<Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Elected Chief Minister <P> Tunku Abdul Rahman Alliance </P> </Td> </Tr> <P> Tunku Abdul Rahman Alliance </P> <P> A general election was held on Wednesday, 27 July 1955, the only general election 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 . Voting took place in all 52 federal constituencies of Malaya, each electing one Federal Councillor to the Federal Legislative Council . State elections also took place in all 136 state constituencies in 9 states of Malaya and 2 settlements from 10 October 1954 to 12 November 1955, each electing one Councillor to the State Council or Settlement Council . </P> <P> The election was the first in which the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC) contested . MIC joined the Alliance Party in 1954 . </P>

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