# 1958 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1958.

## City council election
### George Town

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Jelutong | 1. |
| Kelawei | 1. |
| Sungei Pinang | 1. |
| Tanjong East | 1. |
| Tanjong West | 1. |
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## Municipal election
### Kuala Lumpur

Date: 21 December 1958 Electorate: 23,236 Turnout: 51.6% :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Turnout |
| Alliance 3 | Socialist Front 1 | PPP 0 |||||||| |
| Bangsar | 1. S. S. Nayagam | Socialist Front (Labour Party) | 1,498 | 149 | 2. K. Gurupatham | Alliance (MIC) | 1,349 | 53.85% |
| Imbi | 1. Law Joo Kooi | Alliance (MCA) | 1,244 | 502 | 2. Lum Kin Tuck 3. Americk Singh | PPR Socialist Front | 742 482 | 48.56% |
| Petaling | 1. Chan Keong Hon | Alliance (MCA) | 1,597 | 502 | 2. Chew Choo Soot 3. Gun Yong Ming | PPR Socialist Front | 1,095 1,055 | 58.59% |
| Sentul | 1. Che Enchom binti Zainuddin | Alliance (UMNO) | 1,652 | 583 | 2. Ahmad Daud | Socialist Front | 1,069 | 43.47% |
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### Malacca

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Turnout |
| Alliance 3 (6) | Malayan Party 1 (5) | Socialist Front 0 (1) |||||||| |
| Bukit China | 1. M. N. Dutt | Malayan Party | 1,378 | 223 | 2. G. Mariappan | Alliance (MIC) | 1,155 | 68% |
| Fort | 1. Ng Chong Chee | Alliance (MCA) | 1,387 | 58 | 2. Chan Choo Tiong | Malayan Party | 1,329 | 58% |
| Mata Kuching | 1. Mohamed Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | 1,059 | 486 | 2. Hasnul Abdul Hadi 3. Said Bachee | Socialist Front Malayan Party | 573 413 | 69.63% |
| Tranquerah | 1. Lim Cheng Hoon | Alliance (MCA) | 1,182 | 147 | 2. Norma Grace Koch | Malayan Party | 1,035 | 71.75% |
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## Town councils election
### Alor Star

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Kampong | 1. |
| Pekan | 1. |
| Seberang | 1. |
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### Bachok

Date: 10 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Kuala Bachok | 1. | | | Mohamed Amin Yaacob Abdul Rahman Mamat Hassan Osman | Ind. Ind. Ind. | |
| Nipah | 1. Ismail Yusoff | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Pulau Belongan | 1. Ismail Ahmad | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 12 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Parit Stongkat | 1. |
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Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 6 (?) ||||||||
| Maharani | 1. Lin Chan Chor | Alliance (MCA) | 1,210 | 591 | 2. Chua Ang Teck | Socialist Front | 619 |
| Parit Stongkat | 1. A. Latiff Omar | Alliance (UMNO) | 1,042 | 330 | 2. Jailani A. Rahman | Socialist Front | 712 |
| Sultan Ibrahim | 1. Anhari Abdullah | Alliance (UMNO) | 1,020 | 529 | 2. Ismail Mohamed Salleh | Ind. | 491 |
| Temmenggong Ahmad | 1. Mohamed Don Hannanudin 2. Sulaiman Ninam Shah 3. Khanif Da'adu | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) | 962 941 921 | 21 | 4. Mohamed Jonit 5. Mohamed Don Mohamed Noh 5. Yahya Shah D. Nuscan | Parti Negara Parti Negara Parti Negara | 752 748 748 |
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### Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 7 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Gunong Soga | 1. Mohamed Noh Juma'at | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Jalan Sultanah | 1. Abdul Rahman Mustaffa | Alliance (UMNO) | 2,147 | 1,452 | Tsang Mee Hong | Ind. | 695 |
| Kampong Petani | 1. Kang Kok Seng | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Besut

Date: 21 March 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) | Party |
| Jerteh | 1. 2. 3. | Abdul Wahid Mohamed Jadir Mohd. Shah Teo Aik Ann Wan Mustaffa Wan Yusoff | Ind. Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (MCA) Alliance (UMNO) |
| Kampong Raja | 1. 2. 3. | Ismail Yusof Mohamed Sauzi Hussein Wan Isahak Ali Wan Ismail Ali | Alliance (UMNO) Ind. Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) |
| Kuala Besut | 1. 2. 3. | Hashim Hassan Ibrahim Ahmad Mohd. Amin Jusho Mohd. Nor Ismail Wan Ali Jusoh Yusoff Abas | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) Partai Ra'ayat Partai Ra'ayat Partai Ra'ayat |
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### Bukit Mertajam

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| | 1. |
| | 1. |
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### Butterworth

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| | 1. |
| | 1. |
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### Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) | Party |
| PPP 4 (6) | Alliance 0 (5) | NAP 0 (1) ||||||| |
| Green Town | 1. Khong Kok Yat | PPP | Chan Kok Keong Leong Ah Kow | Alliance (MCA) NAP |
| Menglembu | 1. Choy Kok Kuan | PPP | Lean Chor Kow Lee Koon Voon | NAP Alliance (MCA) |
| Pasir Puteh | 1. C.. H. Yin | PPP | Laily Mariam Sulaiman Mohamed Yusoff Abdul Samad | Alliance (MCA) NAP |
| Silibin | 1. Hor Hock Lung | PPP | Ng Ah Leng S. Nalliah Too Joon Ting | NAP Ind. Alliance (MCA) |
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### Johore Bahru

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: 12,889 Turnout: 64% :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Turnout |
| Alliance 2 (10) | Socialist Front 1 (1) | Parti Negara 1 (1) |||||||| |
| Ayer Molek | 1. Lee Chin Ngiah | Alliance (MCA) | 1,148 | 130 | 2. Chu Choon Yong 3. Wan Mohamed Ibrahim | Labour Parti Negara | 1,018 861 | 67.27% |
| Nong Chik | 1. Anwar Abdul Malek | Parti Negara | 881 | 66 | 2. Abdullah Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | 815 | 62% |
| Tampoi | 1. Abu Bakar Mohamed Salleh | Socialist Front | 779 | 41 | 2. Harun Hassan | Alliance (UMNO) | 738 | 73.45% |
| Tebrau | 1. Ghani Busu | Alliance (UMNO) | 989 | 51 | 2. Zainal Abidin Mohamed | Parti Negara | 938 | 57.2% |
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### Kampar

Date: Electorate: Turnout: nil :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Central | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| North | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| South | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Klang

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Klang North | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Klang South | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Port Swettenham | 1. Abdullah Hassan | Alliance (UMNO) | 759 | 445 | 2. Lim Sian Loke | Socialist Front | 314 |
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### Kluang

Date: 1 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Gunong Lambak | 1. Woo See Tiam | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Mengkibol | 1. | | | Chiam Teck Kwee Hussin Omar Foo Kay Han Awang Noh | | |
| Mesjid Lama | 1. 2. | | | Md. Zain Mohamed Lee Ah Leng Ismail Kassim Mohamed A. Manan Mohd Shariff Hussein @ Yasin Mohd Fadhir @ C. P. Ditmarsch | | |
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### Kota Bharu

Date: 5 July 1978 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Kubang Pasu | 1. | Mohd. Daud Salleh Nik Ismail Nik Hussin |
| Kota Lama | 1. | Hassan Ya'acob Wan Hassan Wan Abdullah |
| Wakaf Pasu | 1. | Abdul Hamid Mohamed Abdul Hamid Ya'acob |
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### Kuala Kangsar

Date: Electorate: Turnout: nil :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Idris | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Kangsar | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Kenas | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Kuala Pilah

Date: 14 June 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Bukit Temensu | 1. |
| Kampong Dioh | 1. |
| Pekan Lama | 1. |
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### Kuala Trengganu

Date: 17 February 1958 Electorate: 2,855 Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) | Party |
| Alliance ? |||||||||
| Kuala | 1. | Wan Mohamed Mahmood Mohamed Taib Ismail | Alliance (UMNO) Parti Negara |
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Date: 1 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) | Party | Electorate |
| Alliance ? |||||||||
| Bukit Besar | 1. | Syed Hassan Al-Hadi Syed Sagoff Zahid Safian Tawaf | Alliance (UMNO) Parti Negara | |
| Kuala | 1. | Mohamed Osman Mohamed Taib Ismail | Alliance (UMNO) Parti Negara | 2,855 |
| Ladang | 1. | Wan Embong Wan Long Mohamed Ali Awang Omar Puteh Arshad | Alliance (UMNO) Parti Negara Ind. | |
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### Kuantan

Date: 1 March 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Central Town | 1. |
| Tanah Puteh | 1. |
| Telok Sisek | 1. |
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### Mersing

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Mersing Darat | 1. 2. 3. |
| Sebrang Kanan | 1. 2. 3. |
| Sebrang Kiri | 1. 2. 3. |
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### Pasir Mas

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Lemal | 1. |
| Kampong Bahru | 1. |
| Pengkalan Pasir | 1. |
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### Pontian

Date: 8 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Bakek | 1. 2. 3. |
| Jalan Mesjid | 1. 2. 3. |
| Pantai | 1. 2. 3. |
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### Raub

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Raub Australian Gold Mine | 1. |
| Raub Town | 1. |
| Sempalit | 1. |
| Tanjong Gadong | 1. |
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### Segamat

Date: 1 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Buloh Kasap | 1. | Elias Abu Bakar K. Ponniah |
| Gemereh | 1. |
| Genuang | 1. |
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### Seremban

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
| Socialist Front 1 (?) | Independent 1 (?) | ? ||||||| |
| Lake | 1. |
| Lobak | 1. Ong Ah Sai | Ind. |
| Rahang | 1. |
| Temiang | 1. |
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### Sungei Patani

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Pekan Bahru | 1. |
| Pekan Lama | 1. |
| Rural | 1. |
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### Taiping

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance-NAP 6 (?) ||||||||
| Assam Kumbang | 1. Raja Ba'ayah Raja Ya'acob | Alliance-NAP | 425 | 129 | 2. Pho Kim Chiang 3. Mohamed Tahir Abdul Rauf | Labour Ind. | 296 170 |
| Klian Pau | 1. Mohamed Ismail Abdullah | Alliance-NAP | 612 | 277 | 2. N. M. Krishnan | Labour | 335 |
| Town | 1. Edward Ferdinand Pasqual | Alliance-NAP | 678 | 254 | 2. Ng Guan Leng | Labour | 424 |
| Tupai | 1. Kee Cheng Hoe 2. Rustim Manecksha 3. Ng Say Choon | Alliance-NAP Alliance-NAP Alliance-NAP | 631 589 563 | 42 | 4. Ng Lai Hua 5. Richard Ho 6. Thuraiappa Markandu | Labour Labour Labour | 438 435 423 |
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### Tanjong Malim

Date: 11 January 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 9 (9) ||||||||
| Beirop | 1. Lee Seck Fun 2. Surjan Singh 3. Sulaiman Hj. Annuar | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MIC) Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Idris | 1. Abdul Majid Ariffin 2. Yang Abdul Rashid Abdul Wahab 3. Eva Jenny Mangalamoni Jothi | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (MIC) | | | 4. Tan Boon Jin | Independent | |
| Malacca | 1. Mohamed Shariff Sujad 2. Tan Chong Hong 3. Chin Leng | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Beirop | 1. |
| Idris | 1. |
| Malacca | 1. |
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### Tapah

Date: 11 January 1958 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 9 (9) ||||||||
| Kampong Datoh | 1. Ng Eng Hoe 2. Anwar Abu Bakar 3. Harun Mat Daai | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Station Road | 1. Hor Seng 2. S. Anthony Muthu 3. Ismail Ali | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MIC) Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Temoh Road | 1. Thum Yeng Yong 2. V. Ponnusamy Pillay 3. Tamby Buyong | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MIC) Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (9) ||||||||
| Kampong Datoh | 1. Ng Eng Hoe | Alliance (MCA) | 260 | 171 | 2. Zan Abu Kassim Mohd. Hashim | PMIP | 89 |
| Station Road | 1. Hor Seng | Alliance (MCA) | 353 | 301 | 2. Tan Guan Seng | PPP | 52 |
| Temoh Road | 1. V. Ponnusamy Pillai | Alliance (MIC) | 276 | 192 | 2. J. U. D. Moses | PPP | 84 |
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### Teluk Anson

Date: Electorate: Turnout: nil :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Changkat Jong | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Denison Road | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Pasir Bedamar | 1. | Alliance | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Temerloh-Mentekab

Date: 30 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Mentekab North | 1. |
| Mentekab South | 1. |
| Temerloh North | 1. | Goh Ann J. P. Zainal Abidin Ali |
| Temerloh South | 1. |
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### Tumpat
## Rural district council election
### Alor Gajah

Date: 31 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
| Alliance 1 (?) ||||||||
| Lubok China | 1. Abdul Ghani Long | Alliance (UMNO) |
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### Malacca Tengah

Date: 31 May 1958 Electorate: 19,071 Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
| Alliance 6 (?) ||||||||
| Ayer Molek | 1. Omar Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Bukit Bahru | 1. Zainal Nordin | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Klebang Kechil | 1. Omar Ahmad 2. Teh Boon Seng | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (MCA) |
| Tanjong Kling | 1. Abdul Rahman Mahyiddin 2. Yahaya Salim | Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) |
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