General elections were held in Malaya on 19 August 1959 the first since 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. Voter turnout was 73.3%.In the election the Alliance Party – later Barisan Nasional – emerged as the victor.
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