Geylang Constituency

Geylang
Former constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Electorate	16,604
Former constituency
Created	1955
Abolished	1959
Created from	Katong
Replaced by	Geylang East Geylang West

Geylang was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. It came into existence in 1955 ^[1] by the delimiting of the preceding Katong Constituency of the Legislative Council. The constituency was split into Geylang East and Geylang West at the next election, in 1959.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

Election	Member	Party
1955	Mak Pak Shee		LF

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General election 1955 ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	LF	Mak Pak Shee	2,756	41.18
	Independent	Goh Hood Kiat	1,386	20.71
	Labour Party	Lee Yong Min	1,325	19.80
	DP	Lam Joon Chong	1,226	18.31
Majority			1,370	20.47
Registered electors			16,604
Total valid votes			6,693	98.70
Rejected ballots			88	1.30
Turnout			6,781	40.84
	LF win (new seat)

Historical maps

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  1955 General Election

References

1. "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
2. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Geylang". Singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.