LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959
SIGLAP

Voters: 14,693

Voter turnout: 12,892 (87.7%)

United Malays National Organisation People's Action Party
MOHAMED SIDIK bin Haji Abdul Hamid, 62

Assistant Minister [M]

SAHORAH binte Ahmat, 34

Social worker [F]

1,418 (11.1%) 4,407 (34.3%)
Independent Liberal Socialist Party
KOH Tee Kin, 37

Proprietor [M]

John Anthony SNODGRASS, 53

Headmaster [M]

3,408 (26.6%) 1,511 (11.8%)
Independent Partai Rakyat
ABDULLAH bin Masood, 43

Clerk [M]

PANG Toon Tin, 24

Trade unionist [M]

1,267 (9.9%) 587 (4.6%)
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
WANJOR bin Abubakar, 56

Pensioner [M]

234 (1.8%)

People's Action Party wins by 999 (7.7%) votes

Liberal Socialist Party United Malays National Organisation Partai Rakyat Pan-Malayan Islamic Party and ABDULLAH Masood forfeited election deposits

Valid votes: 12,832 (99.5%)

Rejected votes: 60 (0.5%)

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