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1964 Malaysian general election Registered 2,681,895 Turnout 80.03%
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Tunku Abdul Rahman
Tan Chee Khoon
Burhanuddin al-Helmy
Party
Alliance
Socialist Front
PAS
Last election
51.8%, 74 seats
12.9%, 8 seats
21.3%, 13 seats
Seats won
89
2
9
Seat change
15
6
4
Popular vote
1,204,340
330,898
301,187
Percentage
58.5%
16.1%
14.6%
Swing
6.7pp
3.2pp
6.7pp
Fourth party
Fifth party
Sixth party
Leader
Lim Chong Eu
D. R. Seenivasagam
Lee Kuan Yew
Party
UDP
PPP
PAP
Last election
–
6.3%, 4 seats
–
Seats won
1
2
1
Seat change
New
2
New
Popular vote
88,223
69,898
42,130
Percentage
4.3pp
3.4%
2.0%
Swing
New
2.9pp
New
General elections were held in Malaysia on Saturday, 25 April 1964 to elect members of the second parliament. Voting took place in 104 out of 159 parliamentary constituencies of Malaysia, each electing one Member of Parliament to the Dewan Rakyat, the dominant house of Parliament.Dewan Undangan Negeri
.
The result was a victory for the
MCA President
Tan Siew Sin 's appeal to the Chinese to avoid challenging the Malay special rights and risk merger with Indonesia helped the MCA retain its status as the "undisputed leader of the Chinese in the Malayan peninsula". Nevertheless,
UMNO leaders were furious with the PAP.
It was the first parliamentary general election held after the formation of Malaysia in 1963. State elections were not held in Singapore, Sabah and Sarawak . Transitional provisions allowed the state legislatures of the three states to choose their parliamentary representatives until the next election. The three states had been allocated a total of 55 seats in the Malaysian Parliament: 15 seats for Singapore, 16 seats for Sabah and 24 seats for Sarawak. Together, the three states held 34% out the 159 seats in the parliament. This was intended to act as a check to prevent parliament from passing constitutional amendments (which require a two-thirds majority) without the agreement of representatives from the three new states. After Singapore left Malaysia, Sabah and Sarawak were only left with 25% of the seats, as a consequence Sabah and Sarawak were not able to stop the parliament from approving laws that would encroach on the special rights granted to Sabah and Sarawak upon merger to form Malaysia.
Two Alliance candidates were returned unopposed.
Results
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
301,187 14.64 9 0 9 –4 United Democratic Party 88,223 4.29 1 0 1 New People's Progressive Party 69,898 3.40 2 0 2 –2 People's Action Party 42,130 2.05 1 12 13 New Parti Negara 7,319 0.36 0 0 0 –1 United Sabah National Organisation 6 6 New Sarawak Heritage Party 6 6 New United National Kadazan Organisation
5 5 New Sarawak People's Front 5 5 New Sabah Chinese Association 4 4 New Sarawak National Party 4 4 New Sarawak Chinese Association 3 3 New Sarawak United Peoples' Party 3 3 New Parti Negara Sarawak 3 3 New Barisan Sosialis 3 3 New United Pasok Momogun Organisation 1 1 New Independents 13,509 0.66 0 0 0 –3 Total 2,057,504 100.00 104 55 159 +55 Valid votes 2,057,504 95.85 Invalid/blank votes 89,104 4.15 Total votes 2,146,608 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 2,682,416 80.03 Source: Nohlen et al ., Singapore Elections , Singapore Elections
By state
Johore
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
3,673 1.42 0 0 People's Action Party 2,456 0.95 0 New Total 258,462 100.00 16 0 Valid votes 258,462 95.57 Invalid/blank votes 11,981 4.43 Total votes 270,443 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 334,359 80.88
Kedah
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 139,169 56.46 10 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 29,826 12.10 2 0 Total 168,995 68.56 12 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 61,861 25.10 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 10,012 4.06 0 0 Parti Ra'ayat 1,782 0.72 0 0 Total 11,794 4.78 0 0 United Democratic Party 3,849 1.56 0 New Total 246,499 100.00 12 0 Valid votes 246,499 95.74 Invalid/blank votes 10,973 4.26 Total votes 257,472 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 336,858 76.43
Kelantan
Malacca
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 35,541 34.64 2 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 32,357 31.54 2 +1 Total 67,898 66.18 4 +1 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Parti Ra'ayat 16,820 16.39 0 0 Labour Party of Malaya 10,658 10.39 0 0 Total 27,478 26.78 0 0 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 3,759 3.66 0 0 People's Action Party 3,461 3.37 0 New Total 102,596 100.00 4 0 Valid votes 102,596 96.98 Invalid/blank votes 3,192 3.02 Total votes 105,788 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 125,585 84.24
Negri Sembilan
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 41,177 35.45 3 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 19,767 17.02 2 0 Malaysian Indian Congress 7,911 6.81 1 0 Total 68,855 59.27 6 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 19,433 16.73 0 0 Parti Ra'ayat 7,051 6.07 0 0 Total 26,484 22.80 0 0 United Democratic Party 11,487 9.89 0 New People's Action Party 5,410 4.66 0 New People's Progressive Party 1,349 1.16 0 0 Independents 2,578 2.22 0 0 Total 116,163 100.00 6 0 Valid votes 116,163 95.44 Invalid/blank votes 5,548 4.56 Total votes 121,711 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 152,114 80.01
Pahang
Penang
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 57,615 28.02 4 +1 Malaysian Chinese Association 39,589 19.25 2 0 Total 97,204 47.27 6 +1 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 42,574 20.70 1 -2 Parti Ra'ayat 22,412 10.90 0 0 Total 64,986 31.60 1 -2 United Democratic Party 37,151 18.07 1 New Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 5,527 2.69 0 0 People's Action Party 778 0.38 0 New Total 205,646 100.00 8 0 Valid votes 205,646 97.21 Invalid/blank votes 5,902 2.79 Total votes 211,548 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 253,455 83.47
Perak
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party United Malays National Organisation 99,122 24.79 9 0 Malaysian Chinese Association 113,164 28.31 8 +3 Malaysian Indian Congress 9,855 2.47 1 0 Total 222,141 55.57 18 +3 People's Progressive Party 66,330 16.59 2 -2 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 41,941 10.49 0 0 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front 32,339 8.09 0 0 United Democratic Party 26,094 6.53 0 New Independents 10,931 2.73 0 -1 Total 399,776 100.00 20 0 Valid votes 399,776 95.84 Invalid/blank votes 17,344 4.16 Total votes 417,120 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 524,487 79.53
Perlis
Selangor
Party or alliance Votes % Seats +/– Alliance Party Malaysian Chinese Association 68,932 25.44 5 +2 United Malays National Organisation 63,043 23.26 6 +1 Malaysian Indian Congress 14,027 5.18 1 0 Total 146,002 53.88 12 +3 Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front Labour Party of Malaya 54,556 20.13 1 –2 Parti Ra'ayat 16,347 6.03 0 –2 Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan 15,307 5.65 0 0 Total 86,210 31.81 1 –4 People's Action Party 30,025 11.08 1 New Pan-Malayan Islamic Party 6,528 2.41 0 0 People's Progressive Party 2,219 0.82 0 0 Total 270,984 100.00 14 0 Valid votes 270,984 95.23 Invalid/blank votes 13,581 4.77 Total votes 284,565 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 388,211 73.30
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