1964 Malaysian general election

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1964 Malaysian general election

← 1959 25 April 1964 1969 →
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104 (of the 159) seats to the Dewan Rakyat 53 seats needed for a majority
Registered	2,681,895
Turnout	2,146,608 (78.9%)
First party Second party Third party   SF PAS Leader Tunku Abdul Rahman Tan Chee Khoon Burhanuddin al-Helmy Party Alliance Socialist Front Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party Leader since 23 August 1951 21 March 1964 1956 Leader's seat Kuala Kedah Batu No seat Last election 74 seats, 51.8% 8 seats, 12.9% 13 seats, 21.3% 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 6.7% 3.2% 6.7%   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   UDP PPP Leader Lim Chong Eu D. R. Seenivasagam Lee Kuan Yew Party United Democratic Party People's Progressive Party PAP Leader since 1962 10 April 1953 21 November 1954 Leader's seat Tanjong Ipoh No seat Last election New Party 4 seats, 6.3% New Party Seats won 1 2 1 Seat change 2 Popular vote 88,223 69,898 42,130 Percentage 4.3% 3.4% 2.0%
Prime Minister before election Tunku Abdul Rahman Alliance Prime Minister-designate Tunku Abdul Rahman Alliance

A general election was held on Saturday, 25 April 1964 for members of the 2nd Parliament of Malaysia. 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.^[1] State elections also took place in 282 state constituencies in 11 (out of 14, except Sabah, Sarawak and Singapore) states of Malaysia on the same day, each electing one Member of the Legislative Assembly to the Dewan Undangan Negeri.

The result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 89 of the 104 seats. Voter turnout was 78.9%. The result also contributed towards the eventual expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia. The Singaporean-based People's Action Party decided to run on the mainland, and although it attracted large crowds at its rallies, it won only one seat – that by Devan Nair, who represented the Bungsar constituency (now part of Seputeh and Lembah Pantai constituencies). It is thought by some historians that Finance Minister and 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[]

Dewan Rakyat[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results

Party				Vote		Seats
				Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	1,204,340	58.53	89	85.58	+15
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO		38.1	59	56.73	+7
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA		18.7	27	25.96	+8
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC		1.6	3	2.88	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF	330,898	16.08	2	1.92	-6
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab			2	1.92	-4
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat			0	0.00	-2
		Parti Perhimpunan Kebangsaan	NCP			0	0.00	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	301,187	14.64	9	8.65	-4
	United Democratic Party		UDP	88,223	4.29	1	0.96	New
	People's Progressive Party		PPP	69,898	3.40	2	1.92	-2
	People's Action Party		PAP	42,130	2.05	1	0.96	New
	National Party		Negara	7,319	0.36	0	0.00	-1
	Independents		IND	13,509	0.66	0	0.00	-3
Valid votes				2,057,504
Invalid/blank votes				89,104
Total (turnout: 78.9%)				2,146,608	100.00	104	100.00	0
Did not vote				535,287
Registered voters				2,681,895
Source: Nohlen et al. [1][2][3]

Results by state[]

Johore[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Johore

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	16			16	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	11			11	68.75	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	5			5	31.25	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	16	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Kedah[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kedah

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	12	168,995	68.56	12	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10	139,169	56.46	10	83.33	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	2	29,826	12.10	2	16.67	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	12	61,861	25.10	0	0.00	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF	4	11,794	4.78	0	0.00	0
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab	3	10,012	4.06	0	0.00	0
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	1	1,782	0.72	0	0.00	0
	United Democratic Party		UDP	2	3,849	1.56	0	0.00	New
Valid votes					246,499
Invalid/blank votes					10,973
Total votes (voter turnout: 76.43%)					257,472	100.00	12	100.00	0
Did not vote					79,386
Registered voters					336,858
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Kelantan[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Kelantan

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	10	118,770	56.86	8	80.00	-1
	Alliance Party		Alliance	10	89,710	42.95	2	20.00	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	10	89,710	42.95	2	20.00	+1
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF	1	414	0.20	0	0.00	New
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	1	414	0.20	0	0.00	New
Valid votes					208,894
Invalid/blank votes					8,875
Total votes (voter turnout: 80.14%)					217,769	100.00	10	100.00	0
Did not vote					53,962
Registered voters					271,731
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Malacca[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Malacca

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	4			4	100.00	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	2			2	50.00	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	2			2	50.00	+1
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	4	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Negri Sembilan[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Negri Sembilan

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	6			6	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	3			3	50.00	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	2			2	33.33	0
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC	1			1	16.67	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	6	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Pahang[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Pahang

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	6			6	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	5			5	83.33	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	1			1	16.67	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	6	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Penang[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Penang

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	8	97,204	47.27	6	75.00	+1
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	4	57,615	28.02	4	50.00	+1
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	4	39,589	19.25	2	25.00	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF	8	64,986	31.60	1	12.50	-2
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab	5	42,574	20.70	1	12.50	-2
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	3	22,412	10.90	0	0.00	0
	United Democratic Party		UDP	6	37,151	18.07	1	12.50	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	3	5,527	2.69	0	0.00	0
	People's Action Party		PAP	1	778	0.38	0	0.00	New
Valid votes					205,646
Invalid/blank votes					5,902
Total votes (voter turnout: %)					211,548	100.00	8	100.00	0
Did not vote					41,907
Registered voters					253,455
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Perak[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perak

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	20	222,141	55.57	18	90.00	+3
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	9	99,122	24.79	9	45.00	0
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA	10	113,164	28.31	8	40.00	+3
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC	1	9,855	2.47	1	5.00	0
	United Democratic Party		UDP	9	26,094	6.53	1	0.96	New
	People's Progressive Party		PPP	7	66,330	16.59	2	10.00	-2
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	9	41,941	10.49	0	0.00	0
	Independents		IND	6	10,931	2.73	0	0.00	-1
Valid votes					399,776
Invalid/blank votes					17,344
Total votes (voter turnout: 79.53%)					417,120	100.00	20	100.00	0
Did not vote					107,367
Registered voters					524,487
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Perlis[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Perlis

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	2	23,007	63.25	2	100.00	0
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	2	23,007	63.25	2	100.00	0
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	2	13,369	36.75	0	0.00	0
Valid votes					36,376
Invalid/blank votes					1,564
Total votes (voter turnout: 81.61%)					37,940	100.00	2	100.00	0
Did not vote					8,551
Registered voters					46,491
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Selangor[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Selangor

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	14			12	85.71	+3
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO				6	42.86	+1
		Malaysian Chinese Association	MCA				5	35.71	+2
		Malaysian Indian Congress	MIC				1	7.14	0
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF				1	7.14	-4
		Labour Party of Malaya	Lab				1	7.14	-2
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat				0	0.00	-2
	People's Action Party		PAP				1	7.14	New
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP				0	0.00	0
Valid votes
Invalid/blank votes
Total votes (voter turnout: %)						100.00	14	100.00	0
Did not vote
Registered voters
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

Terrengganu[]

Summary of the 25 April 1964 Malaysian Dewan Rakyat election results in Trengganu

Party				Candidates	Vote		Seats
					Votes	%	Won	%	+/–
	Alliance Party		Alliance	6	60,792	56.52	5	83.33	+4
		United Malays National Organisation	UMNO	6	60,792	56.52	5	83.33	+4
	Pan-Malayan Islamic Party		PMIP	6	34,522	32.10	1	16.67	-3
	National Party		Negara	4	7,319	6.81	0	0.00	-1
	Malayan Peoples' Socialist Front		SF	3	4,919	4.57	0	0.00	0
		Parti Ra'ayat	Ra'ayat	3	4,919	4.57	0	0.00	0
Valid votes					107,552
Invalid/blank votes					4,786
Total votes (voter turnout: 77.36%)					112,338	100.00	6	100.00	0
Did not vote					32,879
Registered voters					145,217
Voting age population (aged 21 years and above)
Source:

State Assemblies[]

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