | 1. | ||||||
Tebrau | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Central | 1. | ||||||
North | 1. | ||||||
South | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Klang North | 1. | ||||||
Klang South | 1. | ||||||
Port Swettenham | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Gunong Lambak | 1. | ||||||
Mengkibol | 1. | ||||||
Mesjid Lama | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Kubang Pasu | 1. | ||||||
Kota Lama | 1. | ||||||
Wakaf Pasu | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Idris | 1. | ||||||
Kangsar | 1. | ||||||
Kenas | 1. | ||||||
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Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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Bukit Temensu | 1. | ||||||
Kampong Dioh | 1. | ||||||
Pekan Lama | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Bukit Besar | 1. | ||||||
Kuala | 1. | ||||||
Ladang | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Central Town | 1. | ||||||
Tanah Puteh | 1. | ||||||
Telok Sisek | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | ||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
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? | ||
Lemal | 1. | |
Kampong Bahru | 1. | |
Pengkalan Pasir | 1. | |
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | ||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
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? | ||
Raub Australian Gold Mine | 1. | |
Raub Town | 1. | |
Sempalit | 1. | |
Tanjong Gadong | 1. | |
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Buloh Kasap | 1. | ||||||
Gemereh | 1. | ||||||
Genuang | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Lake | 1. | ||||||
Lobak | 1. | ||||||
Rahang | 1. | ||||||
Temiang | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | ||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
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? | ||
Pekan Bahru | 1. | |
Pekan Lama | 1. | |
Rural | 1. | |
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | ||||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
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? | ||||||||
Assam Kumbang | 1. | |||||||
Kota | 1. | |||||||
Klian Pauh | 1. | |||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Beirop | 1. | ||||||
Idris | 1. | ||||||
Malacca | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Kampong Datoh | 1. | ||||||
Station Road | 1. | ||||||
Temoh Road | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Changkat Jong | 1. | ||||||
Denison Road | 1. | ||||||
Pasir Bedamar | 1. | ||||||
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: | |||||||
Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
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? | |||||||
Mentekab North | 1. | ||||||
Mentekab South | 1. | ||||||
Temerloh North | 1. | ||||||
Temerloh South | 1. | ||||||
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References
[edit]- ^ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, 1963, pp18–20