December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election

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December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
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6 of the 27 seats in the Municipal Commission
Turnout60.4%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tan Chye Cheng Francis Thomas –
Party PP Labour Party Independent
Leader's seat Not contesting Not contesting –
Seats won 3 2 1
Seat change Decrease1 Increase2 Decrease1
Popular vote 3,907 3,338 561
Percentage 50.1% 42.8% 7.2%

The December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 3 December 1949 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1]

Results[]

PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Progressive Party3,90750.05312–1
Labour Party3,33842.7623+2
Independents5617.1913–1
Total7,806100.006180
Valid votes7,80698.28
Invalid/blank votes1371.72
Total votes7,943100.00
Registered voters/turnout13,14360.44
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency[]

Constituency Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
City 1,811 Independent 561 55.7
Progressive Party 353 35.0
Labour Party 94 9.3
East 2,491 Progressive Party 1,464 64.4
Labour Party Mak Pak Shee 556 35.6
North 2,199 Labour Party 803 59.5
Progressive Party 546 40.5
Rochore 3,255 Labour Party 979 52.9
Progressive Party 871 47.1
Independent 28 1.2
South 2,061 Progressive Party Duncan Robertson 654 51.2
Labour Party 623 48.8
West 1,326 Progressive Party Phyllis Eu-Chia Cheng Li 477 62.8
Labour Party 283 37.2
Source: Singapore Elections

References[]

  1. ^ "MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION DECEMBER 1949". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 2015-09-21. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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