1958 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1958.[1][2][3][4][5]

City council election

George Town

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Jelutong	1.
Kelawei	1.
Sungei Pinang	1.
Tanjong East	1.
Tanjong West	1.
Source:

Municipal election

Kuala Lumpur

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Bungsar	1.
Imbi	1.
Petaling	1.
Sentul	1.
Source: [6]

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%
Source: [7][8] [9]

Town councils election

Alor Star

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Kampong	1.
Pekan	1.
Seberang	1.
Source: [10]

Bachok

Date: 10 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	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
Pulau Belongan	1. Ismail Ahmad		Unopposed
Source: [11]

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Date: 12 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Parit Stongkat	1.
Source: [12]

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
Source: [13]

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
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
Source: [14][15][16][17]

Besut

Date: 21 March 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
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
Source: [18]

Bukit Mertajam

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
	1.
	1.
Source:

Butterworth

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
	1.
	1.
Source:

Ipoh-Menglembu

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
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)
Source: [19][20][21][22]

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%
Source: [23][24][25][26] [27]

Kampar

Date: Electorate: Turnout: nil
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance 3 (?)
Central	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
North	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
South	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
Source: [28]

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
Klang South	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
Port Swettenham	1. Abdullah Hassan	Alliance (UMNO)	759	445	2. Lim Sian Loke	Socialist Front	314
Source: [29][30][31]

Kluang

Date: 1 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Gunong Lambak	1. Woo See Tiam		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
Source: [32][33][23]

Kota Bharu

Date: 5 July 1978 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
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
Source: [34][35]

Kuala Kangsar

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

Kuala Pilah

Date: 14 June 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Bukit Temensu	1.
Kampong Dioh	1.
Pekan Lama	1.
Source: [36]

Kuala Trengganu

Date: 17 February 1958 Electorate: 2,855 Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance ?
Kuala	1.				Wan Mohamed Mahmood Mohamed Taib Ismail	Alliance (UMNO) Parti Negara
Source: [37][38]

Date: 1 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	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.
Source: [39][40]

Kuantan

Date: 1 March 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Central Town	1.
Tanah Puteh	1.
Telok Sisek	1.
Source: [41][42]

Mersing

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Mersing Darat	1. 2. 3.
Sebrang Kanan	1. 2. 3.
Sebrang Kiri	1. 2. 3.
Source: [43][44]

Pasir Mas

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

Pasir Puteh

Pontian

Date: 8 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Bakek	1. 2. 3.
Jalan Mesjid	1. 2. 3.
Pantai	1. 2. 3.
Source: [43][44][45]

Raub

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
?
Raub Australian Gold Mine	1.
Raub Town	1.
Sempalit	1.
Tanjong Gadong	1.
Source: [46][47]

Segamat

Date: 1 November 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Buloh Kasap	1.				Elias Abu Bakar K. Ponniah
Gemereh	1.
Genuang	1.
Source: [48][49][50]

Seremban

Date: 6 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Socialist Front 1 (?) | Independent 1 (?) | ?
Lake	1.
Lobak	1. Ong Ah Sai	Ind.
Rahang	1.
Temiang	1.
Source: [49][51]

Sungei Patani

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

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
Source: [13][52][53]

Tanjong Malim

Date: 11 January 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance 9 (9)
Beirop	1. 2. 3.	Alliance Alliance Alliance	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
Malacca	1. 2. 3.	Alliance Alliance Alliance	Unopposed
Source: [54][55]

Date: Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Beirop	1.
Idris	1.
Malacca	1.
Source:

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
Station Road	1. Hor Seng 2. S. Anthony Muthu 3. Ismail Ali	Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MIC) Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Temoh Road	1. Thum Yeng Yong 2. V. Ponnusamy Pillay 3. Tamby Buyong	Alliance (MCA) Alliance (MIC) Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Source: [13][49][56]

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
Source: [57]

Teluk Anson

Date: Electorate: Turnout: nil
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance 3 (?)
Changkat Jong	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
Denison Road	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
Pasir Bedamar	1.	Alliance	Unopposed
Source: [58]

Temerloh-Mentekab

Date: 30 December 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
?
Mentekab North	1.
Mentekab South	1.
Temerloh North	1.				Goh Ann J. P. Zainal Abidin Ali
Temerloh South	1.
Source: [59][60]

Tumpat

Rural district council election

Alor Gajah

Date: 31 May 1958 Electorate: Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Alliance 1 (?)
Lubok China	1. Abdul Ghani Long	Alliance (UMNO)
Source: [61]

Berserah

[62]

Kelantan

[63][64]

Malacca Tengah

Date: 31 May 1958 Electorate: 19,071 Turnout:
Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
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)
Source: [61]

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