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Federal Legislative Council 1955 Results — All Seats

Melaka — Full results of Federal Legislative Council 1955: 2 seats across 11 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. PERIKATAN won the most seats (2).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats20 unopposed
Total Voters59,715
Turnout85.2%
Valid Votes49,9091.92% rejected
Candidates42.00 per seat
Women winners00 women candidates
Lost deposit1
Marginal seats (<5%)0

Seat Composition — Melaka

2
PERIKATAN 2

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
PERIKATAN 2 100.0% 87.9%
Independent / no coalition 0 0.0% 12.1%

Popular vote % is computed from contested seats.

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

Turnout distribution Number of seats by turnout %

Marginal Seats

  1. 1 P.005 Malacca CentralMelaka · Tan Siew Sin (MCA) 68.53%
  2. 2 P.006 Malacca LuarMelaka · Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (UMNO) 80.95%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.006 Malacca LuarMelaka · Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (UMNO) 80.95%
  2. 2 P.005 Malacca CentralMelaka · Tan Siew Sin (MCA) 68.53%

Seats 2

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