Members of the Federal Legislative Council
Federal Legislative Council | (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.[1] 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.
State | # of Seats | UMNO Seats | MCA Seats | MIC Seats | PMIP Seats | Lab Seats |
Negara Seats |
PPP Seats | NAP Seats | PML Seats | IND Seats |
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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 |
This is a list of the members of the Federal Legislative Council, elected in 1955.
State | No. | Parliament Constituency | Member | Coalition (Party) |
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Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (Speaker) | ||||
D. C. Watherston (Chief Secretary) | ||||
J. P. Hogan (Attorney-General) | ||||
C. J. Thomas (Financial Secretary) | ||||
O. A. Spencer (Minister for Economic Affairs) | ||||
A. H. P. Humphrey (Secretary for Defence) | ||||
Kedah | Sungei Muda | Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Henry Lee Hau Shik (Kuala Lumpur Nominated) | Alliance (MCA) | |||
Johore | Johore Timor | Ismail Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Pahang | Semantan | Abdul Razak Hussein | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perak | Ipoh-Menglembu | Leong Yew Koh | Alliance (MCA) | |
Perak | Kinta Utara | V. T. Sambanthan | Alliance (MIC) | |
Johore | Segamat | Sardon Jubir | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Selangor | Kuala Lumpur Barat | Omar Ong Yoke Lin | Alliance (MCA) | |
Perak | Telok Anson | Bahaman Samsudin | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perak | Kinta Selatan | Too Joon Hing | Alliance (MCA) | |
Perak | Sungei Perak Hilir | Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Malacca | Malacca Luar | Abdul Ghafar Baba | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perak | Batang Padang | Abdul Hamid Khan Sakhawat Ali Khan | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Kelantan | Kelantan Tengah | Abdul Hamid Mahmud | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Negri Sembilan | Negri Sembilan Selatan | Abdul Jalil Aminuddin | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Kelantan | Kelantan Selatan | Abdul Khalid Awang Osman | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Pahang | Pahang Timor | Abdul Rahman Talib | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Selangor | Langat | Abu Bakar Baginda | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perak | Krian | Ahmad Tuan Hussain | PMIP | |
Selangor | Selangor Barat | Aziz Ishak | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Selangor | Ulu Selangor | Che Halimahton Abdul Majid | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Selangor | Kuala Lumpur Timor | Cheah Ewe Keat | Alliance (MCA) | |
Perak | Larut-Matang | Cheah Kay Chuan | Alliance (MCA) | |
Penang | George Town | Chee Swee Ee | Alliance (MCA) | |
Trengganu | Trengganu Tengah | Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Province Wellesley | North Wellesley | Hashim Awang | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Johore | Muar Utara | Hassan Yunos | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Trengganu | Trengganu Utara | Ibrahim Fikri Mohammad | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Kedah | Kedah Tengah | Khir Johari | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Selangor | Selangor Tengah | Lee Eng Teh | Alliance (MCA) | |
Kedah | Alor Star | Lee Thean Hin | Alliance (MCA) | |
Negri Sembilan | Seremban | Lim Kee Siong | Alliance (MCA) | |
Kedah | Kedah Selatan | Lim Teng Kwang | Alliance (MCA) | |
Perak | Dindings | Meor Ariff Alwi | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perak | Sungei Perak Ulu | Mohamed Ghazali Jawi | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Pahang | Ulu Pahang | Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Negri Sembilan | Negri Sembilan Utara | Mohd Idris Matsil | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Johore | Batu Pahat | S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre | Alliance (MIC) | |
Kelantan | Kelantan Timor | Nik Hassan Nik Yahya | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Poh Choon Beng (Nominated) | Alliance (MCA) | |||
Selangor | Kuala Selangor | Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Perlis | Perlis | Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Penang | Penang Island | S. M. Zainul Abidin | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Johore | Johore Bahru | Suleiman Abdul Rahman | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Kedah | Kedah Utara | Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Johore | Johore Selatan | L. H. Tan | Alliance (MCA) | |
Malacca | Malacca Central | Tan Siew Sin | Alliance (MCA) | |
Johore | Muar Selatan | Tan Suan Kok | Alliance (MCA) | |
Province Wellesley | South Wellesley | Tay Hooi Su | Alliance (MCA) | |
Kelantan | Pasir Mas | Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Kelantan | Kelantan Utara | Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Johore | Johore Tengah | Teoh Chze Chong | Alliance (MCA) | |
Kedah | Kota Star | Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid | Alliance (UMNO) | |
Trengganu | Trengganu Selatan | Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed | Alliance (UMNO) |
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