The April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 2 April 1949 to elect 18 of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1]
The election was the first election for the Singapore Municipal Commission since the municipal commissioner elections on 5 December 1911.[2] In 1913, elections for the Singapore Municipal Commission were scrapped due to excessive politicking.[1]
Following the end of World War II, elections were brought back for the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1] Out of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission, 18 seats were elected.[1] These 18 seats were distributed to six wards in Singapore with each ward having three seats.[1] The remaining nine seats were appointed by the British colonial government.[1]
For the April 1949 election, municipal commissioners were elected to terms of varying lengths depending on their ranking in their respective wards.[1] Commissioners who ranked third in their wards were elected to a term that ended in December 1949. Commissioners who ranked second had a term that ended in December 1950, and commissioners ranking first had a term that ended in December 1951.
Voting in this election was not compulsory, and voters were required to register in order to vote.[1]
Nomination day was scheduled for 7 March 1949.[1] Candidates were required to give an election deposit of $250 which was returned if they achieved at least 4.17% of the votes.[1]
