1959 Malayan general election
Dewan Rakyat
Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers. Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

1959 Malayan general election

Section Title: Dewan Rakyat
Table Section Text: Contested using kapal layar election symbol on the ballot papers. Contested using kepala lembu, cangkul, pen, rantai election symbol on the ballot papers.

Party	Vote	Seats

Votes	%	Won	%	+/–

Alliance Party	Alliance	800,944	51.77	74	71.15	+23

United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	553,160	35.75	52	50.00	+18

Malayan Chinese Association	MCA	232,073	15.00	19	18.27	+4

Malayan Indian Congress	MIC	15,711	1.02	3	2.88	+1

Pan-Malayan Islamic Party	PMIP	329,070	21.27	13	12.50	+12

Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front	SF	199,688	12.91	8	7.69	New

Labour Party of Malaya	Lab	6	5.77	+6

Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	2	1.92	New

People's Progressive Party	PPP	97,391	6.29	4	3.85	+4

National Party	Negara	32,578	2.11	1	0.96	+1

Malayan Party	MP	13,404	0.87	1	0.96	New

Independents	IND	74,194	4.80	3	2.88	+3

Valid votes	1,547,269

Invalid/blank votes	17,306

Total (turnout: 73.3%)	1,564,575	100.00	104	100.00	+52

Did not vote	613,075

Registered voters	2,177,650

Source: Nohlen et al. [1][2][3] [4]

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