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GE-01 · Perlis

GE-1 (1959) Results — All Seats

Perlis — Full results of GE-1 (1959): 2 seats across 11 states — the winner of every seat, coalition seat totals, turnout and majorities. PERIKATAN won the most seats (2).

Votes vs Seats →
Seats20 unopposed
Total Voters38,355
Turnout77.8%
Valid Votes29,6030.75% rejected
Candidates42.00 per seat
Women winners00 women candidates
Lost deposit0
Marginal seats (<5%)0

Seat Composition — Perlis

2
PERIKATAN 2

Seats & popular vote

CoalitionWon% seatsPopular vote
PERIKATAN 2 100.0% 59.6%
Independent / no coalition 0 0.0% 40.4%

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.002 Perlis SelatanPerlis · Mokhtar bin Ismail (UMNO) 13.06%
  2. 2 P.001 Perlis UtaraPerlis · Othman bin Abdullah (UMNO) 24.97%

Safest Seats

  1. 1 P.001 Perlis UtaraPerlis · Othman bin Abdullah (UMNO) 24.97%
  2. 2 P.002 Perlis SelatanPerlis · Mokhtar bin Ismail (UMNO) 13.06%

Seats 2

P.001 Perlis Utara
Perlis · 2 candidates · Turnout 79.5%
Othman bin Abdullah UMNO
Majority 3,851 (25.0%) · vs PAS
P.002 Perlis Selatan
Perlis · 2 candidates · Turnout 76.0%
Mokhtar bin Ismail UMNO
Majority 1,852 (13.1%) · vs PAS