candidate: The Malayan Union established by the British Malaya which comprised the Federated Malay States , Perak , Selangor , Negeri Sembilan , Pahang , and the Unfederated Malay States consisted of Kedah , Perlis , Kelantan , Terengganu , Johor and of the Straits Settlements of Penang and Malacca came into being in 1946 , in a series of agreement between British and Malayan Union , the Malayan Union was superseded by the Federation of Malaya on 1 st February 1948 hereafter .