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The Labour Front is a defunct political party in Singapore that operated from 1955 to 1960.
General elections were held for the first time in Singapore on 20 March 1948, when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council became directly-elected. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted to British subjects, who constituted around 2% of the 940,000 population. Although various organisations called for a boycott of the elections, voter turnout was 63.1%.
General elections were held in Singapore on 10 April 1951 to elect nine seats in the Legislative Council, up from six seats in the 1948 elections. A 32-day-long campaign period was scheduled, with nomination day on 8 March 1951. The result was a victory for the Progressive Party, which won six of the nine seats.
Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency is a former single-member constituency (SMC) in Bukit Timah, Singapore. The name - Bukit Timah still exists since the independence.
Katong was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959 and from 1968 until 1984. The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1955 until 1959, and in Parliament from 1968 until 1984.
Seletar Single Member Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region. The constituency's boundaries were redrawn in 1955, with Sembawang constituency created from part of its former area.
Rochore was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1951 until 1988. The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly from 1955 until 1965, and in Parliament from 1965 until 1988. It elected one member of Parliament.
A by-election was held in the Rural West constituency of the Legislative Council of Singapore on 16 October 1948. Independent candidate Balwant Singh Bajaj was elected with 55.5% of the vote, taking his seat on 19 October.
Tan Chye Cheng, also known as C. C. Tan, was a Singaporean lawyer and politician.
Vilasini Menon was a Singaporean lawyer and politician. She became the first woman elected to national office in Singapore when she was elected to the Legislative Council in 1951.
A by-election for the Seletar constituency of the Legislative Council of Singapore was scheduled on 20 December 1952. 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.
Municipal North-East was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected two Legislative Council members.
Municipal South-West was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected two Legislative Council members.
Rural East was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected one Legislative Council member.
Rural West was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected one Legislative Council member.
City was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955. It elected one Legislative Council member.
Balestier was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955. It elected one Legislative Council member. In 1955, the constituency was abolished and split into Cairnhill, Farrer Park, Serangoon and Whampoa.
Geylang was a former constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. It came into existence in 1955 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.
Serangoon was a former constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959. The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955.
References
- ↑ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore Elections.
- ↑ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Keppel". Singapore Elections.
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