Municipal North-East Constituency

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Municipal North-East
Former constituency
for the Legislative Council of Singapore
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Location of Municipal North-East in Singapore
Region Singapore
Electorate8,691
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1951
Seats2
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]

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Constituency changes

ElectionBoundary changesElectorate
1948 Constituency formed from the wards of Kallang and Rochor.8,691
1951 Constituency abolished and split into Balestier, Katong and Rochore.

Legislative Council members

ElectionMemberParty
1948 Mohamed Javad NamazieIndependent
John Laycock Progressive Party

Electoral results

1948

General Election 1948: Municipal North-East
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Independent Mohamed Javad Namazie 2,672 24.4
PP John Laycock 2,221 20.3
Independent M. K. Chidambaram1,62214.8
Independent Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar 1,42013.0
Independent Richard Lim Chuan Hoe1,16110.6
Independent Valiya Purayil Abdullah9448.6
PP Lim Chuan Geok8928.2
Turnout 5,79666.9
Registered electors 8,668

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References

  1. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
  2. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Municipal North-East". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.