1953 Singapore City Council election

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1953 Singapore City Council election
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← 1952 5 December 1953 1957 →
6 (out of 27) seats to the City Council
Turnout32.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader – Tan Chye Cheng Lim Yew Hock
Party Independent PP Labour Party
Leader's seat – Not Contesting Not Contesting
Seats won 3 3 0
Seat change Increase1 Increase1 Decrease2
Popular vote 9,177 8,532 1,723
Percentage 43.6% 40.5% 8.2%

The 1953 Singapore City Council election was the 3rd election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 5 December 1953 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.[1]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Progressive Party8,53240.5239+1
Labour Party1,7238.1805–2
United Malays National Organisation1,6227.7000New
Independents9,17743.5934+1
Total21,054100.006180
Valid votes21,05497.80
Invalid/blank votes4732.20
Total votes21,527100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,53849.44
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency[]

Constituency Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
City 6,700 Independent Uncontested
East 9,726 Independent Mak Pak Shee 2,164 51.4
Progressive Party 1,409 33.5
United Malays National Organisation 634 15.1
North 9,759 Progressive Party 2,585 54.8
Labour Party 1,723 36.6
United Malays National Organisation 405 8.6
Rochore 9,445 Independent 1,607 34.8
Independent 1,516 32.8
Independent 1,493 32.3
South 10,048 Progressive Party 2,801 53.9
Independent 2,397 46.1
West 4,560 Progressive Party 1,737 74.9
United Malays National Organisation 583 25.1
Source: Singapore Elections

References[]

  1. ^ "CITY COUNCIL ELECTION 1953". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 15 July 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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