Members of the Dewan Rakyat, 1st Malayan Parliament

1st Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
1st Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
Overview
Legislative body	Parliament of the Federation of Malaya
Jurisdiction	Federation of Malaya; (later Malaysia)
Meeting place
Term	11 September 1959 – 1 March 1964
Election	1959 general election
Government	Second Rahman cabinet
Website	www.parlimen.gov.my
Dewan Rakyat
Members	104 (until 2 November 1963); 159
Speaker	Mohamad Noah Omar
Secretary
Prime Minister	Tunku Abdul Rahman
Leader of the Opposition	Burhanuddin al-Helmy
Party control	Alliance
Sovereign
Yang di-Pertuan Agong	Tuanku Abdul Rahman (until 1 April 1960); Tuanku Hisamuddin Alam Shah (until 1 September 1960); Tuanku Syed Putra
Sessions
1st
1st	11 September 1959 – 24 February 1960
2nd	19 April 1960 – 11 February 1961
3rd	19 April 1961 – 31 January 1962
4th	25 April 1962 – 13 March 1963
5th	22 May 1963 – 11 January 1964

This is a list of the members of the Dewan Rakyat (House of Representatives) of the First Parliament of the Federation of Malaya (known as the Parliament of Malaysia after 2 November 1963), elected in 1959.^[1]

Composition[]

State	# of Seats	UMNO Seats	MCA Seats	MIC Seats	PMIP Seats	PPP Seats	Lab Seats	Ra'ayat Seats	Negara Seats	MP Seats	IND Seats
Perlis	2	2
Kedah	12	10	2
Kelantan	10	1			9
Trengganu	6	1			4				1
Penang	8	3	2				3
Perak	20	9	5	1		4					1
Pahang	6	5	1
Selangor	14	5	3	1			3	2
Negri Sembilan	6	3		1							2
Malacca	4	2	1							1
Johore	16	11	5
Seats won	104	52	19	3	13	4	6	2	1	1	3
Seats contested	259	70	31	3	58	19	38		9	2	29

Elected members by state[]

Shortcut: Perlis \| Kedah \| Kelantan \| Terengganu \| Pulau Pinang \| Perak \| Pahang \| Selangor \| Negeri Sembilan \| Melaka \| Johor

Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served the entire term of the parliament (from 11 September 1959 until 1 March 1964).

Perlis[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 2
P001	Perlis Utara	Othman Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)
P002	Perlis Selatan		Alliance (UMNO)

Kedah[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 12
P003	Jitra-Padang Terap	Fatimah Hashim	Alliance (UMNO)
P004	Kubang Pasu Barat		Alliance (UMNO)
P005	Kota Star Utara		Alliance (UMNO)
P006	Alor Star		Alliance (MCA)
P007	Kuala Kedah	Tunku Abdul Rahman Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah	Alliance (UMNO)
P008	Kota Star Selatan		Alliance (UMNO)
P009	Kedah Tengah	Khir Johari from 30 September 1959	Alliance (UMNO)
P010	Jerai		Alliance (UMNO)
P011	Baling		Alliance (UMNO)
P012	Sungei Patani		Alliance (UMNO)
P013	Kulim Utara		Alliance (UMNO)
P014	Kulim-Bandar Bahru		Alliance (MCA)

Kelantan[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
PMIP 9 \| Alliance 1
P015	Tumpat		PMIP
P016	Kelantan Hilir		PMIP
P017	Pasir Mas Hilir		PMIP
P018	Kota Bharu Hilir		PMIP
P019	Bachok		PMIP
P020	Kota Bharu Hulu		PMIP
P021	Pasir Mas Hulu		PMIP
P022	Pasir Puteh	Mohamad Asri Muda	PMIP
P023	Tanah Merah	Othman Abdullah	MIP
P024	Ulu Kelantan	Ibrahim of Kelantan	Alliance (UMNO)

Trengganu[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
PMIP 4 \| Alliance 2
P025	Besut	Burhanuddin al-Helmy	PMIP
P026	Kuala Trengganu Utara		PMIP
P027	Kuala Trengganu Selatan	from 19 March 1962^{[N 1]}	Alliance (UMNO)
P027	Kuala Trengganu Selatan	Onn Jaafar until 19 January 1962	Parti Negara
P028	Dungun	Che Khadijah Mohd Sidik	PMIP
P029	Kemaman		Alliance (UMNO)
P030	Trengganu Tengah		PMIP

Penang[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 5 \| Socialist Front 3
P031	Bagan		Alliance (MCA)
P032	Seberang Tengah		Alliance (UMNO)
P033	Seberang Selatan	Veerappen Veerathan	Socialist Front (Lab)
P034	Penang Utara		Alliance (MCA)
P035	Penang Selatan		Alliance (UMNO)
P036	Tanjong		Socialist Front (Lab)
P037	Dato' Kramat		Socialist Front (Lab)
P038	Seberang Utara		Alliance (UMNO)

Perak[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 13 \| PPP 5 \| IND 2
P039	Ulu Perak		Alliance (UMNO)
P040	Krian Laut		Alliance (UMNO)
P041	Krian Darat	Ahmad Yusof	Alliance (UMNO)
P042	Larut Utara		Alliance (UMNO)
P043	Larut Selatan	Lim Swee Aun	Alliance (MCA)
P044	Bruas		IND
P045	Sitiawan		Alliance (MCA)
P046	Sungei Siput	V. T. Sambanthan	Alliance (MIC)
P047	Kuala Kangsar		Alliance (UMNO)
P048	Parit		Alliance (UMNO)
P049	Ulu Kinta		PPP
P050	Ipoh	D. R. Seenivasagam	PPP
P051	Menglembu		PPP
P052	Batu Gajah		PPP
P053	Kampar	from 18 May 1960^{[N 2]}	PPP
P053	Kampar	until 31 March 1961	Alliance (MCA)
P054	Hilir Perak		Alliance (UMNO)
P055	Telok Anson	from 30 May 1961^{[N 3]}	IND
P055	Telok Anson	until 6 April 1961	Alliance (MCA)
P056	Bagan Datoh		Alliance (UMNO)
P057	Batang Padang		Alliance (UMNO)
P058	Tanjong Malim		Alliance (MCA)

Pahang[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 6
P059	Raub		Alliance (UMNO)
P060	Bentong		Alliance (MCA)
P061	Kuantan	Abdul Rahman Talib	Alliance (UMNO)
P062	Pekan	Abdul Razak Hussein	Alliance (UMNO)
P063	Temerloh		Alliance (UMNO)
P064	Lipis	from 20 October 1962^{[N 4]}	Alliance (UMNO)
P064	Lipis	until 24 August 1962	Alliance (UMNO)

Selangor[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 9 \| Socialist Front 5
P065	Kuala Selangor		Alliance (UMNO)
P066	Batu		Socialist Front (Lab)
P067	Kapar		Alliance (UMNO)
P068	Rawang		Socialist Front (Lab)
P069	Langat		Alliance (UMNO)
P070	Setapak	Ahmad Boestamam	Socialist Front (Ra'ayat)
P071	Bungsar	V. David	Socialist Front (Lab)
P072	Bukit Bintang		Alliance (MCA)
P073	Damansara		Socialist Front (Ra'ayat)
P074	Klang	V. Manickavasagam	Alliance (MIC)
P075	Kuala Langat	Abdul Aziz Ishak	Alliance (UMNO)
P075	Kuala Langat	Abdul Aziz Ishak	NCP
P076	Sepang		Alliance (MCA)
P077	Sabak Bernam		Alliance (UMNO)
P078	Ulu Selangor	Omar Ong Yoke Lin	Alliance (MCA)

Negri Sembilan[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Party
Alliance 4 \| IND 2
P079	Kuala Pilah	Alliance (UMNO)
P080	Seremban Timor	IND
P081	Rembau-Tampin	Alliance (UMNO)
P082	Port Dickson	Alliance (MIC)
P083	Jelebu-Jempol	Alliance (UMNO)
P084	Seremban Barat	IND

Malacca[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 3 \| MP 1
P085	Malacca Tengah	Tan Siew Sin	Alliance (MCA)
P086	Bandar Malacca		MP
P087	Malacca Utara		Alliance (UMNO)
P088	Malacca Selatan		Alliance (UMNO)

Johore[]

No.	Federal Constituency	Member	Party
Alliance 16
P089	Muar Dalam	Abdul Aziz Ishak	Alliance (UMNO)
P090	Segamat Selatan		Alliance (MCA)
P091	Muar Pantai		Alliance (MCA)
P092	Muar Selatan	Awang Hassan from 28 December 1963^{[N 5]}	Alliance (UMNO)
P092	Muar Selatan	Suleiman Abdul Rahman until 6 November 1963	Alliance (UMNO)
P093	Batu Pahat		Alliance (MCA)
P094	Batu Pahat Dalam	Syed Esa Alwee (Deputy Speaker)	Alliance (UMNO)
P095	Kluang Utara	Lee San Choon	Alliance (MCA)
P096	Johore Tenggara	Syed Jaafar Albar	Alliance (UMNO)
P097	Pontian Utara	Sardon Jubir	Alliance (UMNO)
P098	Pontian Selatan	Zainon Munshi Sulaiman	Alliance (UMNO)
P099	Kluang Selatan		Alliance (MCA)
P100	Johore Bahru Timor	Mohamad Noah Omar (Speaker)	Alliance (UMNO)
P101	Johore Bahru Barat		Alliance (UMNO)
P102	Johore Timor	Ismail Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)
P103	Segamat Utara		Alliance (UMNO)
P104	Muar Utara		Alliance (UMNO)

Appointed and nominated members by state[]

Unless noted otherwise, the MPs served from 2 November 1963 until 1 March 1964.

Singapore[]

Member	Party
15 seats
Abdul Rahim Ishak	PAP
Chia Thye Poh	Barisan Sosialis
Goh Keng Swee	PAP
	PAP
Jek Yeun Thong	PAP
	Barisan Sosialis
Lee Kuan Yew	PAP
	Barisan Sosialis
Lim Kim San	PAP
Ong Pang Boon	PAP
Othman Wok	PAP
S. Rajaratnam from 18 December 1963	PAP
Toh Chin Chye	PAP
	PAP
Yong Nyuk Lin	PAP

Sabah[]

Member	Party
16 seats


Donald Aloysius Marmaduke Stephens









from 3 January 1964
Peter Lo Sui Yin

Sarawak[]

Member	Party
24 seats


Abdul Rahman Ya'kub










Jugah Barieng







Stephen Yong Kuet Tze

Notes[]

^ Ismail was elected to Parliament in the Kuala Trengganu Selatan by-election, 1962 following the death of Onn Jaafar of Parti Negara.
^ Chan was elected to Parliament in the Kampar by-election, 1960 following the disqualification of Leong Kee Nyean.
^ Too was elected to Parliament in the Telok Anson by-election, 1961 following the death of Woo Saik Hong.
^ Abdul Razak was elected to Parliament in the Lipis by-election, 1962 following the death of Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali.
^ Awang was elected to Parliament in the Muar Selatan by-election, 1963 following the death of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman.

References[]

^ "Representatives Archive List of Members PARLIMEN 1". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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[2] Ismail was elected to Parliament in the Kuala Trengganu Selatan by-election, 1962 following the death of Onn Jaafar of Parti Negara.

[3] Chan was elected to Parliament in the Kampar by-election, 1960 following the disqualification of Leong Kee Nyean.

[4] Too was elected to Parliament in the Telok Anson by-election, 1961 following the death of Woo Saik Hong.

[5] Abdul Razak was elected to Parliament in the Lipis by-election, 1962 following the death of Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali.

[6] Awang was elected to Parliament in the Muar Selatan by-election, 1963 following the death of Sulaiman Abdul Rahman.

[1] "Representatives Archive List of Members PARLIMEN 1". Parliament of Malaysia. Retrieved 2018-08-04.

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