1952 Seletar by-election

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1952 Seletar by-election
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  1948 19 November 1952 (nomination) 1957  
Registered6,509
 Majority party
 
CandidateMadai Puthan Damodaran Nair
Party Independent
popular voteunopposed

Councilor before election

Vilasini Menon
Independent

Elected Councilor

Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair
Independent

A by-election for the Seletar constituency of the Legislative Council of Singapore was scheduled on 20 December 1952. [1] It was triggered by the resignation of councilor Vilasini Menon on 25 September 1952 after being charged along with her lawyer husband with a criminal breach of trust in India. [1]

Contents

The by-election did not take place as scheduled as its sole candidate, M. P. D. Nair, was elected as the constituency's councilor in an uncontested walkover. [1]

Background

Vilasini Menon was elected as Legislative Councilor for the Seletar constituency of the Legislative Council of Singapore in the 1951 general election.

Menon and her lawyer husband was later charged with a criminal breach of trust in India. [1] As a result, she voluntarily resigned her seat on 25 September 1952 which triggered a by-election in the Seletar constituency. [1] The writ of election was issued on 28 October 1952 with nomination day set on 19 November. [1]

Campaign

Only the independent City Councilor M. P. D. Nair filed in his candidacy for the by-election. [1]

Election

Since Nair is the only candidate in the by-election, he was elected as a Legislative Councilor through a walkover. The by-election no longer took place as scheduled.

Nair was sworn into office on 16 December 1952. [1] He initially refused to be sworn in unless the demands of the constituency's Naval Base Union members were met. [1]

Results

PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair Uncontested walkover
Registered voters/turnout6,509
Source: Singapore Elections

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL BY-ELECTION 1952". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 14 July 2020.