Year 1959

First General Election

Wednesday, 19th August 1959

The 1959 Malayan general election was the first general election held since the Federation of Malaya first achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1957. 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.

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