# 1956 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1956.

## Municipal election
### George Town

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: 41.14% :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Labour 5 (5) | Independent 3 (3) | Alliance 1 (7) ||||||| |
| Jelutong | 1. Cheah Pee Aik | Ind. | | 682 | 2. S. M. Zainal Abidin | Alliance (UMNO) | |
| Kelawei | 1. A. Raja Gopal | Ind. | 1,112 | 465 | 2. S. M. Hussain | Alliance (UMNO) | 647 |
| Sungei Pinang | 1. 2. 3. |
| Tanjong East | 1. Khoo Yat See | Ind. |
| Tanjong West | 1. 2. 3. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kuala Lumpur

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Bangsar | 1. |
| Imbi | 1. |
| Petaling | 1. |
| Sentul | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Malacca

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 2 (?) | Malayan Party 1 (?) ||||||| |
| Bukit China | 1. J. L. de Cruz | Malayan Party | 1,301 | 161 | 2. Cheng Chia Hua 3. P. K. Nair | Alliance (MCA) Labour | 1,140 35 |
| Fort | 1. Tam Seat Wah | Alliance (MCA) | | | 2. Chin Boon Soon | Malayan Party | |
| Tranquerah | 1. Tamby Abdullah | Alliance (UMNO) | | | 2. Hashim Abdul Ghani | Malayan Party | |
| Source: ||||||||

## Town councils election
### Alor Star

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

### Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 2 (?) ||||||||
| Maharani | 1. Lim Ah Sitt | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Parit Stongkat | 1. Ho Koon Toh | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Sultan Ibrahim | 1. | | | | Mohd. Noor Sulaiman Omar Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) Ind. | |
| Source: ||||||||

### Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Gunong Soga | 1. |
| Jalan Sultanah | 1. |
| Kampong Petani | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Bukit Mertajam

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| | 1. |
| | 1. |
| Source: |||

### Butterworth

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
| Alliance 2 (?) ||||||||
| North | 1. Goh Chin Cheng | Alliance (MCA) |
| South | 1. Abdul Majid Hussain | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Source: ||||||||

### Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 4 (11) | PPP 0 (1) ||||||| |
| Green Town | 1. Kok Ho Teik | Alliance (MCA) | | | 2. Toh Seang Eng | Ind. | |
| Menglembu | 1. Chong Hong Chew | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Pasir Puteh | 1. Yusoff Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Silibin | 1. M. Ramanand | Alliance (MIC) | | | 2. S. Nalliah | PPP | |
| Source: ||||||||

### Johore Bahru

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 6 (12) ||||||||
| Ayer Molek | 1. Wong Sze Ming | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Nong Chik | 1. Che Kalsom Ali | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tampoi | 1. Cheong Chee Kwan 2. Sheikh Abu Bakar Ahmad 3. Ahmad Yunos | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (UMNO) Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tebrau | 1. Wong Peng Long | Alliance (MCA) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kampar

Date: 22 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Central | 1. 2. 3. |
| North | 1. 2. 3. |
| South | 1. 2. 3. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Klang

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Klang North | 1. |
| Klang South | 1. |
| Port Swettenham | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kluang

Date: 5 November 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Gunong Lambak | 1. | Chow Sek Loon Teh Wan Boon Tiah Eng Bee Woo See Tiam |
| Mengkibol | 1. | |
| Mesjid Lama | 1. | Lim Chin Khean Tan Hua Hong |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kota Bharu

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Kubang Pasu | 1. |
| Kota Lama | 1. |
| Wakaf Pasu | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kuala Kangsar

Date: 20 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Idris | 1. 2. 3. |
| Kangsar | 1. 2. 3. |
| Kenas | 1. 2. 3. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kuala Trengganu

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 3 (?) ||||||||
| Bukit Besar | 1. Mansor Mohamed | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Kuala | 1. Gan Chong Bin | Alliance (MCA) | | | 2. Mohamed Taib Ismail | Ind. | |
| Ladang | 1. Muda Abdullah | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Source: ||||||||

### Kuantan

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Central Town | 1. |
| Tanah Puteh | 1. |
| Telok Sisek | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Pasir Mas

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

### Raub

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Raub Australian Gold Mine | 1. |
| Raub Town | 1. |
| Sempalit | 1. |
| Tanjong Gadong | 1. |
| Source: |||

### Segamat

Date: 10 November 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Buloh Kasap | 1. |
| Gemereh | 1. |
| Genuang | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Seremban

Date: 1 December 1956 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Alliance 1 (7) | Labour 1 (5) | ? ||||||| |
| Lake | 1. | |
| Lobak | 1. S. Sappathan | Labour | 671 | 71 | 2. Chong Tin Huat | Alliance (MCA) | 600 |
| Rahang | 1. Choong Yoon Chong | Alliance (MCA) | 529 | 8 | 2. Sulaiman Sair Ali Khan | Labour | 521 |
| Temiang | 1. | | | | Paul Siow Tham Tat Ming | | |
| Source: ||||||||

### Sungei Patani

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

### Taiping

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Alliance 4 (9) ||||||||
| Assam Kumbang | 1. |
| Klian Pau | 1. 2. |
| Kota | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||

### Teluk Anson

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Changkat Jong | 1. |
| Denison Road | 1. |
| Pasir Bedamar | 1. |
| Source: ||||||||