1953_Malayan_local_elections
The local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1953.[1]
George Town
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| 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] | ||||||||
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Kuala Lumpur
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| 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] | ||||||||
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Malacca
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| 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] | ||||||||||
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Alor Star
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| 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: | ||
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Bandar Maharani, Muar
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| 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] | ||||||||
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Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat
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| Date: 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] | |||||||
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Johore Bahru
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| Date: 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] | |||||||
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Kluang
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| 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] | |||||||||
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Kota Bharu
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| 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] | |||||||
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Kuala Trengganu
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| 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] | |||||||
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Segamat
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| 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] | |||||||||
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Seremban
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| 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] | |||||||||
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Sungei Patani
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| 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: | ||
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Guntong
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]
Kota Tinggi
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| 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] | |||||||||
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Kuala Ketil
Kulai
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| 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] | |||||||||
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Trengganu
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]
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- "BIG MCA-UMNO VICTORIES". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "POOL FOR K.L. THEIR PLEDGE". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 8 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 12 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Muar.- 3 to Alliance". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "The Elections In Johore". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 5". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "SIX FIGHT FOR THREE SEATS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "They'll fight two wards in same election". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Alliance men win all seats in Kluang, Segamat". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 2 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 2 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Page 2 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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- "Seremban goes to the polls". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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- "PLAN TO EXPAND 6 TOWNS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Seven Malay candidates win". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "Village fixes nomination day". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
- "345 voters choose. 12 for Kulai local council". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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- "Loral elections in Trengganu". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.