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General elections were held in Malaya on 27 July 1955 the only general elections before Malaya’s independence in 1957. It was held to elect members of the Federal Legislative Council which prior to this was fully appointed by the British High Commissioner in Malaya.The election was the first in which the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) contested. MIC joined the Alliance Party in 1954.The Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (PMIP later known as PAS) was formed primarily to contest in the 1955 election.
