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Malaysia: 1955 General Election

Party	Seats Won	Votes Won	Seats Contested
?PERIKATAN	51/52 (98.1%)	818,013 (81.7%)	52/52 (100.0%)
?PAS	1/52 (1.9%)	40,667 (4.1%)	11/52 (21.2%)
?NEG	0/52 (0.0%)	78,909 (7.9%)	30/52 (57.7%)
?BEBAS	0/52 (0.0%)	31,642 (3.2%)	18/52 (34.6%)
?NAP	0/52 (0.0%)	20,996 (2.1%)	9/52 (17.3%)
?LPM	0/52 (0.0%)	4,786 (0.5%)	4/52 (7.7%)
?PML	0/52 (0.0%)	5,433 (0.5%)	3/52 (5.8%)
?PPP	0/52 (0.0%)	1,081 (0.1%)	2/52 (3.8%)

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P.001 Wellesley North, Pulau Pinang

25 Jul 1955

Hashim bin Awang (PERIKATAN)

Majority

0 (—)

P.002 Wellesley South, Pulau Pinang

25 Jul 1955

Tay Hooi Soo (PERIKATAN)

Majority

12,174 (63.3%)

P.003 George Town, Pulau Pinang

25 Jul 1955

Chee Swee Ee (PERIKATAN)

Majority

4,603 (44.6%)

P.004 Penang Island, Pulau Pinang

25 Jul 1955

Zainul Abidin bin Sultan Mydin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

11,940 (67.1%)

P.005 Malacca Central, Melaka

25 Jul 1955

Tan Siew Sin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

13,910 (68.5%)

P.006 Malacca Luar, Melaka

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Ghafar bin Baba (PERIKATAN)

Majority

23,969 (80.9%)

P.007 Krian, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Ahmad bin Tuan Hussein (PAS)

Majority

450 (2.2%)

P.008 Batang Padang, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Hamid Khan bin Sakhawat Ali Khan (PERIKATAN)

Majority

7,952 (71.3%)

P.009 Larut and Matang, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Cheah Kay Chuan (PERIKATAN)

Majority

10,954 (45.5%)

P.010 Dindings, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Mior Ariff bin Mior Alwi (PERIKATAN)

Majority

8,882 (66.6%)

P.011 Sungei Perak Ulu, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Mohamed Ghazali bin Jawi (PERIKATAN)

Majority

12,186 (51.9%)

P.012 Sungei Perak Hilir, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Aziz bin Mat Jabar (PERIKATAN)

Majority

12,689 (56.3%)

P.013 Telok Anson, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Bahaman bin Samsudin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

6,702 (46.8%)

P.014 Ipoh and Menglembu, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Leong Yew Koh (PERIKATAN)

Majority

6,438 (66.7%)

P.015 Kinta Utara, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Thirunyana Sambanthan a/l Veerasamy (V. T. Sambanthan) (PERIKATAN)

Majority

6,068 (58.9%)

P.016 Kinta Selatan, Perak

25 Jul 1955

Too Joon Hing (PERIKATAN)

Majority

9,922 (71.0%)

P.017 Kuala Lumpur Barat, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Ong Yoke Lin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

3,296 (46.7%)

P.018 Kuala Lumpur Timor, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Cheah Ewe Keat (PERIKATAN)

Majority

4,359 (42.6%)

P.019 Ulu Selangor, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Halimahton binti Abdul Majid (PERIKATAN)

Majority

4,270 (64.8%)

P.020 Kuala Selangor, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Raja Rastam Shahrome bin Raja Said Tauphy (PERIKATAN)

Majority

7,079 (40.7%)

P.021 Langat, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Abu Bakar bin Baginda (PERIKATAN)

Majority

4,922 (53.4%)

P.022 Selangor Barat, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Aziz bin Ishak (PERIKATAN)

Majority

5,621 (47.6%)

P.023 Selangor Tengah, Selangor

25 Jul 1955

Lee Eng Teh (PERIKATAN)

Majority

3,941 (48.0%)

P.024 Negri Sembilan Utara, Negeri Sembilan

25 Jul 1955

Mohd Idris bin Mat Sil (PERIKATAN)

Majority

19,583 (84.3%)

P.025 Negri Sembilan Selatan, Negeri Sembilan

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Jalil bin Aminudin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

8,509 (54.2%)

P.026 Seremban, Negeri Sembilan

25 Jul 1955

Lim Kee Siong (PERIKATAN)

Majority

6,096 (56.9%)

P.027 Ulu Pahang, Pahang

25 Jul 1955

Mohamed Sulong bin Mohamed Ali (PERIKATAN)

Majority

14,165 (78.8%)

P.028 Semantan, Pahang

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Razak bin Hussein (PERIKATAN)

Majority

12,095 (75.2%)

P.029 Pahang Timor, Pahang

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Rahman bin Talib (PERIKATAN)

Majority

15,429 (85.3%)

P.030 Johore Timor, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Ismail bin Abdul Rahman (PERIKATAN)

Majority

10,450 (91.6%)

P.031 Johore Bahru, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Suleiman bin Abdul Rahman (PERIKATAN)

Majority

5,943 (51.5%)

P.032 Johore Selatan, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Tan Luan Hong (PERIKATAN)

Majority

19,263 (80.6%)

P.033 Johore Tengah, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Teo Chze Chong (PERIKATAN)

Majority

6,032 (73.8%)

P.034 Batu Pahat, Johor

25 Jul 1955

S. Chelvasingam Macintyre (PERIKATAN)

Majority

16,251 (74.9%)

P.035 Muar Selatan, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Tan Suan Kok (PERIKATAN)

Majority

19,472 (70.3%)

P.036 Muar Utara, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Hassan bin Yunus (PERIKATAN)

Majority

16,179 (69.1%)

P.037 Segamat, Johor

25 Jul 1955

Sardon bin Jubir (PERIKATAN)

Majority

8,625 (63.8%)

P.038 Alor Star, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Lee Thean Hin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

26,113 (88.0%)

P.039 Kota Star, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Tunku Kassim Ibni Almarhom Sultan Abdul Hamid (PERIKATAN)

Majority

25,189 (85.3%)

P.040 Kedah Utara, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Syed Ahmad bin Syed Mahmud Shahabudin (PERIKATAN)

Majority

23,966 (84.3%)

P.041 Kedah Tengah, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Mohamed Khir bin Johari (PERIKATAN)

Majority

29,646 (91.2%)

P.042 Sungei Muda, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (PERIKATAN)

Majority

20,987 (89.4%)

P.043 Kedah Selatan, Kedah

25 Jul 1955

Lim Teng Kwang (PERIKATAN)

Majority

19,487 (86.2%)

P.044 Kelantan Selatan, Kelantan

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Khalid bin Awang Osman (PERIKATAN)

Majority

14,571 (44.8%)

P.045 Kelantan Timor, Kelantan

25 Jul 1955

Nik Hassan bin Nik Yahya (PERIKATAN)

Majority

26,935 (70.6%)

P.046 Pasir Mas, Kelantan

25 Jul 1955

Tengku Ahmad bin Tengku Abdul Ghaffar (PERIKATAN)

Majority

13,456 (47.3%)

P.047 Kelantan Utara, Kelantan

25 Jul 1955

Tengku Indra Petra bin Sultan Ibrahim (PERIKATAN)

Majority

22,133 (63.7%)

P.048 Kelantan Tengah, Kelantan

25 Jul 1955

Abdul Hamid bin Mahmud (PERIKATAN)

Majority

25,452 (76.5%)

P.049 Trengganu Utara, Terengganu

25 Jul 1955

Ibrahim Fikri bin Mohamed (PERIKATAN)

Majority

19,175 (77.0%)

P.050 Trengganu Tengah, Terengganu

25 Jul 1955

Engku Muhsein bin Abdul Kadir (PERIKATAN)

Majority

14,292 (60.1%)

P.051 Trengganu Selatan, Terengganu

25 Jul 1955

Wan Yahya bin Wan Mohd (PERIKATAN)

Majority

13,717 (72.3%)

P.052 Perlis, Perlis

25 Jul 1955

Sheikh Ahmad bin Mohd. Hashim (PERIKATAN)

Majority

8,955 (33.7%)

GE-0025 Jul 1955

P.001 Wellesley North, Pulau Pinang

Summary Statistics

Aggregate statistics by seat

Constituency	State
Malaysia		129	1,268,248	1,027,150	81.0	—	—	25,623	2.5
P.001 Wellesley North	P. Pinang	1	28,190	0	—	0	—	0	—
P.002 Wellesley South	P. Pinang	2	24,320	19,460	80.0	12,174	63.3	240	1.2
P.003 George Town	P. Pinang	3	19,935	10,495	52.6	4,603	44.6	163	1.6
P.004 Penang Island	P. Pinang	2	27,281	18,136	66.5	11,940	67.1	346	1.9
P.005 Malacca Central	Melaka	2	25,511	20,727	81.2	13,910	68.5	429	2.1
P.006 Malacca Luar	Melaka	2	34,204	30,158	88.2	23,969	80.9	547	1.8
P.007 Krian	Perak	3	27,239	21,306	78.2	450	2.2	1,071	5.0
P.008 Batang Padang	Perak	3	13,677	11,366	83.1	7,952	71.3	212	1.9
P.009 Larut and Matang	Perak	4	30,454	24,891	81.7	10,954	45.5	833	3.3
P.010 Dindings	Perak	3	16,512	13,663	82.7	8,882	66.6	326	2.4
P.011 Sungei Perak Ulu	Perak	3	28,206	23,924	84.8	12,186	51.9	449	1.9
P.012 Sungei Perak Hilir	Perak	3	25,677	22,904	89.2	12,689	56.3	363	1.6
P.013 Telok Anson	Perak	2	18,131	14,881	82.1	6,702	46.8	555	3.7
P.014 Ipoh and Menglembu	Perak	4	12,948	10,720	82.8	6,438	66.7	1,069	10.0
P.015 Kinta Utara	Perak	4	12,304	10,563	85.9	6,068	58.9	260	2.5
P.016 Kinta Selatan	Perak	4	16,216	14,158	87.3	9,922	71.0	184	1.3
P.017 Kuala Lumpur Barat	Selangor	3	8,862	7,101	80.1	3,296	46.7	45	0.6
P.018 Kuala Lumpur Timor	Selangor	3	13,184	10,387	78.8	4,359	42.6	163	1.6
P.019 Ulu Selangor	Selangor	2	7,835	6,721	85.8	4,270	64.8	131	1.9
P.020 Kuala Selangor	Selangor	3	21,410	17,816	83.2	7,079	40.7	425	2.4
P.021 Langat	Selangor	2	10,834	9,471	87.4	4,922	53.4	255	2.7
P.022 Selangor Barat	Selangor	2	13,847	12,043	87.0	5,621	47.6	238	2.0
P.023 Selangor Tengah	Selangor	3	9,465	8,374	88.5	3,941	48.0	172	2.1
P.024 Negri Sembilan Utara	N9	3	26,502	23,668	89.3	19,583	84.3	435	1.8
P.025 Negri Sembilan Selatan	N9	2	18,651	16,015	85.9	8,509	54.2	326	2.0
P.026 Seremban	N9	2	12,979	10,850	83.6	6,096	56.9	142	1.3
P.027 Ulu Pahang	Pahang	2	22,812	18,437	80.8	14,165	78.8	452	2.5
P.028 Semantan	Pahang	2	19,849	16,373	82.5	12,095	75.2	280	1.7
P.029 Pahang Timor	Pahang	2	22,291	18,536	83.2	15,429	85.3	439	2.4
P.030 Johore Timor	Johor	3	14,155	11,729	82.9	10,450	91.6	326	2.8
P.031 Johore Bahru	Johor	2	15,042	11,675	77.6	5,943	51.5	128	1.1
P.032 Johore Selatan	Johor	2	29,090	24,372	83.8	19,263	80.6	473	1.9
P.033 Johore Tengah	Johor	2	11,737	8,419	71.7	6,032	73.8	251	3.0
P.034 Batu Pahat	Johor	2	27,323	21,978	80.4	16,251	74.9	293	1.3
P.035 Muar Selatan	Johor	2	34,321	28,013	81.6	19,472	70.3	325	1.2
P.036 Muar Utara	Johor	2	29,272	24,029	82.1	16,179	69.1	604	2.5
P.037 Segamat	Johor	2	17,482	13,919	79.6	8,625	63.8	400	2.9
P.038 Alor Star	Kedah	2	35,261	30,162	85.5	26,113	88.0	481	1.6
P.039 Kota Star	Kedah	2	34,043	30,149	88.6	25,189	85.3	624	2.1
P.040 Kedah Utara	Kedah	3	33,966	29,144	85.8	23,966	84.3	713	2.4
P.041 Kedah Tengah	Kedah	2	37,176	33,050	88.9	29,646	91.2	542	1.6
P.042 Sungei Muda	Kedah	2	27,426	23,924	87.2	20,987	89.4	459	1.9
P.043 Kedah Selatan	Kedah	2	25,917	22,995	88.7	19,487	86.2	382	1.7
P.044 Kelantan Selatan	Kelantan	3	39,084	33,657	86.1	14,571	44.8	1,136	3.4
P.045 Kelantan Timor	Kelantan	4	46,221	39,159	84.7	26,935	70.6	1,011	2.6
P.046 Pasir Mas	Kelantan	2	34,779	29,449	84.7	13,456	47.3	979	3.3
P.047 Kelantan Utara	Kelantan	2	42,510	36,060	84.8	22,133	63.7	1,337	3.7
P.048 Kelantan Tengah	Kelantan	4	43,149	34,270	79.4	25,452	76.5	1,003	2.9
P.049 Trengganu Utara	Terengganu	2	32,482	26,166	80.6	19,175	77.0	1,259	4.8
P.050 Trengganu Tengah	Terengganu	2	33,719	24,851	73.7	14,292	60.1	1,067	4.3
P.051 Trengganu Selatan	Terengganu	2	23,831	19,663	82.5	13,717	72.3	690	3.5
P.052 Perlis	Perlis	2	30,936	27,173	87.8	8,955	33.7	590	2.2