HC Deb 29 May 1957 vol 571 c33W
68. Air Commodore Harvey

asked the Secretary of State for the Colonies his present estimate of the Malay, Chinese, and Indian-speaking sections of the population of the Federation of Malaya; and to what extent these three sections, respectively, are represented in the present Legislative Assembly.

Mr. Profumo

Malays number about 3,100,000, Chinese about 2,500,000 and Indians about 800,000. The Legislative Council has 98 members, of whom 51 are Malays, 27 Chinese and 7 Indians.