1953 Malayan local elections

The local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1953.

Municipal election George Town Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: 26,081 Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate UMNO-Muslim League 3 (4) | Radicals 0 (4) | Labour 0 (1) Jelutong 1. Nyak Hashim Nyak Puteh UMNO-Muslim League 2,178 617 2. N. Patkunam3. Lim Chong Eu4. Charan Singh LabourRadicalsIMP 1,5611,186416 8,762 Kelawei 1. S. M. Hussain UMNO-Muslim League 883 342 2. A. C. Reutens3. D. S. Ramanathan4. Khoo Kay Eong RadicalsLabourIMP 541406255 3,895 Tanjong 1. H. E. Tyebkhan UMNO-Muslim League 3,128 1,602 2. Khoo Soo Jin3. Wong Loh Hun4. Yeoh Cheng Kung IMPRadicalsLabour 1,5261,508494 13,424 Source:

Kuala Lumpur Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: Turnout: 63% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate UMNO-MCA 4 (10) | IMP 0 (1) | Independent 0 (1) Bangsar 1. Abdul Aziz Ishak UMNO-MCA 507 70 2. K. Gurupatham3. A. C. Segaram Ind.IMP 437155 1,348 Imbi 1. Cheah Ewe Keat UMNO-MCA Unopposed Petaling 1. Ong Yoke Lin UMNO-MCA Unopposed Sentul 1. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad UMNO-MCA 873 386 2. Badrillah Abdul Karim Ind. 487 2,517 Source:

Malacca Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes Spoilt vote Turnout UMNO-MCA 2 (4) | Labour 1 (2) | Progressive 0 (3) Bukit China 1. J. L. D'Cruz Labour 1,155 140 2. Yusoff Sulong UMNO-MCA 1,015 2,202 32 63.8% Fort 1. A. W. B. Acton UMNO-MCA Unopposed Tranquerah 1. Abu Bakar Abdul Rahman UMNO-MCA Unopposed Source:

Town councils election Alor Star Date: Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party ? Kampong 1.2.3. Mustafa Ismail UMNO-MCA Pekan 1.2.3. Mak Guan Pin UMNO-MCA Seberang 1.2.3. Ibrahim Salleh Ind.Ind.UMNO-MCA Source:

Bandar Maharani, Muar Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: 4,587Turnout: 73.8% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Total votes UMNO-MCA 3 (?) | ? Maharani 1. Lim Ah Sitt UMNO-MCA 938 650 2. Ja'afar Abdul Rahman Ind. 288 1,256 Parit Stongkat 1. Chan Shi Shi UMNO-MCA 502 112 2. Chua Huck Yew Ind. 390 910 Sultan Ibrahim 1. Hassan Yunus UMNO-MCA 872 534 2. Omar Ahmad Ind. 338 1,220 Source:

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: Turnout: nil Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 2 (?) | Independent 1 (?) | ? Gunong Soga 1. Ami Muhamed Amin UMNO-MCA Unopposed Jalan Sultanah 1. Soo Sze Ying UMNO-MCA Unopposed Kampong Petani 1. Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Ind. Unopposed Source:

Johore Bahru Date: 5 December 1953Electorate: Turnout: nil Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 4 (9) Ayer Molek 1. Wong Sze Ming UMNO-MCA Unopposed Nong Chik 1. Mansoor Bakri2. Abdul Rahim Kimes UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA Unopposed Tebrau 1. Wong Peng Long UMNO-MCA Unopposed Source:

Kluang Date: 7 November 1953Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 9 (9) Gunong Lambak 1. Wee Lee Poh2. Teoh Chze Chong3. Cheong Soo Kheng UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 419411259 8 S. M. PillayTan Kim Seck Ind.Ind. Mengkibol 1. Alwi Jawal2. Lim Chin Khean3. Cheah Chin Khean UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 345337332 8 Foo See JuanWoo See Tiam Ind.Ind. Mesjid Lama 1. Teh Wan Boon2. Md. Zain Mohammed3. Md. Salim Ahmad UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 456385296 71 S. M. PillayTan Kim Seck Ind.Ind. Source:

Kota Bharu Date: 4 July 1953Electorate: Turnout: 78% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes ? Kubang Pasu 1.2.3. Ind.Ind.Chamber-Gabongan Che Mohamad Daud SallehNik Yahya Nik DaudMohamad Abu Bakar SamanNik Ja'afar Nik HassanNik Mahmood Abdul MajidNik Mohamed Abdul RahmanNik Mohamad Nik MahmoodWan Ibrahim Wan MustaphaWan Sulaiman Ibrahim Kota Lama 1.2.3. Chamber-GabonganChamber-GabonganChamber-Gabongan A. NachiappanChe Jaafar AhmadChe Jaafar YusoffChe Mohamed Noor YusofIsmail OmarIbrahim IsaMohamed Noordin Che EmbiNg Yew SengNik Hassan Nik YahyaWan DaudWee Jit SengWong Yew Wye Wakaf Siku 1.2.3. Chamber-GabonganChamber-GabonganInd. Abu Bakar MohamadIbrahim OmarHamid Ya'acobMary KamNik Ahmad MahmoodNik Amin AliQuah Eng ChuanTengku Ismail Source:

Kuala Trengganu Date: 22 February 1953Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes ? Bukit Besar 1. Muda Abdullah2.3. Kuala 1. Gan Chong Bin2.3. Syed Alwee Ahmad AlkaffChe Long AbasMohamed OthmanP. C. Isaacs Ladang 1. Mohamed Chik2.3. Abdul Rashid HusseinChe Puteh ArshadTan Cheng Soon Source:

Segamat Date: 7 November 1953Electorate: 1,210Turnout: 89.3% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes Electorate Turnout UMNO-MCA 9 (9) Buloh Kasap 1. Osman Setot2. Elias Abu Bakar3. Gan Tian Soo UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 252228218 24 4. K. Ponniah5. K. Osman Mohammed Ind.Ind. 169143 431 91.3% Gemereh 1. Kuan Chian Sang2. Pee Kang Hai3. Razali Abdul Manap UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 321312233 9 4. Henry Lim Meng See Ind. 111 506 Genuang 1. Hassan Mohamed2. Chia Chin Koon3. Soon Boon Seng UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA Unopposed 273 nil Source:

Seremban Date: 22 August 1953Electorate: Turnout: 84.62% Wards Elected councillor Elected party Votes Majority Opponent(s) Party Votes UMNO-MCA 10 (10) | Labour 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1) Lake 1. Lee Tee Siong2. Tungku Asiah Tungku Muda Chik3. Wong Nang Ching UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 485405342 80 Kat Pye HinSingamJoseph Siow Loong HinSuppiah Lobak 1. S. Sathappan2. Han Hui Fong3. Jaafar Talib LabourUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 526524443 2 I. M. K. PillayK. RajahTham Tit Ming Rahang 1. Lim Ewe Law2. Stanley Ponniah3. Raja Mohamed Hanifah UMNO-MCAInd.UMNO-MCA 546500379 46 ManniamM. VallipuramYusof Ibrahim Temiang 1. Chin See Yin2. Lim Kee Siong3. Jamaluddin Aji UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA 634559540 75 Lam Teck ChoonB. H. Tan Source:

Sungei Patani Date: Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party ? Pekan Bahru 1.2.3. Chin Chin Cheang UMNO-MCA Pekan Lama 1.2.3. John Karuvilla UMNO-MCA Rural 1.2.3. Osman Hussein UMNO-MCA Source:

Local councils election Guntong Guntong local election was the second election to be held in the Kinta district. Guntong was divided into four wards with an electorate of 4,000.

Kota Tinggi Date: 6 December 1953Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party UMNO-MCA 7 Mohamed AbdullahAbdul Maji AhmedHassan DeriOmar AhmadMahmood HusseinSyed Hussein TahirAhmad Hussein UMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCAUMNO-MCA Source:

Kuala Ketil

Kulai Date: 3 March 1953Electorate: Turnout: Wards Elected councillor Elected party Foo Gee TengChew Fong ChoonHung Chin PohPong Kiat KeeK. V. DevanLaw Ah BakChong Chock LenTan Seong TeokTai NgHew Nai TongHew SoonChear Kok Foo Source:

Trengganu Local council elections for 17 kampongs in five mukims in Trengganu were held in January 1953. The mukims are Pantai, Chalok, Guntong, Tasek and Ulu Situ.

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