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A general election was held on Wednesday, 19 August 1959 for members of the first Parliament of the Federation of Malaya,〔Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) ''Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II'', p152 ISBN 0-19-924959-8〕 the first parliamentary election in Malaya. It was the third national-wide election held in Malaya since the end of World War II. Malaya later formed Malaysia with three other states in 1963. Voter turnout was 73.3%. In the election, the Alliance Party - later Barisan Nasional - emerged as the victor. The party was a coalition formed by United Malays National Organisation, Malayan Chinese Association and Malayan Indian Congress. The coalition won 74 out of 104 seats in the Dewan Rakyat with only 51.8% of total votes. The opposition as a whole garnered 30 seats with 48.3% of total votes. The 71.1% majority allowed Alliance Party to form a government as sanctioned by the Constitution of Malaya. When results were announced on the morning of 20 August, only 103 seats were returned as elections in the ''Kedah Tengah'' ((英語:Central Kedah)) constituency was delayed until 30 September.〔Arkib Negara: (Pembentukan Kabinet Yang Pertama Selepas Merdeka ) (in Malay)〕 The Alliance proceeded to win this seat with Khir Johari as the winning candidate. Prior to the parliamentary election, state elections took place in 282 state legislature seats in 11 states of Malaya from 20 May to 24 June 1959. ==Timelines== 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Malayan general election, 1959」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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