1953 Malayan local elections

The local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1953.[1]

Municipal election

edit
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate: 26,081
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate
UMNO-Muslim League 3 (4) | Radicals 0 (4) | Labour 0 (1)
Jelutong 1. Nyak Hashim Nyak Puteh UMNO-Muslim League 2,178 617 2. N. Patkunam
3. Lim Chong Eu
4. Charan Singh
Labour
Radicals
IMP
1,561
1,186
416
8,762
Kelawei 1. S. M. Hussain UMNO-Muslim League 883 342 2. A. C. Reutens
3. D. S. Ramanathan
4. Khoo Kay Eong
Radicals
Labour
IMP
541
406
255
3,895
Tanjong 1. H. E. Tyebkhan UMNO-Muslim League 3,128 1,602 2. Khoo Soo Jin
3. Wong Loh Hun
4. Yeoh Cheng Kung
IMP
Radicals
Labour
1,526
1,508
494
13,424
Source: [2][3]
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 63%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate
UMNO-MCA 4 (10) | IMP 0 (1) | Independent 0 (1)
Bangsar 1. Abdul Aziz Ishak UMNO-MCA 507 70 2. K. Gurupatham
3. A. C. Segaram
Ind.
IMP
437
155
1,348
Imbi 1. Cheah Ewe Keat UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Petaling 1. Ong Yoke Lin UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Sentul 1. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad UMNO-MCA 873 386 2. Badrillah Abdul Karim Ind. 487 2,517
Source: [4][5]
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes Spoilt vote Turnout
UMNO-MCA 2 (4) | Labour 1 (2) | Progressive 0 (3)
Bukit China 1. J. L. D'Cruz Labour 1,155 140 2. Yusoff Sulong UMNO-MCA 1,015 2,202 32 63.8%
Fort 1. A. W. B. Acton UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Tranquerah 1. Abu Bakar Abdul Rahman UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Source: [6][7][8]

Town councils election

edit
Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
Kampong 1.
2.
3. Mustafa Ismail
UMNO-MCA
Pekan 1.
2.
3. Mak Guan Pin
UMNO-MCA
Seberang 1.
2.
3. Ibrahim Salleh
Ind.
Ind.
UMNO-MCA
Source:
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate: 4,587
Turnout: 73.8%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?) | ?
Maharani 1. Lim Ah Sitt UMNO-MCA 938 650 2. Ja'afar Abdul Rahman Ind. 288 1,256
Parit Stongkat 1. Chan Shi Shi UMNO-MCA 502 112 2. Chua Huck Yew Ind. 390 910
Sultan Ibrahim 1. Hassan Yunus UMNO-MCA 872 534 2. Omar Ahmad Ind. 338 1,220
Source: [9][10][11][12]
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 2 (?) | Independent 1 (?) | ?
Gunong Soga 1. Ami Muhamed Amin UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Jalan Sultanah 1. Soo Sze Ying UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Kampong Petani 1. Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Ind. Unopposed
Source: [13][14]
Date: 5 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 4 (9)
Ayer Molek 1. Wong Sze Ming UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Nong Chik 1. Mansoor Bakri
2. Abdul Rahim Kimes
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Unopposed
Tebrau 1. Wong Peng Long UMNO-MCA Unopposed
Source: [15][16][14]
Date: 7 November 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Gunong Lambak 1. Wee Lee Poh
2. Teoh Chze Chong
3. Cheong Soo Kheng
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
419
411
259
8 S. M. Pillay
Tan Kim Seck
Ind.
Ind.
Mengkibol 1. Alwi Jawal
2. Lim Chin Khean
3. Cheah Chin Khean
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
345
337
332
8 Foo See Juan
Woo See Tiam
Ind.
Ind.
Mesjid Lama 1. Teh Wan Boon
2. Md. Zain Mohammed
3. Md. Salim Ahmad
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
456
385
296
71 S. M. Pillay
Tan Kim Seck
Ind.
Ind.
Source: [17][18][19][20]
Date: 4 July 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 78%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Kubang Pasu 1.
2.
3.
Ind.
Ind.
Chamber-Gabongan
Che Mohamad Daud Salleh
Nik Yahya Nik Daud
Mohamad Abu Bakar Saman
Nik Ja'afar Nik Hassan
Nik Mahmood Abdul Majid
Nik Mohamed Abdul Rahman
Nik Mohamad Nik Mahmood
Wan Ibrahim Wan Mustapha
Wan Sulaiman Ibrahim
Kota Lama 1.
2.
3.
Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan
A. Nachiappan
Che Jaafar Ahmad
Che Jaafar Yusoff
Che Mohamed Noor Yusof
Ismail Omar
Ibrahim Isa
Mohamed Noordin Che Embi
Ng Yew Seng
Nik Hassan Nik Yahya
Wan Daud
Wee Jit Seng
Wong Yew Wye
Wakaf Siku 1.
2.
3.
Chamber-Gabongan
Chamber-Gabongan
Ind.
Abu Bakar Mohamad
Ibrahim Omar
Hamid Ya'acob
Mary Kam
Nik Ahmad Mahmood
Nik Amin Ali
Quah Eng Chuan
Tengku Ismail
Source: [21][22][23][24]
Date: 22 February 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
?
Bukit Besar 1. Muda Abdullah
2.
3.
Kuala 1. Gan Chong Bin
2.
3.
Syed Alwee Ahmad Alkaff
Che Long Abas
Mohamed Othman
P. C. Isaacs
Ladang 1. Mohamed Chik
2.
3.
Abdul Rashid Hussein
Che Puteh Arshad
Tan Cheng Soon
Source: [25][26]
Date: 7 November 1953
Electorate: 1,210
Turnout: 89.3%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Buloh Kasap 1. Osman Setot
2. Elias Abu Bakar
3. Gan Tian Soo
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
252
228
218
24 4. K. Ponniah
5. K. Osman Mohammed
Ind.
Ind.
169
143
431 91.3%
Gemereh 1. Kuan Chian Sang
2. Pee Kang Hai
3. Razali Abdul Manap
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
321
312
233
9 4. Henry Lim Meng See Ind. 111 506
Genuang 1. Hassan Mohamed
2. Chia Chin Koon
3. Soon Boon Seng
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Unopposed 273 nil
Source: [27][19][28]

[20]

Date: 22 August 1953
Electorate:
Turnout: 84.62%
Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes
UMNO-MCA 10 (10) | Labour 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1)
Lake 1. Lee Tee Siong
2. Tungku Asiah Tungku Muda Chik
3. Wong Nang Ching
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
485
405
342
80 Kat Pye Hin
Singam
Joseph Siow Loong Hin
Suppiah
Lobak 1. S. Sathappan
2. Han Hui Fong
3. Jaafar Talib
Labour
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
526
524
443
2 I. M. K. Pillay
K. Rajah
Tham Tit Ming
Rahang 1. Lim Ewe Law
2. Stanley Ponniah
3. Raja Mohamed Hanifah
UMNO-MCA
Ind.
UMNO-MCA
546
500
379
46 Manniam
M. Vallipuram
Yusof Ibrahim
Temiang 1. Chin See Yin
2. Lim Kee Siong
3. Jamaluddin Aji
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
634
559
540
75 Lam Teck Choon
B. H. Tan
Source: [29][30][31][32][33][34]
Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
?
Pekan Bahru 1.
2.
3. Chin Chin Cheang
UMNO-MCA
Pekan Lama 1.
2.
3. John Karuvilla
UMNO-MCA
Rural 1.
2.
3. Osman Hussein
UMNO-MCA
Source:

Local councils election

edit

Guntong local election was the second election to be held in the Kinta district. Guntong was divided into four wards with an electorate of 4,000. [35][36]

Date: 6 December 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
UMNO-MCA 7
Mohamed Abdullah
Abdul Maji Ahmed
Hassan Deri
Omar Ahmad
Mahmood Hussein
Syed Hussein Tahir
Ahmad Hussein
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Source: [37]

[38]

Date: 3 March 1953
Electorate:
Turnout:
Wards Elected councillor Elected party
Foo Gee Teng
Chew Fong Choon
Hung Chin Poh
Pong Kiat Kee
K. V. Devan
Law Ah Bak
Chong Chock Len
Tan Seong Teok
Tai Ng
Hew Nai Tong
Hew Soon
Chear Kok Foo
Source: [39]

Local council elections for 17 kampongs in five mukims in Trengganu were held in January 1953. The mukims are Pantai, Chalok, Guntong, Tasek and Ulu Situ.[40][41]

References

edit
  1. ^ "The Straits Times, 6 December 1953, Page 1". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Twelve from four parties will contest three seats JELUTONG KELAWEI TANJONG". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ^ "Penang". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ^ "BIG MCA-UMNO VICTORIES". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ^ "POOL FOR K.L. THEIR PLEDGE". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ^ "Page 8 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ^ "MALACCA". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. ^ "Page 12 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ^ "Muar.- 3 to Alliance". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ^ "The Elections In Johore". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 5". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ^ a b "SIX FIGHT FOR THREE SEATS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  15. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  17. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  18. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  19. ^ a b "They'll fight two wards in same election". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  20. ^ a b "Alliance men win all seats in Kluang, Segamat". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  21. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  22. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  23. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  24. ^ "MALAYS WIN ALL KOTA BAHRU COUNCIL SEATS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  25. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  26. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 6". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  27. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  28. ^ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 1". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  29. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  30. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 1". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  31. ^ "Page 2 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  32. ^ "Seremban goes to the polls". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  33. ^ "First Negri town vote". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  34. ^ "ALLIANCE VICTORY IN SEREMBAN". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  35. ^ "2 WOMEN SEEK SEATS ON VILLAGE COUNCIL". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  36. ^ "PLAN TO EXPAND 6 TOWNS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  37. ^ "Seven Malay candidates win". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  38. ^ "Village fixes nomination day". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  39. ^ "345 voters choose. 12 for Kulai local council". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  40. ^ "60 fight for 15 seats". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  41. ^ "Loral elections in Trengganu". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.