1961 Malayan local elections

Local elections were held in Malaya in 1961. They were dominated by the Alliance Party, which won 429 of the 578 seats available, 154 of which were uncontested.^[1]

Results

State	Alliance			Socialist			PAS			PPP			Others			Total seats
State	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Votes	%	Seats	Total seats
Johor		49.5	64			14			0			0			8	86
Kedah		50.1	33			7			0			0			1	41
Kelatan		62.2	51			0			14			0			1	66
Malacca		56.1	53			8			2			0			2	65
Negri Sembilan		32.4	12			2			0			0			10	24
Pahang		49.1	47			19			0			0			2	68
Penang		46.6	52			20			0			0			0	72
Perak		40.6	67			2			0			22			2	93
Perlis		66.4	12			0			0			0			0	12
Selangor		37.9	6			2			0			4			0	12
Trengganu		47.2	32			2			1			0			4	39
Total	–	–	429	–	–	76	–	–	17			26	–	–	30	561
Source: Silcock

Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1960.

City council election

George Town

Barisan Sosialis won 14 of George Town's seats, with 1 going to the Alliance Party. This increased the socialists' majority, having previously held 7 seats, with Alliance holding 3 and independents holding 3.^[2]

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Jelutong	1.
Kelawei	1.
Sungei Pinang	1.
Tanjong East	1.
Tanjong West	1.
Source:

Municipal election

Kuala Lumpur

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Bangsar	1.
Imbi	1.
Petaling	1.
Sentul	1.
Source:

Malacca

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Bukit China	1.
Fort	1.
Mata Kuching	1.
Tranquerah	1.
Source:

Town councils election

Alor Star

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Kampong	1.
Pekan	1.
Seberang	1.
Source:

Bandar Maharani, Muar

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Maharani	1.
Parit Stongkat	1.
Sultan Ibrahim	1.
Source:

Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Gunong Soga	1.
Jalan Sultanah	1.
Kampong Petani	1.
Source:

Bukit Mertajam

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
	1.
	1.
Source:

Butterworth

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
	1.
	1.
Source:

Ipoh-Menglembu

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Green Town	1.
Menglembu	1.
Pasir Puteh	1.
Silibin	1.
Source:

Johore Bahru

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Ayer Molek	1.
Nong Chik	1.
Tampoi	1.
Tebrau	1.
Source:

Kampar

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Central	1.
North	1.
South	1.
Source:

Klang

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Klang North	1.
Klang South	1.
Port Swettenham	1.
Source:

Kluang

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: 6,623 Turnout:
Alliance 5 \| Socialist Front 5 \| Independent 2
Bakar Sampah	1. Lee Hie Siong	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Dorset	1. Mohamed Zain Mohamed	Socialist Front	Unopposed
Haji Manan	1. Tan Khim Seck	Independent	560	185	1. Ong Yoke Eng	Alliance (MCA)	375
Jalan Mersing	1. Ng Ka Sik	Socialist Front	493	53	1. Foo Kay Han	Alliance (MCA)	440
Kampong Bahru	1. Mansor Haji Salleh	Socialist Front	Unopposed
Lambak	1. Wee Lee Jin	Socialist Front	495	72	1. Lim Kim Guan	Alliance (MCA)	423
Mengkibol	1. Woo See Tiam	Alliance (MCA)	434	93	1. Zaharuddin bin Idris	Socialist Front	341
Mesjid Lama	1. Alwi Haji Tawal	Independent	Unopposed
Pekan	1. Lee Ah Leng	Socialist Front (Labour)	455	132	1. Tiah Eng Bee	Alliance (MCA)	323
Sultanah	1. Siew Theng Yhoi	Alliance (MCA)	526	82	1. Ong Chu Tong	Socialist Front	444
Yap Tau Sah	1. Kong Eng Tow	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Yap Tau Sah Timor	1. Liu Han Siong	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Source: ^[3]

Kota Bharu

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Kubang Pasu	1.
Kota Lama	1.
Wakaf Pasu	1.
Source:

Kota Tinggi

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: 1,365 Turnout:
Alliance 7 \| Socialist Front 2
Bukit Kerajan	1. Syed Abu Bakar Abdullah	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Jalan Besar	1. Chia Tu Siang	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Jalan Johore	1. Don Janes Musa	Socialist Front	108	38	Omar Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)	70
Jalan Mawai	1. Pee Hock Chiam	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Kota Kechil Barat	1. Tan Seng Toon	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Kota Kechil Timor	1. Chia Ee Koh	Alliance (MCA)	143	67	1. Chia Chong Sing	Socialist Front	76
Sungei Kemang Selatan	1. Mohamad Abdullah	Socialist Front	176	67	1. Kelu Ramu	Alliance (MIC)	109
Sungei Kemang Utara	1. Shaikh Mohamed Zin	Alliance (UMNO)	92	16	1. Syed Abu Bakar Jaafar	Socialist Front	76
Tembioh	1. Sheikh Abdul Kadir Abdul Rahman	Alliance (UMNO)	89	7	1. Mohamed Asi Sino	Independent	82
Source: ^[3]

Kuala Kangsar

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Idris	1.
Kangsar	1.
Kenas	1.
Source:

Kuala Pilah

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Bukit Temensu	1.
Kampong Dioh	1.
Pekan Lama	1.
Source:

Kuala Trengganu

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Bukit Besar	1.
Kuala	1.
Ladang	1.
Source:

Kuantan

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Central Town	1.
Tanah Puteh	1.
Telok Sisek	1.
Source:

Mersing

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: 1,049 Turnout:
Alliance 7 \| Independent 2
Bandar Utara	1. Lee Seng Koon	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Jalan Abdullah	1. Mohamed Salleh A. Rahman	Independent	208	89	1. Ahmad Haji Mohamed Noor	Alliance (UMNO)	119
Jalan Dato Timor	1. Poh Swee Toh	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Jalan Ismail	1. A. Ghani Alias	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Jalan Jemeluang	1. Leong Keng Hon	Alliance (MCA)	Unopposed
Kampong Tengah	1. Sulong Taib	Independent	172	77	1. Mohamed Yassin Ngah	Alliance (UMNO)	95
Kolam Ayer	1. Dennis Leong Teng Hoo	Alliance (MCA)	154	114	1. Othman Haji Ali	Independent	40
Sebrang Kanan	1. Sulaiman Andak	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Sebrang Kiri	1. Azizah Ahmad	Alliance (UMNO)	Unopposed
Source: ^[3]

Pasir Mas

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Lemal	1.
Kampong Bahru	1.
Pengkalan Pasir	1.
Source:

Raub

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Raub Australian Gold Mine	1.
Raub Town	1.
Sempalit	1.
Tanjong Gadong	1.
Source:

Segamat

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Buloh Kasap	1.
Gemereh	1.
Genuang	1.
Source:

Seremban

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Lake	1.
Lobak	1.
Rahang	1.
Temiang	1.
Source:

Sungei Patani

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Pekan Bahru	1.
Pekan Lama	1.
Rural	1.
Source:

Taiping

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes	Spoilt votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Assam Kumbang	1.
Kota	1.
Klian Pauh	1.
Source:

Tanjong Malim

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Beirop	1.
Idris	1.
Malacca	1.
Source:

Tapah

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Kampong Datoh	1.
Station Road	1.
Temoh Road	1.
Source:

Teluk Anson

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Changkat Jong	1.
Denison Road	1.
Pasir Bedamar	1.
Source:

Temerloh-Mentekab

Wards	Elected councillor	Elected party	Votes	Majority	Opponent(s)	Party	Votes
Date: Electorate: Turnout:
?
Mentekab North	1.
Mentekab South	1.
Temerloh North	1.
Temerloh South	1.
Source:

References

↑ Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, 1963, pp18–20
↑ "The Polls: Alliance wins 41 local council seats—Front takes George Town". The Sunday Times. 28 May 1961. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
1 2 3 "Johore polls: 60 seats out of 85 to Alliance". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

External Links

1961 Local Government Elections results compiled by Tindak Malaysia

[1] Thomas Henry Silcock (1963) The Political Economy of Independent Malaya: A Case-study in Development, University of California Press, 1963, pp18–20

[2] "The Polls: Alliance wins 41 local council seats—Front takes George Town". The Sunday Times. 28 May 1961. Retrieved 24 October 2025.

[ElectionJohor-3] 1 2 3 "Johore polls: 60 seats out of 85 to Alliance". nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 16 October 2024.

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