Malaysian general election, 1964

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General elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1964.^[1] The result was a victory for the Alliance Party, which won 89 of the 104 seats. Voter turnout was 78.9%.

The result also contributed towards the eventual expulsion of Singapore from Malaysia. The Singaporean-based People's Action Party decided to run on the mainland, and although it attracted large crowds at its rallies, it won only one seat — that by Devan Nair, who represented the Bangsar constituency. It is thought by some historians that Finance Minister and MCA President Tan Siew Sin's appeal to the Chinese to avoid challenging the Malay special rights and risk merger with Indonesia helped the MCA retain its status as the "undisputed leader of the Chinese in the Malayan peninsula". Nevertheless, UMNO leaders were furious with the PAP.

Results

Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Alliance Party	1,204,340	58.5	89	+15
Malayan People's Socialist Front	330,898	16.1	2	-6
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	301,187	14.6	9	-4
United Democratic Party	88,223	4.3	1	New
People's Progressive Party	69,898	3.4	2	-2
People's Action Party	42,130	2.0	1	New
Parti Negara	7,319	0.4	0	-1
Independents	13,509	0.7	0	-3
Invalid/blank votes	89,104	-	-	-
Total	2,146,608	100	104	0
Source: Nohlen et al

References

1. ^ Nohlen, D, Grotz, F & Hartmann, C (2001) Elections in Asia: A data handbook, Volume II, p152 ISBN 0199249598