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1951 Singapore City Council election|
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| Turnout | 59.3% |
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First party
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Second party
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Third party
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| Leader
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Tan Chye Cheng
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Peter Williams
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–
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| Party
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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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–
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Not contesting
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| Seats won
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2
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3
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1
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| Seat change
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 1
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 3
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2
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| Popular vote
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6,729
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4,436
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4,412
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| Percentage
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43.2%
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28.5%
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28.3%
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Elections to were held for the first time on 1 December 1951 to elect six of the council's 18 members.[1]
Results[]
| Party | Votes | % | Seats |
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| Won | Total | +/– |
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| Progressive Party | 6,729 | 43.20 | 2 | 9 | –1 |
| Labour Party | 4,436 | 28.48 | 3 | 6 | +3 |
| Independents | 4,412 | 28.32 | 1 | 3 | –2 |
| Total | 15,577 | 100.00 | 6 | 18 | 0 |
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| Valid votes | 15,577 | 97.85 | |
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| Invalid/blank votes | 343 | 2.15 | |
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| Total votes | 15,920 | 100.00 | |
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| Registered voters/turnout | 26,831 | 59.33 | |
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| Source: Singapore Elections |
By constituency[]
| Constituency
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Electorate
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Party
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Candidate
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Votes
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%
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| City
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4,277
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Independent
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|
1,154
|
56.5
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| Progressive Party
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|
887
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43.5
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| East
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4,797
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Progressive Party
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1,401
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49.2
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| Labour Party
|
Lee Yong Min
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724
|
25.4
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| Independent
|
Mak Pak Shee
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720
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25.3
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| North
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4,783
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Progressive Party
|
Arumugam Ponnu Rajah
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1,378
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42.7
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| Labour Party
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|
1,074
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33.3
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| Independent
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|
641
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19.9
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| Independent
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|
136
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4.2
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| Rochore
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4,648
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Labour Party
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1,761
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63.7
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| Progressive Party
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1,005
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36.3
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| South
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5,985
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Labour Party
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1,933
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57.0
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| Progressive Party
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1,457
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43.0
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| West
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2,341
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Labour Party
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|
705
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54.0
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| Progressive Party
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904
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46.0
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| Source: Singapore Elections
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References[]
Categories:
- Singapore City Council elections
- 1951 in Singapore
- 1951 elections in Asia
- December 1951 events
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