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1954 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1954.

Municipal election

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George Town

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Radicals 0 (1) | Labour 0 (1)
Jelutong1. Abdullah AriffUMNO-MCA2. N. PatkunamLabour
Kelawei1. G. H. GohUMNO-MCA
Tanjong1. S. M. Mohd. IdrisUMNO-MCA2. M. A. Abdul WahabNegara
Source: [1][2][3]

Kuala Lumpur

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA-MIC 4 (11) | IMP 0 (1)
Bangsar1. K. GurupathamUMNO-MCA-MIC1,2314802. S. C. E. Singam
3. T. R. P. Dawson		Ind.
Ind.		751
66
Imbi1. Chan Chee HongUMNO-MCA-MICUnopposed
Petaling1. Gunn Chit WhaUMNO-MCA-MIC7722. Lawrence HuangLabour
Sentul1. Abdullah YassinUMNO-MCA-MICUnopposed
Source: [1][2][4]

Malacca

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Labour 0 (2)
Bukit China1. Yusoff SulongUMNO-MCA2. N. M. Ghouse
Fort1.UMNO-MCA
Tranquerah1.UMNO-MCALim Soo Siew
Yap Eng Tee
Source: [5][6][1][2]

Town councils election

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Alor Star

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Date: 7 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?) | ?
Kampong1. Mustafa IsmailUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Pekan1. Mak Guan PinUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Seberang1. Ibrahim SallehUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [7][8]

Bandar Maharani, Muar

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?)
Maharani1. Wong Tai LamUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Parit Stongkat1. Abdul Latiff OmarUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Sultan Ibrahim1. Alwi AbdullahUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [9][10]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Gunong Saga1.
Jalan Sultanah1.
Kampong Petani1.
Source: [11][10]

Bukit Mertajam

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Radicals 1 (?) | Independent 1 (?)
1. Tan Cheng BeeRadicals
1. Ooh Chooi ChengInd.
Source: [2]

Butterworth

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Labour 2 (?)
Northern1. B. H. OonLabour2. Che Mariam HarunUMNO-MCA
1.Labour
Source: [2]

Ipoh-Menglembu

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Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 12 (12)
Green Town1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chin Swee Onn
Goh Siew Hock
Lean Chor Kow
D. R. Seenivasagam
Y. C. Kang
C. H. Yin
Menglembu1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chong Hong Chew
Haroun Mohd. Mina
Lee Koon Voon
Mat Aji Jamin
Yap Yin Fah
Yim Kwong Chee
Pasir Puteh1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Chong Wai Weng
Ismail Abdul Majid
Kok Yoon San
Laily Mariam Sulaiman
Mohamed Ali Pitchay
Mohamed Basir Mohd Sharif
Silibin1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		Ahmad Sham Yunus
Foo Foon Chin
Hazara Singh
Subramaniam Nalliah
Too Joon Hing
Woo Ka Lim
C. M. Yusuf
Source: [12][13][14][15][16]

Johore Bahru

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (9)
Ayer Molek1. Ahmad Mohamed ShahUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Nong Chik1. Uda AwangUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Tebrau1. Syed Abdul Rahman AhmadUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [17][10]

Klang

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Klang North1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Klang South1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Cheong Jin Hoe
Lee Eng Teh
Mohamed Yamin Abdul Kadir
Raja Ibrahim Raja Abdul Jalil
A. Sivanathan
Port Swettenham1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Mohd. Salleh Hussain
Muhammed Darus K. Ahmad
Ng Soon Huat
Shamsudin Hamid
Source: [1][2][18][19]

Kluang

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Gunong Lambak1.
Mengkibol1.
Mesjid Lama1.
Source: [20]

Kota Bharu

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Date: 3 July 1954
Electorate: 5,847
Turnout: 24.11%
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Kubang Pasu1. Mohd. Abu Bakar Saman
Kota Lama1. Ibrahim Isa
Wakaf Siku1. Abu Bakar Mohammed
Source: [21]

Kuala Trengganu

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Date:
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Bukit Besar1.
Kuala1.
Ladang1. Abdul Rashid HusseinUMNO
Source: [22]

Kuantan

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Date: 21 July 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Central Town1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		4.Ind.
Tanah Puteh1. Wan Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdullah
2. Yap Kheng Van
3. Aziz Ahmad		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Unopposed
Telok Sisek1. Wong Kuan Tan
2. Ibrahim Daud
3. Mansur Othman		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		Unopposed
Source: [23][24][25]

Pasir Mas

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Date: 3 April 1954
Electorate: 2,312
Turnout: 84.3%
WardsElected councillorElected party
?
Lemal1. Abdul Rahman Osman
2. Yacob Awang
3. Abdullah Ibrahim
Kampong Bahru1. Abdul Rahman Daud
2. Ariffin Sinavarusai
3. Abdullah Awang Bahru
Pengkalan Pasir1. Hassan Ismail
2. Mohamed Harun
3. Che Muda
Source: [26][27]

Pasir Puteh

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Segamat

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Date: 6 November 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
?
Buloh Kasap1.Razali A. Manap
Jaafar A. Hamid
Gemereh1.Henry Lim Meng See
Soon Boon Seng
Genuang1.
Source: [9]

Seremban

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Date: 4 December 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Labour 3 (4) | UMNO-MCA 1 (7) | Independent 0 (1)
Lake1. Wong Nang ChingUMNO-MCA2. Joseph SiowNegara
Lobak1. Kat Fye HinLabour
Rahang1. Robert SingamLabour6002022. Raja Mohamed HanifahUMNO-MCA398
Temiang1. Lam Teck ChoonLabour
Source: [1][2][28][29]

Sungei Patani

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Date: 14 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout: nil
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 3 (?)
Pekan Bahru1. Chin Chin CheangUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Pekan Lama1. Mohd. BabjeeUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Rural1. Osman HusseinUMNO-MCAUnopposed
Source: [7][30]

Taiping

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Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected party
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9)
Assam Kumbang1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Klian Pau1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Kota1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
Source: [15][16]

Teluk Anson

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Date: 15 August 1954
Electorate: 3,814
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyElectorate
UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9)
Changkat Jong1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,573
Denison Road1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,063
Pasir Bedamar1.
2.
3.		UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive
UMNO-MCA-Progressive		1,178
Source: [31][15][16]

Tumpat

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Local councils election

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References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "ALLIANCE WINS MORE SEATS". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "our towns go Alliane—but Labour ins in Seremban". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  3. ↑ "New councillors get to work". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  4. ↑ "He'll be UMNO candidate". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  5. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 5". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  6. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 1". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  7. 1 2 "Days set for nominations". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  8. ↑ "Election off as seats go uncontested". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  9. 1 2 "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 "Alliance wins 2 councils without vote". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  11. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  12. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  13. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  14. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 1". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  15. 1 2 3 "CLEAN SWEEP BY THE ALLIANCE". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  16. 1 2 3 "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  17. ↑ "Page 8 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  18. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  19. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 2". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  20. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  21. ↑ "3 chosen at Kota Bahru". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  22. ↑ "Crowd boos candidate". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  23. ↑ "Alliance men WILL go to polls here". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  24. ↑ "Six win— then join boycott TOWN COUNCIL POLL". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  25. ↑ "Alliance did for all seats". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  26. ↑ "An all-Malay council". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  27. ↑ "Out go ten Kelantan councillors". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  28. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 3". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  29. ↑ "Page 10 Advertisements Column 4". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  30. ↑ "No contest for seats". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  31. ↑ "3,800 WANT TO VOTE IN TELUK ANSON". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  32. ↑ "June election". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  33. ↑ "Councillors re-elected". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
  34. ↑ "Nine elected to council". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 September 2018.
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