The first general election in the Malayan Federation to the Federal Legislative Council was held on July 27, 1955, in anticipation of independence from Great Britain in 1957. Prior to this election, the Federal Legislative Council was appointed by the British High Commissioner in Malaya. In 1954, the newly formed Malay Indian Congress entered the coalition Alliance Party.
 1959 → | |||
| General Elections in the Malay Federation (1955) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | |||
| July 27th |
As a result of the elections, the Alliance Party won a landslide victory, gaining 71 seats out of 72 seats of the Legislative Council. The only opposition MP was the candidate from the All-Malay Islamist Party, Haji Ahmad Tuan Hussein, who was nicknamed "Mr. Opposition." The turnout was 82.8%.
Abdul Rahman, a member of the Alliance, became the country's Prime Minister. [one]
Results
| The consignment | Vote | % | Places | % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alliance party | 818 013 | 79.6 | 51 | 98.1 |
| Negara National Party | 78 909 | 7.6 | 0 | 0,0 |
| All-Malay Islamist Party | 40 667 | 3.9 | one | 1.9 |
| National Association of Perak | 20,996 | 2.0 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Perak Malay League | 5,433 | 0.5 | 0 | 0,0 |
| People's Progressive Party | 1,081 | 0.1 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Malaya Workers Party | 4,786 | 0.4 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Independent | 31 642 | 3.0 | 0 | 0,0 |
| Invalid / Empty Bulletins | 25,684 | - | - | - |
| Total | 1,027,211 | 100.0 | 52 | 100.0 |
| Source: The Malayan Elections , Francis G. Carnell. [2] | ||||
Notes
- ↑ Gill, Ranjit. Of Political Bondage. - Sterling Corporate Services, 1990. - P. 40. - ISBN 981-00-2136-4 .
- ↑ Carnell, Francis G. The Malayan Elections (Neopr.) // Pacific Affairs . - University of British Columbia , 1955. - December ( t. 28 , No. 4 ). - S. 315 . - ISSN 0030851X .