# 1957 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1957.

## Mayoral election
### George Town

Date: 2 January 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Candidates | Party | Votes |
| G. H. Goh | Alliance (MCA) | 6 councillors |
| D. S. Ramanathan | Labour | 5 councillors |
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Date: 30 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Candidates | Party | Votes |
| D. S. Ramanathan | Labour | |
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## City council election
### George Town

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 41,799 Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) | Party |
| Labour 4 (8) | Alliance 1 (5) | Independent 0 (2) ||||||| |
| Jelutong | 1. Ooi Thiam Siew | Labour | 2. Abdullah Ariff | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Kelawei | 1. Chang Poh Jung | Labour | 2. Kamaluddin Baboo | Alliance (UMNO) |
| Sungei Pinang | 1. D. S. Ramanathan | Labour | 2. Lim Eng Hooi | Alliance (MCA) |
| Tanjong East | 1. Lee Kok Liang | Labour | S. M. Mohamed Idris Khoo Yat See | Alliance (UMNO) Ind. |
| Tanjong West | 1. Lim Kean Siew | Labour | Lee Woon Mun G. O. Singh | Alliance (MCA) Ind. |
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## Municipal election
### Kuala Lumpur

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
| Labour 1 (?) |||||||||
| Bangsar | 1. V. David | Labour | 1,055 | 213 | 2. Gurdial Singh | Alliance (MIC) | 842 | 26 |
| Imbi | 1. Cheah Theam Siew | | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Petaling | 1. Lim Jew Siang | | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Sentul | 1. Abdullah Yassin | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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### Malacca

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
| Malayan Party 3 (?) | Alliance 2 (?) | Labour 1 (?) ||||||| |
| Bukit China | 1. Paul Anthony Prabalan | Malayan Party | 1,281 | 571 | 2. George Ivan Taye | Alliance (MIC) | 710 |
| Fort | 1. Tan Kee Gak | Malayan Party | 1,226 | 505 | 2. Cheng Chia Hua | Alliance (MCA) | 721 |
| Mata Kuching | 1. Hashim Abdul Ghani 2. Chong Kong Ying 3. Mohamed Abdul Rahman | Malayan Party Labour Alliance (UMNO) | 864 765 758 | 99 | 4. Yusoff Sulong 5. Yong Kong Yim 6. Syed Omar Abdullah Alhabshee | Alliance (UMNO) Labour Alliance (UMNO) | 739 684 681 |
| Tranquerah | 1. Lim Yeow Koon | Alliance (MCA) | 987 | 141 | 2. Yap Eng Tee | Malayan Party | 846 |
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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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### Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Maharani | 1. |
| Parit Stongkat | 1. |
| Sultan Ibrahim | 1. |
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### Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Gunong Soga | 1. 2. |
| Jalan Sultanah | 1. |
| Kampong Petani | 1. |
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### Bukit Mertajam

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 4,468 Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| | 1. |
| | 1. |
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### Butterworth

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: 5,145 Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| | 1. |
| | 1. |
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### Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 2 March 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Green Town | 1. | D. R. Seenivasagam Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani |
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Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
| PPP 2 (2) | NAP 1 (1) | Alliance 1 (9) |||||||| |
| Green Town | 1. D. R. Seenivasagam | PPP | 1,150 | 420 | 2. Yeoh Kian Teik | Alliance (MCA) | 730 | 7 |
| Menglembu | 1. Cheong Pak Keen | NAP | 739 | 237 | 2. Chew Peng Loon | Alliance (MCA) | 502 | |
| Pasir Puteh | 1. Mohamed Yunan Abdullah Sani | Alliance (UMNO) | 738 | 183 | 2. Choy Kok Kuan | PPP | 555 | 12 |
| Silibin | 1. Toh Seang Eng | PPP | 843 | 221 | 2. A. K. Subramaniam | Alliance (MIC) | 622 | 12 |
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### Johore Bahru

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
| Alliance 4 (12) |||||||||
| Ayer Molek | 1. Ahmad Mohamed Shah | Alliance (UMNO) | 339 | 48 | 2. Wan Mohamed Ibrahim | Negara | 291 | 6 |
| Nong Chik | 1. Sanudin Abdul Manas | Alliance (UMNO) | 477 | 73 | 2. Annuar A. Malek | Negara | 404 | 18 |
| Tampoi | 1. Lee Teck Ching | Alliance (MCA) | 281 | 197 | 2. Abdul Raof Aman | Negara | 84 | 17 |
| Tebrau | 1. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad | Alliance (UMNO) | 301 | 60 | 2. Mohamed Abdul Jabar | Negara | 241 | 11 |
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### Kampar

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Central | 1. |
| North | 1. |
| South | 1. |
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### Klang

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

Date: 2 November 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Majority |
| Gunong Lambak | 1. |
| Mengkibol | 1. |
| Mesjid Lama | 1. | Mokhtar Zainuddin Bahari Taib |
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### Kota Bharu

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Kubang Pasu | 1. |
| Kota Lama | 1. |
| Wakaf Pasu | 1. |
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### Kuala Kangsar

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Idris | 1. |
| Kangsar | 1. |
| Kenas | 1. |
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### Kuala Pilah

Date: 1 June 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) | Party |
| Bukit Temensu | 1. Lee Geok Swee 2. Yahaya Ahmad 3. Jayantilal | Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan | Pir Muhammad Mohamad Ali | Labour |
| Kampong Dioh | 1. Victor Ho Hong Yeow 2. Abdul Kadir Abdullah 3. Chan Chun Ying | Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan |
| Pekan Lama | 1. Mansor Abdullah 2. Chong Foo Khin 3. Maarof Ali | Perikatan Perikatan Perikatan |
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### Kuala Trengganu

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Electorate | Turnout |
| Alliance 2 (?) | Independent 1 (?) ||||||||| |
| Bukit Besar | 1. Mohamed Abdullah | Alliance (UMNO) | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Kuala | 1. Toh Kim Chong | Alliance (MCA) | | | Syed Alwi | Ind. | | | |
| Ladang | 1. Mutalib Salleh | Ind. | 268 | 155 | Abdul Rashid Hussein | Alliance (UMNO) | 113 | 3,055 | 16.56% |
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### Kuantan

Date: 2 March 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Central Town | 1. |
| Tanah Puteh | 1. |
| Telok Sisek | 1. |
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### Pasir Mas

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

Date: 20 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Raub Australian Gold Mine | 1. |
| Raub Town | 1. |
| Sempalit | 1. |
| Tanjong Gadong | 1. |
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### Segamat

Date: 2 November 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Buloh Kasap | 1. |
| Gemereh | 1. | Soon Boon Seng Tan Boon Chiong |
| Genuang | 1. |
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### Seremban

Date: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
| Alliance ? (7) | Labour ? (5) ||||||| |
| Lake | 1. |
| Lobak | 1. | Kat Fye Hin S. Amir Singh Gill |
| Rahang | 1. 2. | Benson Lim Heng Kein Govindan Suppiah Lam Teck Choon Robert Singam |
| 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: 7 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes | Spoilt votes |
| Alliance 2 (7) | Labour 2 (2) |||||||| |
| Assam Kumbang | 1. Hwang Yun Chih 2. Mohamed Noor Mohamed | Alliance (MCA) Alliance (UMNO) | 449 400 | 9 | 3. Lim Chye Guan 4. Nor Rashid Ariffin | Labour Labour | 428 378 | 13 |
| Kota | 1. Goh Ah Hin | Labour | 564 | 133 | 2. Ooi Cheng Hoe | Alliance (MCA) | 431 | 13 |
| Klian Pau | 1. Saba Ratnam Sellar | Labour | 716 | 314 | 2. Ng Pi Ca | Alliance (MCA) | 402 | 27 |
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### Tanjong Malim

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Beirop | 1. |
| Idris | 1. |
| Malacca | 1. |
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### Teluk Anson

Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Changkat Jong | 1. |
| Denison Road | 1. |
| Pasir Bedamar | 1. |
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### Temerloh-Mentekab

Date: 19 January 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Mentekab North | 1. 2. 3. |
| Mentekab South | 1. 2. 3. |
| Temerloh North | 1. 2. 3. |
| Temerloh South | 1. 2. 3. |
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Date: 28 December 1957 Electorate: Turnout: :
| Wards | Elected councillor |
| Mentekab North | 1. |
| Mentekab South | 1. |
| Temerloh North | 1. |
| Temerloh South | 1. |
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