General elections were held in Malaysia on 25 April 1964. The result was a victory for the Alliance Party

Barisan Nasional

Barisan Nasional is a major political coalition in Malaysia, formed in 1973 as the successor to the Alliance . Along with its predecessor, it has been Malaysia's federal ruling political force since independence...

, which won 89 of the 104 seats. Voter turnout was 78.9%.

The result also contributed towards the eventual expulsion of Singapore

Singapore

Singapore , officially the Republic of Singapore, is a Southeast Asian city-state off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, north of the equator. An island country made up of 63 islands, it is separated from Malaysia by the Straits of Johor to its north and from Indonesia's Riau Islands by the...

 from Malaysia. The Singaporean-based People's Action Party

People's Action Party

The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....

 decided to run on the mainland, and although it attracted large crowds at its rallies, it won only one seat — that by Devan Nair

Devan Nair

Devan Nair a/l Chengara Veetil, also known as C. V. Devan Nair , was the third President of Singapore and was elected by Parliament on October 23, 1981. He served as President until his resignation on March 28, 1985.-Youth:Nair was born in Malacca, Malaysia, the son of an Indian immigrant I.V.K...

, who represented the Bangsar

Bangsar

Bangsar, also Bungsar , is an affluent residential suburb on the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur, lying about south-west of the city centre. It is part of the Lembah Pantai parliamentary constituency...

 constituency. It is thought by some historians that Finance Minister and MCA President Tan Siew Sin

Tan Siew Sin

Tun Tan Siew Sin was Malaya's first Minister of Commerce and Industry, Finance Minister for 15 years, and president of the Malayan Chinese Association .-Early life:...

's appeal to the Chinese to avoid challenging the Malay special rights and risk merger with Indonesia helped the MCA retain its status as the "undisputed leader of the Chinese in the Malayan peninsula". Nevertheless, UMNO

United Malays National Organisation

The United Malays National Organisation, is Malaysia's largest political party; a founding member of the National Front coalition, which has played a dominant role in Malaysian politics since independence....

 leaders were furious with the PAP.

Results

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Party	Votes	%	Seats	+/-
Alliance Party	1,204,340	58.5	89
Malayan People's Socialist Front	330,898	16.1	2
Pan-Malaysian Islamic Party	301,187	14.6	9
United Democratic Party	88,223	4.3	1	New
People's Progressive Party People's Progressive Party (Malaysia) The People's Progressive Party is a political party in Malaysia.The party is one of the constituent members of the ruling National Front and is a multiracial party.-History:...	69,898	3.4	2
People's Action Party People's Action Party The People's Action Party is the leading political party in Singapore. It has been the city-state's ruling political party since 1959....	42,130	2.0	1	New
Parti Negara Parti Negara Parti Negara was a Malay-based political party which was formed by former leaders of the Independence of Malaya Party in 1953, and formally launched in February 1954...	7,319	0.4	0
Independents	13,509	0.7	0
Invalid/blank votes	89,104
Total	2,146,608	100	104	0
Source: Nohlen et al