| Municipal South-West | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
 Location of Municipal South-West in Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 8,800 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1948 |
| Abolished | 1951 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | |
Municipal South-West 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 Central, Tanglin and Tanjong Pagar. | 8,800 |
| 1951 | Constituency abolished and split into City, Keppel and Tanglin. | |
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Tan Chye Cheng | Progressive Party | |
| Nazir Ahmad Mallal | Progressive Party | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Tan Chye Cheng | 4,125 | 42.3 | ||
| PP | Nazir Ahmad Mallal | 4,056 | 41.6 | ||
| Independent | Mirza Abdul Majid | 1,572 | 16.1 | ||
| Turnout | 5,150 | 58.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 8,800 | ||||
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