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Federal Legislative Council 1955 Results — All Seats

Perak — Full results of Federal Legislative Council 1955: 10 seats across 11 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. PERIKATAN won the most seats (9).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats100 unopposed
Total Voters201,364
Turnout83.6%
Valid Votes163,0543.16% rejected
Candidates333.30 per seat
Women winners00 women candidates
Lost deposit15
Marginal seats (<5%)1

Seat Composition — Perak

10
PERIKATAN 9 Independent / no coalition 1

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
PERIKATAN 9 90.0% 70.5%
Independent / no coalition 1 10.0% 29.5%

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.007 KrianPerak · Ahmad bin Tuan Hussein (PAS) 2.22%
  2. 2 P.009 Larut and MatangPerak · Cheah Kay Chuan (MCA) 45.53%
  3. 3 P.013 Telok AnsonPerak · Bahaman bin Samsudin (UMNO) 46.78%
  4. 4 P.011 Sungei Perak UluPerak · Mohamed Ghazali bin Jawi (UMNO) 51.91%
  5. 5 P.012 Sungei Perak HilirPerak · Abdul Aziz bin Mat Jabar (UMNO) 56.29%
  6. 6 P.015 Kinta UtaraPerak · Thirunyana Sambanthan a/l Veerasamy (V. T. Sambanthan) (MIC) 58.90%
  7. 7 P.010 DindingsPerak · Mior Ariff bin Mior Alwi (UMNO) 66.60%
  8. 8 P.014 Ipoh and MenglembuPerak · Leong Yew Koh (MCA) 66.71%
  9. 9 P.016 Kinta SelatanPerak · Too Joon Hing (MCA) 71.00%
  10. 10 P.008 Batang PadangPerak · Abdul Hamid Khan bin Sakhawat Ali Khan (UMNO) 71.29%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.008 Batang PadangPerak · Abdul Hamid Khan bin Sakhawat Ali Khan (UMNO) 71.29%
  2. 2 P.016 Kinta SelatanPerak · Too Joon Hing (MCA) 71.00%
  3. 3 P.014 Ipoh and MenglembuPerak · Leong Yew Koh (MCA) 66.71%
  4. 4 P.010 DindingsPerak · Mior Ariff bin Mior Alwi (UMNO) 66.60%
  5. 5 P.015 Kinta UtaraPerak · Thirunyana Sambanthan a/l Veerasamy (V. T. Sambanthan) (MIC) 58.90%
  6. 6 P.012 Sungei Perak HilirPerak · Abdul Aziz bin Mat Jabar (UMNO) 56.29%
  7. 7 P.011 Sungei Perak UluPerak · Mohamed Ghazali bin Jawi (UMNO) 51.91%
  8. 8 P.013 Telok AnsonPerak · Bahaman bin Samsudin (UMNO) 46.78%
  9. 9 P.009 Larut and MatangPerak · Cheah Kay Chuan (MCA) 45.53%
  10. 10 P.007 KrianPerak · Ahmad bin Tuan Hussein (PAS) 2.22%

Seats 10

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