Members of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–1959)

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Members of the Federal Legislative Council (1955–59) (1955)
1st Parliament Members of the Dewan Rakyat (1959)
2nd Parliament Members of the Dewan Rakyat (1964)

In 1955, a general election was held for the first time. 52 seats were contested, with the majority party earning the right to appoint seven more.[1] In the election, the Alliance Party contested all 52 seats and won 51, while the Pan-Malayan Islamic Party won the remaining seat. Following the elections, Raja Uda Raja Muhammad was elected as the Speaker of the Council, similar to the present Speaker of the Dewan Rakyat.

This is a list of the members of the Federal Legislative Council, elected in 1955.

Composition

State # of Seats UMNO Seats MCA Seats MIC Seats PMIP Seats Lab
Seats
Negara
Seats
PPP Seats NAP Seats PML Seats IND Seats
Perlis 1 1
Kedah 6 4 2
Kelantan 5 5
Trengganu 3 3
Penang-Province Wellesley 4 2 2
Perak 10 5 3 1 1
Pahang 3 3
Selangor 7 4 3
Negri Sembilan 3 2 1
Malacca 2 1 1
Johore 8 4 3 1
Seats won 52 34 15 2 1 0 0 0 0 0 0
Seats contested 129 35 15 2 11 4 30 2 9 3 18

Elected members by state

Perlis

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 1
Perlis Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim Alliance (UMNO)

Kedah

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 6
Alor Star Lee Thean Hin Alliance (MCA)
Kedah Selatan Lim Teng Kwang Alliance (MCA)
Kedah Tengah Khir Johari Alliance (UMNO)
Kedah Utara Syed Ahmad Syed Mahmud Shahabudin Alliance (UMNO)
Kota Star Tunku Kassim Sultan Abdul Hamid Alliance (UMNO)
Sungei Muda Tunku Abdul Rahman
Sultan Abdul Hamid Halim Shah
Alliance (UMNO)

Kelantan

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 5
Kelantan Selatan Abdul Khalid Awang Osman Alliance (UMNO)
Kelantan Tengah Abdul Hamid Mahmud Alliance (UMNO)
Kelantan Timor Nik Hassan Nik Yahya Alliance (UMNO)
Kelantan Utara Tengku Indra Petra Sultan Ibrahim Alliance (UMNO)
Pasir Mas Tengku Ahmad Tengku Abdul Ja'afar Alliance (UMNO)

Trengganu

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 3
Trengganu Selatan Wan Yahya Wan Mohamed Alliance (UMNO)
Trengganu Tengah Engku Muhsein Abdul Kadir Alliance (UMNO)
Trengganu Utara Ibrahim Fikri Mohamed Alliance (UMNO)

Penang-Province Wellesley

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 4
George Town Chee Swee Ee Alliance (MCA)
Penang Island S. M. Zainal Abidin Alliance (UMNO)
Wellesley North Hashim Awang Alliance (UMNO)
Wellesley South Tay Hooi Soo Alliance (MCA)

Perak

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 8 | PMIP 1 | PPP 1
Batang Padang Abdul Hamid Khan Alliance (UMNO)
Dindings Meor Ariff Meor Alwi Alliance (UMNO)
Ipoh-Menglembu D. R. Seenivasagam from 23 November 1957 PPP
Leong Yew Koh until 1957 Alliance (MCA)
Kinta Selatan Too Joon Hing Alliance (MCA)
Kinta Utara V. T. Sambanthan Alliance (MIC)
Krian Ahmad Tuan Hussain PMIP
Larut-Matang Cheah Kay Chuan Alliance (MCA)
Sungei Perak Hilir Abdul Aziz Mat Jabar Alliance (UMNO)
Sungei Perak Ulu Meor Samsudin Meor Yahya from 26 October 1957 Alliance (UMNO)
Mohamed Ghazali Jawi until 1957 Alliance (UMNO)
Telok Anson Bahaman Samsudin Alliance (UMNO)

Pahang

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 3
Pahang Timor Abdul Rahman Talib Alliance (UMNO)
Semantan Abdul Razak Hussein Alliance (UMNO)
Ulu Pahang Mohamed Sulong Mohd Ali Alliance (UMNO)

Selangor

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 7
Kuala Lumpur Barat Omar Ong Yoke Lin Alliance (MCA)
Kuala Lumpur Timor Cheah Ewe Keat Alliance (MCA)
Kuala Selangor Raja Rastam Shahrome Raja Said Tauphy Alliance (UMNO)
Langat Abu Bakar Baginda Alliance (UMNO)
Selangor Barat Aziz Ishak Alliance (UMNO)
Selangor Tengah Lee Eng Teh Alliance (MCA)
Ulu Selangor Che Halimahton Abdul Majid Alliance (UMNO)

Negri Sembilan

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 3
Negri Sembilan Selatan Abdul Jalil Aminuddin Alliance (UMNO)
Negri Sembilan Utara Mohd Idris Matsil Alliance (UMNO)
Seremban Lim Kee Siong Alliance (MCA)

Malacca

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 2
Malacca Central Tan Siew Sin Alliance (MCA)
Malacca Luar Abdul Ghafar Baba Alliance (UMNO)

Johore

No. Federal Constituency Member Party
Alliance 8
Batu Pahat Syed Esa Alwee from 14 December 1957 Alliance (UMNO)
S. Chelvasingam MacIntyre until 1957 Alliance (MIC)
Johore Bahru Suleiman Abdul Rahman Alliance (UMNO)
Johore Selatan Tan Luang Hong Alliance (MCA)
Johore Tengah Teoh Chze Chong Alliance (MCA)
Johore Timor Ismail Abdul Rahman Alliance (UMNO)
Muar Selatan Tan Suan Kok Alliance (MCA)
Muar Utara Hassan Yunus Alliance (UMNO)
Segamat Sardon Jubir Alliance (UMNO)

Appointed and nominated members

Member Party (Coalition)
Quota: 46
Raja Uda Raja Muhammad (Speaker)
D. C. Watherston (Chief Secretary)
M. P. Hogan (Attorney-General)
C. T. Thomas (Financial Secretary)
O. A. Spencer (Minister for Economic Affairs)
A. H. P. Humphrey (Secretary for Defence)
Henry Lee Hau Shik (Kuala Lumpur Nominated) Alliance (MCA)
Poh Choon Beng (Nominated) Alliance (MCA)
Leong Hoe Yeng
Yong Shook Lin
A. C. G. Pienne
D. T. Waring
A. J. Hunter
H. A. Campbell
W. G. Scott
F. G. Pooley
Raja Ahmad Raja Endut
Onn Jaafar
S. E. Chamier (temporary)
S. B. Palmer
Chong Khoon Lin (temporary)
Lee Tiang Keng
Ong Chong Keng
Sheikh Ahmad Mohd Hashim (temporary)
Wan Ahmad Wan Daud
Mohamad Noah Omar (temporary)
A. E. W. Godesen (temporary)
A. Cromarty
K. Mohd Ariff
C. M. Hashim
S. M. Aidid
Abdul Rahman Talib (temporary)
Abdul Razak Hussein
H. H. Facer
Geoffrey Michael Knocker (temporary)
A. E. S. McIntosh (temporary)
D. A. Mackay
Jules Martin
Foo See Moi
Chew Boon Ee

References