title: 1954 Malayan local elections
text: # 1954 Malayan local elections
  
  Local elections were held in the Federation of Malaya in 1954.
  
  ## Municipal election
  
  ### George Town
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Radicals 0 (1) | Labour 0 (1) ||||||| |
  | Jelutong | 1. Abdullah Ariff | UMNO-MCA | 2. N. Patkunam | Labour |
  | Kelawei | 1. G. H. Goh | UMNO-MCA |
  | Tanjong | 1. S. M. Mohd. Idris | UMNO-MCA | 2. M. A. Abdul Wahab | Negara |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Kuala Lumpur
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA-MIC 4 (11) | IMP 0 (1) ||||||| |
  | Bangsar | 1. K. Gurupatham | UMNO-MCA-MIC | 1,231 | 480 | 2. S. C. E. Singam 3. T. R. P. Dawson | Ind. Ind. | 751 66 |
  | Imbi | 1. Chan Chee Hong | UMNO-MCA-MIC | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Petaling | 1. Gunn Chit Wha | UMNO-MCA-MIC | 772 | | 2. Lawrence Huang | Labour | |
  | Sentul | 1. Abdullah Yassin | UMNO-MCA-MIC | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Malacca
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (7) | Labour 0 (2) ||||||| |
  | Bukit China | 1. Yusoff Sulong | UMNO-MCA | 2. N. M. Ghouse |
  | Fort | 1. | UMNO-MCA |
  | Tranquerah | 1. | UMNO-MCA | Lim Soo Siew Yap Eng Tee |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ## Town councils election
  
  ### Alor Star
  
  Date: 7 August 1954 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (?) | ? ||||||| |
  | Kampong | 1. Mustafa Ismail | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Pekan | 1. Mak Guan Pin | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Seberang | 1. Ibrahim Salleh | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Bandar Maharani, Muar
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (?) ||||||||
  | Maharani | 1. Wong Tai Lam | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Parit Stongkat | 1. Abdul Latiff Omar | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Sultan Ibrahim | 1. Alwi Abdullah | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Bandar Penggaram, Batu Pahat
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor |
  | - | - |
  | Gunong Saga | 1. |
  | Jalan Sultanah | 1. |
  | Kampong Petani | 1. |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Bukit Mertajam
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Radicals 1 (?) | Independent 1 (?) ||||||| |
  | | 1. Tan Cheng Bee | Radicals |
  | | 1. Ooh Chooi Cheng | Ind. |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Butterworth
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) | Party |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour 2 (?) ||||||||
  | Northern | 1. B. H. Oon | Labour | 2. Che Mariam Harun | UMNO-MCA |
  | | 1. | Labour |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Ipoh-Menglembu
  
  Date: 15 August 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA-Progressive 12 (12) ||||||||
  | Green Town | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | Chin Swee Onn Goh Siew Hock Lean Chor Kow D. R. Seenivasagam Y. C. Kang C. H. Yin |
  | Menglembu | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | Chong Hong Chew Haroun Mohd. Mina Lee Koon Voon Mat Aji Jamin Yap Yin Fah Yim Kwong Chee |
  | Pasir Puteh | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | Chong Wai Weng Ismail Abdul Majid Kok Yoon San Laily Mariam Sulaiman Mohamed Ali Pitchay Mohamed Basir Mohd Sharif |
  | Silibin | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | Ahmad Sham Yunus Foo Foon Chin Hazara Singh Subramaniam Nalliah Too Joon Hing Woo Ka Lim C. M. Yusuf |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Johore Bahru
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (9) ||||||||
  | Ayer Molek | 1. Ahmad Mohamed Shah | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Nong Chik | 1. Uda Awang | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Tebrau | 1. Syed Abdul Rahman Ahmad | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Klang
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Opponent(s) |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 9 (9) ||||||||
  | Klang North | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA |
  | Klang South | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA | Cheong Jin Hoe Lee Eng Teh Mohamed Yamin Abdul Kadir Raja Ibrahim Raja Abdul Jalil A. Sivanathan |
  | Port Swettenham | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA | Mohd. Salleh Hussain Muhammed Darus K. Ahmad Ng Soon Huat Shamsudin Hamid |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Kluang
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor |
  | - | - |
  | Gunong Lambak | 1. |
  | Mengkibol | 1. |
  | Mesjid Lama | 1. |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Kota Bharu
  
  Date: 3 July 1954 Electorate: 5,847 Turnout: 24.11% :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor |
  | - | - |
  | Kubang Pasu | 1. Mohd. Abu Bakar Saman |
  | Kota Lama | 1. Ibrahim Isa |
  | Wakaf Siku | 1. Abu Bakar Mohammed |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Kuala Trengganu
  
  Date: Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
  | - | - | - |
  | Bukit Besar | 1. | |
  | Kuala | 1. | |
  | Ladang | 1. Abdul Rashid Hussein | UMNO |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Kuantan
  
  Date: 21 July 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 9 (9) ||||||||
  | Central Town | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA | | | 4. | Ind. | |
  | Tanah Puteh | 1. Wan Abdul Aziz Ungku Abdullah 2. Yap Kheng Van 3. Aziz Ahmad | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Telok Sisek | 1. Wong Kuan Tan 2. Ibrahim Daud 3. Mansur Othman | UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Pasir Mas
  
  Date: 3 April 1954 Electorate: 2,312 Turnout: 84.3% :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor |
  | - | - |
  | Lemal | 1. Abdul Rahman Osman 2. Yacob Awang 3. Abdullah Ibrahim |
  | Kampong Bahru | 1. Abdul Rahman Daud 2. Ariffin Sinavarusai 3. Abdullah Awang Bahru |
  | Pengkalan Pasir | 1. Hassan Ismail 2. Mohamed Harun 3. Che Muda |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Segamat
  
  Date: 6 November 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Opponent(s) |
  | - | - | - |
  | Buloh Kasap | 1. | Razali A. Manap Jaafar A. Hamid |
  | Gemereh | 1. | Henry Lim Meng See Soon Boon Seng |
  | Genuang | 1. | |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Seremban
  
  Date: 4 December 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Labour 3 (4) | UMNO-MCA 1 (7) | Independent 0 (1) ||||||| |
  | Lake | 1. Wong Nang Ching | UMNO-MCA | | | 2. Joseph Siow | Negara | |
  | Lobak | 1. Kat Fye Hin | Labour |
  | Rahang | 1. Robert Singam | Labour | 600 | 202 | 2. Raja Mohamed Hanifah | UMNO-MCA | 398 |
  | Temiang | 1. Lam Teck Choon | Labour |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Sungei Patani
  
  Date: 14 August 1954 Electorate: Turnout: nil :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority | Opponent(s) | Party | Votes |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA 3 (?) ||||||||
  | Pekan Bahru | 1. Chin Chin Cheang | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Pekan Lama | 1. Mohd. Babjee | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Rural | 1. Osman Hussein | UMNO-MCA | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed | Unopposed |
  | Source: ||||||||
  
  ### Taiping
  
  Date: 15 August 1954 Electorate: Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party |
  | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9) |||
  | Assam Kumbang | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive |
  | Klian Pau | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive |
  | Kota | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive |
  | Source: |||
  
  ### Teluk Anson
  
  Date: 15 August 1954 Electorate: 3,814 Turnout: :
  
  | Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Electorate |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | UMNO-MCA-Progressive 9 (9) ||||
  | Changkat Jong | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | 1,573 |
  | Denison Road | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | 1,063 |
  | Pasir Bedamar | 1. 2. 3. | UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive UMNO-MCA-Progressive | 1,178 |
  | Source: ||||
  