Members of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–1959)(1955)1st Parliament Members of the Dewan Rakyat(1959)2nd Parliament Members of the Dewan Rakyat(1964) In 1955, a general election was held for the first time. 52 seats were contested, with the majority party earning the right to appoint seven more.Tun Omar Yoke-Lin Ong - The Last Independence Fighter In the election, the Alliance Party contested all 52 seats and won 51, while the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party won the remaining seat. Following the elections, Raja Uda Raja Muhammad was elected as the Speaker of the Council, similar to the present Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.
This is a list of the members of the Federal Legislative Council, elected in 1955.
Composition State# of Seats Seats Seats Seats SeatsSeatsSeats Seats Seats Seats Seats Perlis 1 1 Kedah 6 4 2 Kelantan 5 5 Trengganu 3 3 Penang-Province Wellesley 4 2 2 Perak 10 5 3 1 1 Pahang 3 3 Selangor 7 4 3 Negri Sembilan 3 2 1 Malacca 2 1 1 Johore 8 4 3 1 Seats won 52 34 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Seats contested 129 35 15 2 11 4 30 2 9 3 18
Elected members by state Source: Perlis No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 1 Perlis Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim Alliance (UMNO)
Kedah No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 6 Alor Star Lee Thean Hin Alliance (MCA) Kedah Selatan Lim Teng Kwang Alliance (MCA) Kedah Tengah Khir Johari Alliance (UMNO) Kedah Utara Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin Alliance (UMNO) Kota Star Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid Alliance (UMNO) Sungei Muda Tunku Abdul RahmanSultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah Alliance (UMNO)
Kelantan No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 5 Kelantan Selatan Abdul Khalid Awang Osman Alliance (UMNO) Kelantan Tengah Abdul Hamid Mahmud Alliance (UMNO) Kelantan Timor Nik Hassan Nik Yahya Alliance (UMNO) Kelantan Utara Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim Alliance (UMNO) Pasir Mas Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar Alliance (UMNO)
Trengganu No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 3 Trengganu Selatan Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed Alliance (UMNO) Trengganu Tengah Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir Alliance (UMNO) Trengganu Utara Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed Alliance (UMNO)
Penang-Province Wellesley No. Federal Constituency Member Party Alliance 4 George Town Chee Swee Ee Alliance (MCA) Penang Island S. M. Zainal Abidin Alliance (UMNO) Wellesley North Hashim Awang Alliance (UMNO) Wellesley South Tay Hooi Soo Alliance (MCA)
Perak No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 8 | PMIP 1 | PPP 1 Batang Padang Abdul Hamid Khan Alliance (UMNO) Dindings Meor Ariff Meor Alwi Alliance (UMNO) Ipoh-Menglembu D. R. Seenivasagam PPP Leong Yew Koh Alliance (MCA) Kinta Selatan Too Joon Hing Alliance (MCA) Kinta Utara V. T. Sambanthan Alliance (MIC) Krian Ahmad Tuan HussainPMIP Larut-Matang Cheah Kay Chuan Alliance (MCA) Sungei Perak Hilir Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar Alliance (UMNO) Sungei Perak Ulu Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya Alliance (UMNO) Mohamed Ghazali Jawi Alliance (UMNO) Telok Anson Bahaman Samsudin Alliance (UMNO)
Pahang No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 3 Pahang Timor Abdul Rahman Talib Alliance (UMNO) Semantan Abdul Razak Hussein Alliance (UMNO) Ulu Pahang Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali Alliance (UMNO)
Selangor No. Federal Constituency Member Party Alliance 7 Kuala Lumpur Barat Omar Ong Yoke Lin Alliance (MCA) Kuala Lumpur Timor Cheah Ewe Keat Alliance (MCA) Kuala Selangor Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy Alliance (UMNO) Langat Abu Bakar Baginda Alliance (UMNO) Selangor Barat Aziz Ishak Alliance (UMNO) Selangor Tengah Lee Eng Teh Alliance (MCA) Ulu Selangor Che Halimahton Abdul Majid Alliance (UMNO)
Negri Sembilan No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 3 Negri Sembilan Selatan Abdul Jalil Aminuddin Alliance (UMNO) Negri Sembilan Utara Mohd Idris Matsil Alliance (UMNO) Seremban Lim Kee Siong Alliance (MCA)
Malacca No. Federal Constituency Member Party Alliance 2 Malacca Central Tan Siew Sin Alliance (MCA) Malacca Luar Abdul Ghafar Baba Alliance (UMNO)
Johore No. Federal Constituency Member PartyAlliance 8 Batu Pahat Syed Esa Alwee Alliance (UMNO) S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre Alliance (MIC) Johore Bahru Suleiman Abdul Rahman Alliance (UMNO) Johore Selatan Tan Luang Hong Alliance (MCA) Johore Tengah Teoh Chze Chong Alliance (MCA) Johore Timor Ismail Abdul Rahman Alliance (UMNO) Muar Selatan Tan Suan Kok Alliance (MCA) Muar Utara Hassan Yunus Alliance (UMNO) Segamat Sardon Jubir Alliance (UMNO)
Appointed and nominated members
Member Party (Coalition) Quota: 46 Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (Speaker) D. C. Watherston (Chief Secretary) M. P. Hogan (Attorney-General) C. T. Thomas (Financial Secretary) O. A. Spencer (Minister for Economic Affairs) A. H. P. Humphrey (Secretary for Defence) Henry Lee Hau Shik (Kuala Lumpur Nominated) Alliance (MCA) Poh Choon Beng (Nominated) Alliance (MCA) Leong Hoe Yeng Yong Shook Lin A. C. G. Pienne D. T. Waring A. J. Hunter H. A. Campbell W. G. Scott F. G. Pooley Raja Ahmad Raja Endut Onn Jaafar S. E. Chamier (temporary) S. B. Palmer Chong Khoon Lin (temporary) Lee Tiang Keng Ong Chong Keng Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (temporary) Wan Ahmad Wan Daud Mohamad Noah Omar (temporary) A. E. W. Godesen (temporary) A. Cromarty K. Mohd Ariff C. M. Hashim S. M. Aidid Abdul Rahman Talib (temporary) Abdul Razak Hussein H. H. Facer Geoffrey Michael Knocker (temporary) A. E. S. McIntosh (temporary) D. A. Mackay Jules Martin Foo See Moi Chew Boon Ee
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