City Constituency
City Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955.[1] The constituency was formed in 1951 from carving out from Municipal South-West Constituency and in 1955, it was split into Havelock, Stamford, Tanjong Pagar and Telok Ayer constituencies.
| City | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 5,611 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by | |
Elections
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Nazir Ahmad Mallal | 1,308 | 53.8 | ||
| Independent | Balwant Singh Bajaj | 1,025 | 42.2 | ||
| Independent | Mirza Abdul Majid | 96 | 4.0 | ||
| Majority | 283 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,465 | 43.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,611 | ||||
| PP win | |||||
References
- "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore Elections.
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