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1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election|
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| Turnout | 55.1% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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|
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| Leader
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Tan Chye Cheng
|
Peter Williams
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–
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| Party
|
PP
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Labour Party
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Independent
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| Leader's seat
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Not Contesting
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Not Contesting
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–
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| Seats won
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3
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1
|
2
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| Seat change
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 3
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 1
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2
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| Popular vote
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3,902
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4,793
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3,345
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| Percentage
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32.4%
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39.8%
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27.8%
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The 1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 2 December 1950 to elect 6 of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1]
Results[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
|---|
| Won | Total | +/– |
|---|
| Progressive Party | 3,902 | 32.41 | 3 | 9 | –3 |
| Labour Party | 4,793 | 39.81 | 1 | 3 | +1 |
| Independents | 3,345 | 27.78 | 2 | 6 | +2 |
| Total | 12,040 | 100.00 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 12,040 | 97.93 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 254 | 2.07 | |
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| Total votes | 12,294 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 22,325 | 55.07 | |
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| Source: Singapore Elections |
By constituency[]
| Constituency
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Electorate
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Party
|
Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| City
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3,372
|
Independent
|
|
732
|
37.6
|
| Independent
|
|
710
|
36.4
|
| Independent
|
Mak Pak Shee
|
259
|
13.3
|
| Labour Party
|
|
248
|
12.7
|
| East
|
3,962
|
Progressive Party
|
|
1,464
|
70.6
|
| Labour Party
|
Lee Yong Min
|
610
|
29.4
|
| North
|
3,261
|
Progressive Party
|
|
836
|
56.6
|
| Labour Party
|
|
640
|
43.4
|
| Rochore
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4,872
|
Independent
|
|
1,182
|
49.6
|
| Labour Party
|
|
1,005
|
49.3
|
| Independent
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|
28
|
1.2
|
| South
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4,754
|
Labour Party
|
|
1,871
|
65.8
|
| Progressive Party
|
|
974
|
34.2
|
| West
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2,104
|
Progressive Party
|
|
628
|
47.9
|
| Independent
|
Elizabeth Choy-Yong Su-Moi
|
434
|
33.1
|
| Labour Party
|
|
249
|
19.0
|
| Source: Singapore Elections
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References[]
Categories:
- Singapore City Council elections
- 1950 in Singapore
- 1950 elections in Asia
- December 1950 events
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