1952 Malayan local elections

The local elections were held in a common date (6 December 1952) for all six municipal and town councils in the Federation of Malaya.[1][2][3]

Municipal election

George Town
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 17,544
Turnout: 51.8%
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
Radicals 1 (6) | UMNO-Muslim League 1 (2) | Labour 1 (1)
Jelutong1. A. Raja GopalLabourS. Mohd. Baboo
Aziz Ibrahim		UMNO-Muslim League
Radicals
Kelawei1. C. O. LimRadicals666133A. Sabapathy
S. M. Hussain		Labour
UMNO-Muslim League
Tanjong1. A. M. Abu BakarUMNO-Muslim LeagueWong Kok Kee
N. Ponnudurai		Radicals
Labour
Source: [4][5]

Kuala Lumpur
Date: 16 February 1952
Electorate: 11,005
Turnout: 68%
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 9 (9) | IMP 2 (2) | Independent 1 (1)
Bungsar1. S. C. E. Singam
2. K. L. Devaser
3. Devaki Krishnan		Ind.
IMP
IMP		718
577
570		1414. Ahmad Mahmood
5. Raja Mohamed Raja Alang
6. S. Karalasingam
7. T. Rajendra
8. Elsie Somasundram		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
Labour
IMP
UMNO-MCA		517
508
466
422
232
Imbi1. Chan Chee Hong
2. Cheah Ewe Keat
3. Douglas Lee		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		840
833
778		74. K. C. Chia
5. T. R. Marks
6. Chua Boon Guan
7. E. Ramachandram
8. Ho Tee Chim		Labour
IMP
IMP
IMP
Labour		645
530
452
419
377
Petaling1. Chan Kwong Hon
2. Ong Yoke Lin
3. Lee Yoon Thim		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		871
856
750		154. Ng Kok Thoy
5. Leong Hoe Yeng
6. Loke Soh Lip
7. A. Tharmalingam
8. V. G. T. Singam
9. Yap Chong Kuen		IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
Ind.
Labour		323
320
299
299
251
115
Sentul1. Abdullah Yassin
2. Yahaya Sheikh Ahmad
3. Mohamed Salleh Hakim		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		1,616
1,296
1,243		3204. Abdul Aziz Ishak
5. Mohamed Tahir Kuteh
6. K. V. Thaver
7. Pawanchick Mohamed		IMP
IMP
IMP
Rentpayers		1,151
834
744
420
Source: [6][7][8][9]
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 13,503
Turnout: 53%
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotesElectorateTurnout
UMNO-MCA 3 (9) | IMP 1 (2) | Independent 0 (1)
Bungsar1. Devaki KrishnanIMP2. Foong Soon SengUMNO-MCA
Imbi1. Douglas LeeUMNO-MCA2. K. C. ChinLabour
Petaling1. Lee Yoon ThimUMNO-MCA1682. A. TharmalingamLabour
Sentul1. Raja Mohamad Raja AlangUMNO-MCA2. Goh Swee SengIMP4,54138%
Source: [10][11][12][13][14]

Malacca
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 8,334
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotesElectorate
UMNO-MCA 2 (2) | Labour 1 (3) | Progressive 0 (3) | Independent 0 (1)
Bukit China1. Amy JosephLabourMohd. Yusoff SulongUMNO-MCA3,217
Fort1. Chan Geok EngUMNO-MCAWee Hock Chye
S. Shunmugam		Labour
Progressive		2,401
Tranquerah1. Goh Kay SengUMNO-MCAAllan Acton
Hashim Abdul Ghani		Labour
Progressive		2,716
Source:[15][16]

[17] [18][19]

Town councils election

Bandar Maharani, Muar
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotes
UMNO-MCA 7 (7) | ?
Maharani1.
2.
3.		Ahmad Ariffin
Ho Koon Toh
Ja'afar A. Manan
Lim Ah Sitt
Sulaiman Ninam Shah
Parit Stongkat1.
2.
3.		A. Jabbar A. Majid
Chan Shi Shi
Chua Huck Yew
Ibrahim M. Yunos
Sheikh Ahmad Said
Sultan Ibrahim1.
2.
3.		Fatimah M. Yunos
Ashari Abdullah
H. N. McLeod
Omar Ahmad
Shahdan M. Salleh
Source: [20][21][22]

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate:
Turnout:
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotesTurnout
UMNO-MCA 5 (5) | ?
Gunong Soga1.
2.
3		Abu Bakar Haron
Ahmad Abbas
S. C. MacIntyre
Syed Ahmad Alwee
Tan Peng Koon		87%
Jalan Sultanah1.
2.
3		Ahmad Daud
Frank Tan Ah Mong
Ismail Abu Bakar
Syed Mustaffa
Syed
Tan Joo Soon
Kampong Petani1.
2.
3		Abdul Samad Puteh
Taha Zakaria
Kang Kock Seng
Sulaiman Abdul Rahman
Zahrah Mohamed Taib
Source: [23][24][25]

Johore Bahru
Date: 6 December 1952
Electorate: 4,599
Turnout: 84.5%
WardsElected councillorElected partyVotesMajorityOpponent(s)PartyVotesElectorateTurnout
UMNO-MCA 9 (9)
Ayer Molek1. M. Birchee
2. Ahmad Mohd. Shah
3. Wong Sze Ming		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		1,097
1,088
904		94. Mohamed Arshad Awang
5. Ong See Jiang
6. Mohd. Salleh Mustapha
7. Ahmad A. Hamid
8. Osman A. Raschid		IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
PMU		302
250
223
217
95		1,77282.6%
Nong Chik1. Ismail Abdul Rahman
2. Mansoor Bakri
3. Uda Awang		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		1,114
942
871		1724. Chan Chong Wen
5. Jamaliah Mustapha
6. Zaharah Abdul Hamid
7. Abdul Mubin Abdullah
8. Abdullah Taib		IMP
IMP
IMP
Ind.
Ind.		416
380
303
260
247		1,77186.5%
Tebrau1. Sardon Zubir
2. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad
3. Wong Peng Long		UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA
UMNO-MCA		713
710
695		34. K. H. Han
5. Hussein Abdullah
6. M. N. Roy		IMP
IMP
IMP		163
154
119		1,05684.2%
Source: [23][26][27][28]

Local councils election

Gelang Patah

[29] [30] [31]

Kedah

[32]

Pasir Pinji New Village

The Pasir Pinji New Village local council election is the first election to be held in Perak in December 1952.[33][34]

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