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1952 Malayan local elections

The local elections were held in a common date (6 December 1952) for all six municipal and town councils in the Federation of Malaya.[1][2][3]

Municipal election

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George Town

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Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 17,544
Turnout: 51.8%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
Radicals 1 (6) | UMNO-Muslim League 1 (2) | Labour 1 (1)
Jelutong 1. A. Raja Gopal Labour S. Mohd. Baboo
Aziz Ibrahim		 UMNO-Muslim League
Radicals
Kelawei 1. C. O. Lim Radicals 666 133 A. Sabapathy
S. M. Hussain		 Labour
UMNO-Muslim League
Tanjong 1. A. M. Abu Bakar UMNO-Muslim League Wong Kok Kee
N. Ponnudurai		 Radicals
Labour
Source: [4][5]

Kuala Lumpur

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Date: 16 February 1952
Electorate: 11,005
Turnout: 68%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9) | IMP 2 (2) | Independent 1 (1)
Bangsar 1. S. C. E. Singam
2. K. L. Devaser
3. Devaki Krishnan		 Ind.
IMP
IMP		 718
577
570		 141 4. Ahmad Mahmood
5. Raja Mohamed Raja Alang
6. S. Karalasingam
7. T. Rajendra
8. Elsie Somasundram		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Labour
IMP
UMNO-MCA		 517
508
466
422
232
Imbi 1. Chan Chee Hong
2. Cheah Ewe Keat
3. Douglas Lee		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 840
833
778		 7 4. K. C. Chia
5. T. R. Marks
6. Chua Boon Guan
7. E. Ramachandram
8. Ho Tee Chim		 Labour
IMP
IMP
IMP
Labour		 645
530
452
419
377
Petaling 1. Chan Kwong Hon
2. Ong Yoke Lin
3. Lee Yoon Thim		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 871
856
750		 15 4. Ng Kok Thoy
5. Leong Hoe Yeng
6. Loke Soh Lip
7. A. Tharmalingam
8. V. G. T. Singam
9. Yap Chong Kuen		 IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
Ind.
Labour		 323
320
299
299
251
115
Sentul 1. Abdullah Yassin
2. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad
3. Mohamed Salleh Hakim		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 1,616
1,296
1,243		 320 4. Abdul Aziz Ishak
5. Mohamed Tahir Kuteh
6. K. V. Thaver
7. Pawanchick Mohamed		 IMP
IMP
IMP
Rentpayers		 1,151
834
744
420
Source: [6][7][8][9]
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 13,503
Turnout: 53%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout
UMNO-MCA 3 (9) | IMP 1 (2) | Independent 0 (1)
Bangsar 1. Devaki Krishnan IMP 2. Foong Soon Seng UMNO-MCA
Imbi 1. Douglas Lee UMNO-MCA 2. K. C. Chin Labour
Petaling 1. Lee Yoon Thim UMNO-MCA 168 2. A. Tharmalingam Labour
Sentul 1. Raja Mohamad Raja Alang UMNO-MCA 2. Goh Swee Seng IMP 4,541 38%
Source: [10][11][12][13][14]

Malacca

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Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 8,334
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate
UMNO-MCA 2 (2) | Labour 1 (3) | Progressive 0 (3) | Independent 0 (1)
Bukit China 1. Amy Joseph Labour Mohd. Yusoff Sulong UMNO-MCA 3,217
Fort 1. Chan Geok Eng UMNO-MCA Wee Hock Chye
S. Shunmugam		 Labour
Progressive		 2,401
Tranquerah 1. Goh Kay Seng UMNO-MCA Allan Acton
Hashim Abdul Ghani		 Labour
Progressive		 2,716
Source:[15][16]

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Town councils election

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Bandar Maharani, Muar

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Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 7 (7) | ?
Maharani 1.
2.
3.		 Ahmad Ariffin
Ho Koon Toh
Ja'afar A. Manan
Lim Ah Sitt
Sulaiman Ninam Shah
Parit Stongkat 1.
2.
3.		 A. Jabbar A. Majid
Chan Shi Shi
Chua Huck Yew
Ibrahim M. Yunos
Sheikh Ahmad Said
Sultan Ibrahim 1.
2.
3.		 Fatimah M. Yunos
Ashari Abdullah
H. N. McLeod
Omar Ahmad
Shahdan M. Salleh
Source: [20][21][22]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

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Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Turnout
UMNO-MCA 5 (5) | ?
Gunong Soga 1.
2.
3		 Abu Bakar Haron
Ahmad Abbas
S. C. MacIntyre
Syed Ahmad Alwee
Tan Peng Koon		 87%
Jalan Sultanah 1.
2.
3		 Ahmad Daud
Frank Tan Ah Mong
Ismail Abu Bakar
Syed Mustaffa
Syed
Tan Joo Soon
Kampong Petani 1.
2.
3		 Abdul Samad Puteh
Taha Zakaria
Kang Kock Seng
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman
Zahrah Mohamed Taib
Source: [23][24][25]

Johore Bahru

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Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 4,599
Turnout: 84.5%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Ayer Molek 1. M. Birchee
2. Ahmad Mohd. Shah
3. Wong Sze Ming		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 1,097
1,088
904		 9 4. Mohamed Arshad Awang
5. Ong See Jiang
6. Mohd. Salleh Mustapha
7. Ahmad A. Hamid
8. Osman A. Raschid		 IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
PMU		 302
250
223
217
95		 1,772 82.6%
Nong Chik 1. Ismail Abdul Rahman
2. Mansoor Bakri
3. Uda Awang		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 1,114
942
871		 172 4. Chan Chong Wen
5. Jamaliah Mustapha
6. Zaharah Abdul Hamid
7. Abdul Mubin Abdullah
8. Abdullah Taib		 IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
Ind.		 416
380
303
260
247		 1,771 86.5%
Tebrau 1. Sardon Zubir
2. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad
3. Wong Peng Long		 UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		 713
710
695		 3 4. K. H. Han
5. Hussein Abdullah
6. M. N. Roy		 IMP
IMP
IMP		 163
154
119		 1,056 84.2%
Source: [23][26][27][28]

Local councils election

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Gelang Patah

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[29] [30] [31]

Kedah

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[32]

Pasir Pinji New Village

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The Pasir Pinji New Village local council election is the first election to be held in Perak in December 1952.[33][34]

References

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  2. ^ "The Straits Times Singapore, Sat., Dec. 6, 1952. Turn Out And Vote". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ "MCA-UMNO clean sweep in the Federation". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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  5. ^ "THE PENANG BATTLE TEN STARTERS-& THEY ARE ALL MEN". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Candidates must follow these rules". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "K.L. VOTERS CHOOSE THEIR OWN MEN TODAY". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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  13. ^ "The Singapore Free Press, 8 December 1952, Page 5". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ^ "ALLIANCE TO REPLACE ITS 'REBEL'". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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  27. ^ "JOHORE BAHRU'S FIRST POLLS LINE UP". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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  30. ^ "GALANG PATAH ELECTS ITS COUNCIL". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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  32. ^ "KEDAH'S FIRST POLLING ON DEC. 17". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  33. ^ "Great-grandma votes". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  34. ^ "They were fit to be elected". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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