1951 Malayan local elections
# 1951 Malayan local elections

The first election in the Federation of Malaya was for the Municipal Council of George Town in Penang held on 1 December 1951.

## Municipal election

### George Town

Date: 1 December 1951 Registered voters: 14,514 Turnout: 72.1% :

| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Radicals 6 (6) | Labour 1 (1) | UMNO 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1) |||| |
| Jelutong | 1. N. K. Menon 2. C. M. Ismail 3. Cheah Cheng Poh | Radicals UMNO Independent | 1,149 987 949 | 162 |
| Kelawei | 1. Nancy Yeap Chin Poh 2. A. C. Reutens 3. C. O. Lim | Radicals Radicals Radicals | 1,142 831 719 | 311 |
| Tanjong | 1. Lee Thean Chu 2. M. E. M. Meera Hussain 3. N. Ponnudurai | Radicals Radicals Labour | 2,241 2,054 1,792 | 187 |
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### Malacca

Date: 1 December 1951 Electorate: Turnout: nil :

| Wards | Elected councillor | Elected party | Votes | Majority |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Progressive 4 (4) | Labour 3 (3) | UMNO 1 (1) | Independent 1 (1) |||| |
| Bukit China | 1. Ali Maidin 2. N. M. Ghouse 3. Amy Joseph | Progressive Independent Labour | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Fort | 1. S. Shanmugam 2. J. L. D'Cruz 3. Ee Yew Kim | Progressive Labour Progressive | Unopposed | Unopposed |
| Tranquerah | 1. P. G. M. G. Mahindasa 2. V. E. Dias 3. Hashim Ghani | Progressive Labour UMNO | Unopposed | Unopposed |
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