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Federal Legislative Council 1955 Results — All Seats

Full results of Federal Legislative Council 1955: 52 seats across 11 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. PERIKATAN won the most seats (51).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats521 unopposed
Total Voters1,268,248
Turnout82.8%
Valid Votes1,001,5272.49% rejected
Candidates1292.48 per seat
Women winners11 women candidates
Lost deposit43
Marginal seats (<5%)1

Seat Composition

52
PERIKATAN 51 Independent / no coalition 1

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
PERIKATAN 51 98.1% 81.7%
Independent / no coalition 1 1.9% 18.3%

Popular vote % is computed from contested seats.

Winning Margin Number of seats by majority (% of valid votes)

Turnout distribution Number of seats by turnout %

Breakdown by state

StateSeatsSeat CompositionTurnoutAverage majorityMarginal seats (<5%)
Johor 8 PERIKATAN 8 80.0% 72.0% 0
Kedah 6 PERIKATAN 6 87.5% 87.4% 0
Kelantan 5 PERIKATAN 5 84.0% 60.6% 0
Melaka 2 PERIKATAN 2 84.7% 74.7% 0
Negeri Sembilan 3 PERIKATAN 3 86.3% 65.2% 0
Pahang 3 PERIKATAN 3 82.2% 79.7% 0
Perak 10 PERIKATAN 9 · Independent / no coalition 1 83.8% 53.7% 1
Perlis 1 PERIKATAN 1 87.8% 33.7% 0
Pulau Pinang 4 PERIKATAN 4 66.4% 58.3% 0
Selangor 7 PERIKATAN 7 84.4% 49.1% 0
Terengganu 3 PERIKATAN 3 78.9% 69.8% 0

Marginal Seats

  1. 1 P.007 KrianPerak · Ahmad bin Tuan Hussein (PAS) 2.22%
  2. 2 P.052 PerlisPerlis · Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohd. Hashim (UMNO) 33.69%
  3. 3 P.020 Kuala SelangorSelangor · Raja Rastam Shahrome bin Raja Said Tauphy (UMNO) 40.70%
  4. 4 P.018 Kuala Lumpur TimorSelangor · Cheah Ewe Keat (MCA) 42.63%
  5. 5 P.003 George TownPulau Pinang · Chee Swee Ee (MCA) 44.55%
  6. 6 P.044 Kelantan SelatanKelantan · Abdul Khalid bin Awang Osman (UMNO) 44.80%
  7. 7 P.009 Larut and MatangPerak · Cheah Kay Chuan (MCA) 45.53%
  8. 8 P.017 Kuala Lumpur BaratSelangor · Ong Yoke Lin (MCA) 46.71%
  9. 9 P.013 Telok AnsonPerak · Bahaman bin Samsudin (UMNO) 46.78%
  10. 10 P.046 Pasir MasKelantan · Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Abdul Ghaffar (UMNO) 47.26%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.030 Johore TimorJohor · Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (UMNO) 91.64%
  2. 2 P.041 Kedah TengahKedah · Mohamed Khir bin Johari (UMNO) 91.20%
  3. 3 P.042 Sungei MudaKedah · Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (UMNO) 89.44%
  4. 4 P.038 Alor StarKedah · Lee Thean Hin (MCA) 87.98%
  5. 5 P.043 Kedah SelatanKedah · Lim Teng Kwang (MCA) 86.18%
  6. 6 P.039 Kota StarKedah · Tunku Kassim Ibni Almarhom Sultan Abdul Hamid (UMNO) 85.31%
  7. 7 P.029 Pahang TimorPahang · Abdul Rahman bin Talib (UMNO) 85.26%
  8. 8 P.040 Kedah UtaraKedah · Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (UMNO) 84.30%
  9. 9 P.024 Negri Sembilan UtaraNegeri Sembilan · Mohd Idris bin Mat Sil (UMNO) 84.29%
  10. 10 P.006 Malacca LuarMelaka · Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (UMNO) 80.95%

Seats 52

P.030 Johore Timor
Johor · 3 candidates · Turnout 82.9%
Ismail bin Abdul Rahman UMNO
Majority 10,450 (91.6%) · vs NEG
P.031 Johore Bahru
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 77.6%
Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman UMNO
Majority 5,943 (51.5%) · vs NEG
P.032 Johore Selatan
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.8%
Tan Luan Hong MCA
Majority 19,263 (80.6%) · vs NEG
P.033 Johore Tengah
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 71.7%
Teo Chze Chong MCA
Majority 6,032 (73.8%) · vs NEG
P.034 Batu Pahat
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.4%
S. Chelvasingam Macintyre MIC
Majority 16,251 (74.9%) · vs NEG
P.035 Muar Selatan
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 81.6%
Tan Suan Kok MCA
Majority 19,472 (70.3%) · vs NEG
P.036 Muar Utara
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 82.1%
Hassan bin Yunus UMNO
Majority 16,179 (69.1%) · vs NEG
P.037 Segamat
Johor · 2 candidates · Turnout 79.6%
Sardon bin Jubir UMNO
Majority 8,625 (63.8%) · vs NEG
P.038 Alor Star
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 85.5%
Lee Thean Hin MCA
Majority 26,113 (88.0%) · vs NEG
P.039 Kota Star
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 88.6%
Tunku Kassim Ibni Almarhom Sultan Abdul Hamid UMNO
Majority 25,189 (85.3%) · vs NEG
P.040 Kedah Utara
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 85.8%
Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin UMNO
Majority 23,966 (84.3%) · vs BEBAS
P.041 Kedah Tengah
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 88.9%
Mohamed Khir bin Johari UMNO
Majority 29,646 (91.2%) · vs NEG
P.042 Sungei Muda
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 87.2%
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj UMNO
Majority 20,987 (89.4%) · vs BEBAS
P.043 Kedah Selatan
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 88.7%
Lim Teng Kwang MCA
Majority 19,487 (86.2%) · vs PAS
P.044 Kelantan Selatan
Kelantan · 3 candidates · Turnout 86.1%
Abdul Khalid bin Awang Osman UMNO
Majority 14,571 (44.8%) · vs NEG
P.045 Kelantan Timor
Kelantan · 4 candidates · Turnout 84.7%
Nik Hassan bin Nik Yahya UMNO
Majority 26,935 (70.6%) · vs NEG
P.046 Pasir Mas
Kelantan · 2 candidates · Turnout 84.7%
Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Abdul Ghaffar UMNO
Majority 13,456 (47.3%) · vs PAS
P.047 Kelantan Utara
Kelantan · 2 candidates · Turnout 84.8%
Tengku Indra Petra bin Sultan Ibrahim UMNO
Majority 22,133 (63.7%) · vs NEG
P.048 Kelantan Tengah
Kelantan · 4 candidates · Turnout 79.4%
Abdul Hamid bin Mahmud UMNO
Majority 25,452 (76.5%) · vs NEG
P.005 Malacca Central
Melaka · 2 candidates · Turnout 81.2%
Tan Siew Sin MCA
Majority 13,910 (68.5%) · vs BEBAS
P.006 Malacca Luar
Melaka · 2 candidates · Turnout 88.2%
Abdul Ghafar bin Baba UMNO
Majority 23,969 (80.9%) · vs NEG
P.024 Negri Sembilan Utara
Negeri Sembilan · 3 candidates · Turnout 89.3%
Mohd Idris bin Mat Sil UMNO
Majority 19,583 (84.3%) · vs NEG
P.025 Negri Sembilan Selatan
Negeri Sembilan · 2 candidates · Turnout 85.9%
Abdul Jalil bin Aminudin UMNO
Majority 8,509 (54.2%) · vs NEG
P.026 Seremban
Negeri Sembilan · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.6%
Lim Kee Siong MCA
Majority 6,096 (56.9%) · vs NEG
P.027 Ulu Pahang
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.8%
Mohamed Sulong bin Mohamed Ali UMNO
Majority 14,165 (78.8%) · vs BEBAS
P.028 Semantan
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 82.5%
Abdul Razak bin Hussein UMNO
Majority 12,095 (75.2%) · vs PAS
P.029 Pahang Timor
Pahang · 2 candidates · Turnout 83.2%
Abdul Rahman bin Talib UMNO
Majority 15,429 (85.3%) · vs BEBAS
P.007 Krian
Perak · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.2%
Ahmad bin Tuan Hussein PAS
Majority 450 (2.2%) · vs UMNO
P.008 Batang Padang
Perak · 3 candidates · Turnout 83.1%
Abdul Hamid Khan bin Sakhawat Ali Khan UMNO
Majority 7,952 (71.3%) · vs NAP
P.009 Larut and Matang
Perak · 4 candidates · Turnout 81.7%
Cheah Kay Chuan MCA
Majority 10,954 (45.5%) · vs PML
P.010 Dindings
Perak · 3 candidates · Turnout 82.7%
Mior Ariff bin Mior Alwi UMNO
Majority 8,882 (66.6%) · vs NAP
P.011 Sungei Perak Ulu
Perak · 3 candidates · Turnout 84.8%
Mohamed Ghazali bin Jawi UMNO
Majority 12,186 (51.9%) · vs BEBAS
P.012 Sungei Perak Hilir
Perak · 3 candidates · Turnout 89.2%
Abdul Aziz bin Mat Jabar UMNO
Majority 12,689 (56.3%) · vs NAP
P.013 Telok Anson
Perak · 2 candidates · Turnout 82.1%
Bahaman bin Samsudin UMNO
Majority 6,702 (46.8%) · vs PAS
P.014 Ipoh and Menglembu
Perak · 4 candidates · Turnout 82.8%
Leong Yew Koh MCA
Majority 6,438 (66.7%) · vs NAP
P.015 Kinta Utara
Perak · 4 candidates · Turnout 85.9%
Thirunyana Sambanthan a/l Veerasamy (V. T. Sambanthan) MIC
Majority 6,068 (58.9%) · vs NAP
P.016 Kinta Selatan
Perak · 4 candidates · Turnout 87.3%
Too Joon Hing MCA
Majority 9,922 (71.0%) · vs NAP
P.052 Perlis
Perlis · 2 candidates · Turnout 87.8%
Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohd. Hashim UMNO
Majority 8,955 (33.7%) · vs BEBAS
P.001 Wellesley North
Pulau Pinang · 1 candidates
Hashim bin Awang UMNO
unopposed
P.002 Wellesley South
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.0%
Tay Hooi Soo MCA
Majority 12,174 (63.3%) · vs PAS
P.003 George Town
Pulau Pinang · 3 candidates · Turnout 52.6%
Chee Swee Ee MCA
Majority 4,603 (44.6%) · vs LPM
P.004 Penang Island
Pulau Pinang · 2 candidates · Turnout 66.5%
Zainul Abidin bin Sultan Mydin UMNO
Majority 11,940 (67.1%) · vs BEBAS
P.017 Kuala Lumpur Barat
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 80.1%
Ong Yoke Lin MCA
Majority 3,296 (46.7%) · vs NEG
P.018 Kuala Lumpur Timor
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 78.8%
Cheah Ewe Keat MCA
Majority 4,359 (42.6%) · vs NEG
P.019 Ulu Selangor
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 85.8%
Halimahton binti Abdul Majid UMNO
Majority 4,270 (64.8%) · vs NEG
P.020 Kuala Selangor
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 83.2%
Raja Rastam Shahrome bin Raja Said Tauphy UMNO
Majority 7,079 (40.7%) · vs PAS
P.021 Langat
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 87.4%
Abu Bakar bin Baginda UMNO
Majority 4,922 (53.4%) · vs NEG
P.022 Selangor Barat
Selangor · 2 candidates · Turnout 87.0%
Abdul Aziz bin Ishak UMNO
Majority 5,621 (47.6%) · vs NEG
P.023 Selangor Tengah
Selangor · 3 candidates · Turnout 88.5%
Lee Eng Teh MCA
Majority 3,941 (48.0%) · vs PAS
P.049 Trengganu Utara
Terengganu · 2 candidates · Turnout 80.6%
Ibrahim Fikri bin Mohamed UMNO
Majority 19,175 (77.0%) · vs NEG
P.050 Trengganu Tengah
Terengganu · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.7%
Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir UMNO
Majority 14,292 (60.1%) · vs NEG
P.051 Trengganu Selatan
Terengganu · 2 candidates · Turnout 82.5%
Wan Yahya bin Wan Mohd UMNO
Majority 13,717 (72.3%) · vs NEG