729:. It was obvious that the PRB would win the elections even before the first ballot was cast as thirteen of the twenty-four seats in Brunei, seven of the twelve seats in Belait and five of the seven seats in Temburong had only one PRB candidate, who were elected after being unopposed on Nomination Day, 21 June. This meant the PRB already held control of three of the four district councils, with only Tutong still undecided as all eight seats were contested.
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the elected seats in both. The Sultan retained absolute authority to select every member of the
Executive Council, in contrast to the LegCo, where the PRB selected its own delegates from each of the four districts through an electoral college. Consequently, none of the party's Central Executive Committee members were appointed to the Executive Council apart for
88:
855:
Out of the thirty-three members of the LegCo, the PRB held all sixteen unofficial seats. The party also held all six of the fifteen-member
Executive Council's unofficial (elected) seats. However, the party was not satisfied since it was still in the minority in both councils even though it had all of
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The sultan chaired a meeting of the committee he had formed to look into the terms and circumstances of Brunei's admission into the proposed
Malaysia Federation on the day the nominees were made public. Twenty-five people made up the committee, which was established in July 1962. They included the
860:, the Deputy President of PRB. Initially, the PRB declined to acknowledge the Sultan's nominations, insisting on having a vote in the appointment process. Azahari, who abstained from the elections, was not appointed and the elected members of his party were not invited to become part of the
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constituency in
Temburong. However, Akbar subsequently joined the PRB meaning it held all seats on every council and was guaranteed 16 elected members in the LegCo. The government was embarrassed as it was an outright rejection of its strategy to include Brunei in the projected
852:'s confirmation as the Menteri Besar. One of the Sultan's closest advisors, Pengiran Ali, was appointed to the new position; this may have been done to bolster his government's position in anticipation of the PRB members' admission to the two councils.
468:. As all but one of the district council seats were held by BPP members, it was expected that the party would secure all 16 seats. However, the government postponed the opening of the Council and later suspended it after the outbreak of the
461:(55 candidates), the Brunei National Organisation (6), the Brunei United Party (1) and eighteen independents. The BPP won 54 seats (32 uncontested), whilst the sole independent elected later joined the party. Voter turnout was around 89%.
879:
One of the most important times in Brunei's political and constitutional growth was from
September to December 1962. Serious ramifications resulted from the dominant PRB wanting a larger say in political decision-making, leading to the
725:(PRB) fielded candidates for each of the District Council's fifty-five seats. There were eight candidates from the Brunei National Organisation (BNO), Haji Hasbollah Daud himself from the Brunei United Party (BUP) and seventeen
480:
On 20 June 1962 the government declared that elections would take place on 30 August 1962. There were 55 district council members up for election: 24 for the district council of Brunei (present day
464:
The 1959 constitution had created a 33-seat
Legislative Council (LegCo), of which 16 were to be indirectly elected by the district councils, nine were to be appointed by the Sultan and eight were
884:. In addition, Brunei faced pressure to make a decision on its membership in the Malaysia Federation. Because of how it shaped the new nation, the era was a benchmark in Brunei's modern history.
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vigorously advocated for his party. On 30 August 1962 the results were announced, and the PRB had won all but one of the remaining seats, with
Metusin Ali Akbar elected in the
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to choose delegates to the LegCo; eight from Brunei, four from Belait, three from Tutong and one from
Temburong. The date of this election was set for 17 September 1962.
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and LegCo, defying persistent appeals from the PRB for a democratic administration and a change to the constitution.
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Darussalam 1944-1962: Constitutional and Political Development in a Malay-Muslim Sultanate
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The composition of the 1962 district council election was as follows:
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500:(LegCo) law allowed all citizens older than twenty-one to vote.
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Nohlen, Dieter; Grotz, Florian; Hartmann, Christof (2001).
844:, was appointed to the newly created position of Deputy
496:. Only citizens were allowed to vote. A December 1961
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252:Ministry of Transport and Infocommunications
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832:announced the selection of members of the
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1057:"Pilehan Raya Majlis2 Meshuarat Daerah"
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146:this article is part of a series on the
17:1962 Bruneian district council election
717:To win as many seats as possible, the
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257:Ministry of Culture, Youth and Sports
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828:On his birthday, 23 September 1962,
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1027:Elections in Asia: A data handbook
484:), 12 for the district council of
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488:, 12 for the district council of
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453:were held for the first time in
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842:Department of Religious Affairs
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277:Ministry of Finance and Economy
830:Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III
56:28 seats needed for a majority
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302:Ministry of Religious Affairs
1055:Pelita Brunei (1962-09-05).
1050:. University of London 1995.
1044:Mohamad Yusop Damit (1995).
774:Brunei National Organisation
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451:District council elections
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996:Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995
981:Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995
951:Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995
924:Mohamad Yusop Damit 1995
340:administrative divisions
292:Ministry of Home Affairs
1064:www.pelitabrunei.gov.bn
267:Ministry of Development
1177:1962 elections in Asia
742:Federation of Malaysia
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763:Brunei People's Party
459:Brunei People's Party
272:Ministry of Education
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112:Brunei People's Party
862:government of Brunei
1172:Elections in Brunei
1117:Elections in Brunei
872:, Joseph S. Gould,
784:Brunei United Party
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721:Parti Rakyat Brunei
498:Legislative Council
405:Politics portal
262:Ministry of Defence
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966:Pelita Brunei 1962
936:Pelita Brunei 1962
840:, the Head of the
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287:Ministry of Health
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103:Metusin Ali Akbar
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68:Majority party
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686:Ujong Jalan
664:Bukit Sawat
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606:Kuala Abang
594:Bukit Pasir
560:Sultan Lama
511:Composition
387:Visa policy
207:Legislative
156:politics of
1166:Categories
1070:2024-06-16
1066:(in Malay)
888:References
531:Ex-officio
476:Background
466:ex officio
893:Citations
824:Aftermath
677:Temburong
582:Penanjong
548:Sumbiling
521:District
494:Temburong
347:Districts
315:judiciary
556:Pemancha
357:Villages
1018:Sources
713:Results
602:Lamunin
598:Kiudang
245:Cabinet
95:Leader
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65:
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816:et al.
639:Belait
626:Rambai
610:Kupang
586:Keriam
578:Sinaut
573:Tutong
544:Padang
539:Brunei
533:seats
527:Seats
490:Tutong
486:Belait
455:Brunei
352:Mukims
180:Sultan
108:Party
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755:Seats
752:Party
699:Total
656:Balai
622:Ukong
614:Birau
212:Privy
1151:1962
1133:1965
1031:ISBN
737:Labu
682:Labu
660:Labi
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