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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. In the election, the Alliance Party - later Barisan Nasional - emerged as the victor. The party was a coalition formed by United Malays National Organisation , Malayan Chinese Association and Malayan Indian Congress . The coalition won 74 out of 104 seats in the Dewan Rakyat with only 51.7% of total votes. The opposition as a whole garnered 30 seats with 48.3% of total votes. The 71.1% majority allowed Alliance Party to form a government as sanctioned by the Constitution Of Malaya . |
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