| Municipal North-East | |
|---|---|
| Former Constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
 Location of Municipal North-East in Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 8,691 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1948 |
| Abolished | 1951 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | |
Municipal North-East was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. [1] It elected two Legislative Council members. [2]
| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Constituency formed from the wards of Kallang and Rochor. | 8,691 |
| 1951 | Constituency abolished and split into Balestier, Katong and Rochore. | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Mohamed Javad Namazie | Independent | |
| John Laycock |  Progressive Party | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mohamed Javad Namazie | 2,672 | 24.4 | ||
| PP | John Laycock | 2,221 | 20.3 | ||
| Independent | M. K. Chidambaram | 1,622 | 14.8 | ||
| Independent | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | 1,420 | 13.0 | ||
| Independent | Richard Lim Chuan Hoe | 1,161 | 10.6 | ||
| Independent | Valiya Purayil Abdullah | 944 | 8.6 | ||
| PP | Lim Chuan Geok | 892 | 8.2 | ||
| Turnout | 5,796 | 66.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,668 | ||||
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