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GE-01 · Kedah

GE-1 (1959) Results — All Seats

Kedah — Full results of GE-1 (1959): 12 seats across 11 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. PERIKATAN won the most seats (12).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats120 unopposed
Total Voters264,575
Turnout75.0%
Valid Votes195,9471.25% rejected
Candidates272.25 per seat
Women winners11 women candidates
Lost deposit2
Marginal seats (<5%)1

Seat Composition — Kedah

12
PERIKATAN 12

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
PERIKATAN 12 100.0% 65.3%
Independent / no coalition 0 0.0% 27.5%
SF 0 0.0% 7.2%

Popular vote % is computed from contested seats.

Winning Margin Number of seats by majority (% of valid votes)

Turnout distribution Number of seats by turnout %

Marginal Seats

  1. 1 P.008 Kota Star SelatanKedah · Wan Sulaiman bin Wan Tam (UMNO) 3.37%
  2. 2 P.005 Kota Star UtaraKedah · Abdul Khalid (UMNO) 17.50%
  3. 3 P.004 Kubang Pasu BaratKedah · Azahari bin Ibrahim (UMNO) 19.67%
  4. 4 P.012 Sungei PataniKedah · Samad bin Osman (UMNO) 23.64%
  5. 5 P.010 JeraiKedah · Ismail Yusof (UMNO) 27.87%
  6. 6 P.003 Jitra-Padang TerapKedah · Fatimah binti Hashim (UMNO) 30.44%
  7. 7 P.006 Alor StarKedah · Lim Joo Kong (MCA) 37.83%
  8. 8 P.014 Kulim-Bandar BahruKedah · Tan Tye Chek (MCA) 39.17%
  9. 9 P.007 Kuala KedahKedah · Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (UMNO) 40.33%
  10. 10 P.009 Kedah TengahKedah · Mohamed Khir bin Johari (UMNO) 40.35%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.013 Kulim UtaraKedah · Hanafi bin Mohd Yunus (UMNO) 65.80%
  2. 2 P.011 BalingKedah · Harun bin Abdullah (UMNO) 49.86%
  3. 3 P.009 Kedah TengahKedah · Mohamed Khir bin Johari (UMNO) 40.35%
  4. 4 P.007 Kuala KedahKedah · Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj (UMNO) 40.33%
  5. 5 P.014 Kulim-Bandar BahruKedah · Tan Tye Chek (MCA) 39.17%
  6. 6 P.006 Alor StarKedah · Lim Joo Kong (MCA) 37.83%
  7. 7 P.003 Jitra-Padang TerapKedah · Fatimah binti Hashim (UMNO) 30.44%
  8. 8 P.010 JeraiKedah · Ismail Yusof (UMNO) 27.87%
  9. 9 P.012 Sungei PataniKedah · Samad bin Osman (UMNO) 23.64%
  10. 10 P.004 Kubang Pasu BaratKedah · Azahari bin Ibrahim (UMNO) 19.67%

Seats 12

P.003 Jitra-Padang Terap
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.5%
Fatimah binti Hashim UMNO
Majority 5,125 (30.4%) · vs PAS
P.004 Kubang Pasu Barat
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.7%
Azahari bin Ibrahim UMNO
Majority 2,758 (19.7%) · vs PAS
P.005 Kota Star Utara
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.9%
Abdul Khalid UMNO
Majority 2,663 (17.5%) · vs PAS
P.006 Alor Star
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 77.1%
Lim Joo Kong MCA
Majority 6,518 (37.8%) · vs PAS
P.007 Kuala Kedah
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 72.5%
Tunku Abdul Rahman Putra Al-Haj UMNO
Majority 7,490 (40.3%) · vs PAS
P.008 Kota Star Selatan
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 77.7%
Wan Sulaiman bin Wan Tam UMNO
Majority 545 (3.4%) · vs PAS
P.009 Kedah Tengah
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 75.4%
Mohamed Khir bin Johari UMNO
Majority 6,836 (40.4%) · vs PAS
P.010 Jerai
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 73.6%
Ismail Yusof UMNO
Majority 4,947 (27.9%) · vs PAS
P.011 Baling
Kedah · 3 candidates · Turnout 75.4%
Harun bin Abdullah UMNO
Majority 8,597 (49.9%) · vs PAS
P.012 Sungei Patani
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 75.0%
Samad bin Osman UMNO
Majority 3,513 (23.6%) · vs PR
P.013 Kulim Utara
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.7%
Hanafi bin Mohd Yunus UMNO
Majority 9,748 (65.8%) · vs PAS
P.014 Kulim-Bandar Bahru
Kedah · 2 candidates · Turnout 71.4%
Tan Tye Chek MCA
Majority 6,371 (39.2%) · vs LPM