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1959 Malayan state elections

State assembly elections were held in Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959. The Alliance Party received over 50% of the vote in every state except Kelantan and Trengganu.

Source:

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	94,273	45.08	20	+10
	Malayan Chinese Association	40,727	19.47	7	+2
	Malayan Indian Congress	5,217	2.49	1	0
Total	140,217	67.04	28	+12
	Parti Negara	32,288	15.44	0	New
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	10,492	5.02	3	+3
	Parti Ra'ayat	9,919	4.74	0	New
Total	20,411	9.76	3	+15
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	5,471	2.62	0	0
	Independents	10,755	5.14	1	+1
Total	209,142	100.00	32	+16

209,142	97.50
5,354	2.50
214,496	100.00
282,164	76.02
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

The registered voters above refers to total voters of the contested DUN constituencies. The total electorate of Johore is 219224 voters which includes uncontested DUN of Pontian Kechil

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	103,843	53.32	18	+9
	Malayan Chinese Association	28,522	14.64	5	+2
	Malayan Indian Congress	6,195	3.18	1	New
Total	138,560	71.14	24	+11
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	45,979	23.61	0	0
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	3,233	1.66	0	New
	Parti Ra'ayat	2,813	1.44	0	New
Total	6,046	3.10	0	New
	Parti Negara	3,666	1.88	0	0
	Independents	512	0.26	0	0
Total	194,763	100.00	24	+12

194,763	96.03
8,062	3.97
202,825	100.00
268,025	75.67
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Correction for MCA and UMNO votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	114,858	63.79	28	+28
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	42,156	23.41	1	–14
	Malayan Chinese Association	6,353	3.53	1	0
Total	48,509	26.94	2	New
	Parti Negara	9,371	5.20	0	0
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	3,730	2.07	0	New
	Parti Ra'ayat	341	0.19	0	New
Total	4,071	2.26	0	New
	Independents	3,256	1.81	0	0
Total	180,065	100.00	30	+14

180,065	98.07
3,547	1.93
183,612	100.00
240,552	76.33
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Evidence of association for Parti Rakyat/Labour Party for the candidate of Ulu Kelantan Timor (John William Lind) is limited

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	34,808	48.14	13	+8
	Malayan Chinese Association	13,582	18.79	7	+4
Total	48,390	66.93	20	+12
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	10,464	14.47	0	0
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	4,846	6.70	0	New
	Parti Ra'ayat	3,369	4.66	0	New
Total	8,215	11.36	0	0
	Malayan Party	4,993	6.91	0	New
	Independents	238	0.33	0	0
Total	72,300	100.00	20	+12

72,300	98.22
1,308	1.78
73,608	100.00
93,740	78.52
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	30,006	34.54	11	+2
	Malayan Chinese Association	14,734	16.96	7	+5
	Malayan Indian Congress	3,752	4.32	2	+1
Total	48,492	55.81	20	+8
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	13,121	15.10	3	+3
	Parti Ra'ayat	2,392	2.75	0	New
Total	15,513	17.86	3	+3
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	9,941	11.44	0	0
	Parti Negara	3,438	3.96	0	0
	Independents	9,499	10.93	1	+1
Total	86,883	100.00	24	+12

86,883	97.71
2,033	2.29
88,916	100.00
111,336	79.86
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	39,964	49.53	17	+3
	Malayan Chinese Association	10,006	12.40	6	+4
	Malayan Indian Congress	1,336	1.66	0	0
Total	51,366	63.66	23	+7
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	18,165	22.51	0	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	4,665	5.78	0	New
	Labour Party of Malaya	1,507	1.87	0	New
Total	6,172	7.65	0	0
	Independents	5,049	6.26	1	+1
Total	80,692	100.00	24	+9

80,692	97.63
1,956	2.37
82,648	100.00
105,940	78.01
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Correction was made for UMNO and MCA votes based on Tindak Malaysia's Github

Registered voters shown above refers total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Pahang is 109535 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Bandar Bentong

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	36,109	27.15	10	+3
	Malayan Chinese Association	27,468	20.65	6	+1
	Malayan Indian Congress	4,341	3.26	1	–1
Total	67,918	51.06	17	+3
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Labour Party of Malaya	33,902	25.49	7	+7
	Parti Ra'ayat	5,167	3.88	0	New
Total	39,069	29.37	7	+7
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	10,772	8.10	0	0
	People's Progressive Party	7,612	5.72	0	0
	Parti Negara	1,124	0.85	0	0
	Independents	6,518	4.90	0	0
Total	133,013	100.00	24	+14

133,013	98.09
2,596	1.91
135,609	100.00
182,515	74.30
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Registered voters shown above is total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate for Penang is 188661 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Dhoby Ghaut. Evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Balik Pulau (Th'ng Ang Wah) is limited.

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	95,219	31.39	21	+10
	Malayan Chinese Association	65,160	21.48	9	+3
	Malayan Indian Congress	5,413	1.78	1	-2
Total	165,792	54.65	31	+11
	People's Progressive Party	73,792	24.33	8	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	46,280	15.26	1	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	7,852	2.59	0	0
	Labour Party of Malaya	3,879	1.28	0	New
Total	11,731	3.87	0	0
	Independents	5,753	1.90	0	0
Total	303,348	100.00	40	+19

303,348	97.77
6,918	2.23
310,266	100.00
450,094	68.93
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

The evidence for Labour Party/Parti Rakyat association for DUN candidate of Larut (Haji Harun bin Musa) is limited

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	16,015	52.36	10	+1
	Malayan Chinese Association	3,506	11.46	2	New
Total	19,521	63.82	12	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	9,697	31.70	0	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	393	1.28	0	New
	Independents	978	3.20	0	0
Total	30,589	100.00	12	+3

30,589	97.94
642	2.06
31,231	100.00
38,355	81.43
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)
Tindak Malaysia Github

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	55,217	30.23	14	+6
	Malayan Chinese Association	41,304	22.61	8	+5
	Malayan Indian Congress	8,613	4.72	1	–1
Total	105,134	57.56	23	+10
	Malayan Peoples'Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	16,733	9.16	2	New
	Labour Party of Malaya	15,563	8.52	1	+1
Total	32,296	17.68	3	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	21,273	11.65	0	0
	People's Progressive Party	7,177	3.93	0	0
	Parti Negara	3,742	2.05	0	0
	Malayan Party	2,567	1.41	0	New
	Independents	10,476	5.74	2	+2
Total	182,665	100.00	28	+15

182,665	97.49
4,711	2.51
187,376	100.00
263,510	71.11
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)

Registered voters shown above is the total voters for contested constituencies. Total Electorate of Selangor is 270780 which includes uncontested DUN constituency of Kuala Kubu

Party or alliance	Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	29,125	36.88	13	New
	Alliance Party		United Malays National Organisation	24,657	31.22	5	-10
	Malayan Chinese Association	3,149	3.99	2	New
Total	27,806	35.21	7	-10
	Parti Negara	12,846	16.27	4	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		Parti Ra'ayat	6,404	8.11	0	New
	Independents	2,793	3.54	0	0
Total	78,974	100.00	24	+9

78,974	96.36
2,984	3.64
81,958	100.00
114,904	71.33
Source: Almanak Keputusan Pilihan Raya Umum: Parlimen & Dewan Undangan Negeri (1959-1999)Tindak Malaysia Github

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