Ulu Bedok Constituency

Ulu Bedok Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1955 to 1959.

Not to be confused with Bedok Single Member Constituency or Bedok Group Representation Constituency.
Location of Ulu Bedok in Singapore

The constituency was formed in 1955, covering the areas of Bedok, Kembangan and Geylang Serai. The word ulu in Malay means remote as the eastern region of Singapore was undeveloped at that time. In 1959, the constituency was abolished.

Member of Parliament
Year Member of Parliament Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 Abdul Hamid bin Haji Juma UMNO

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
General Election 1955: Ulu Bedok[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
UMNO Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat 5,721 61.04
DP Toh Seng Sit 2,999 32.00
PP A. Hamid Rahmat 652 6.96
Majority 2,722 29.04
Turnout 9,464 56.0
UMNO win (new seat)

Note : UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance informally formed an alliance, Singapore Alliance (SA), for the elections. While Abdul Hamid contested as a UMNO candidate, the Elections Department Singapore views Abdul Hamid as a candidate for SA.

See also

References
  1. "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results".
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