Singaporean general election, 1948
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| Singaporean general election, 1948 6 (of the 22) seats to the Legislative Council |
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| March 21, 1948 | ||||
| Majority Party | Minority Party | |||
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| Leader | Independents | Tan Chye Ching | ||
| Party | Independent | PP | ||
| Leader's seat | Rural East, Rural West, Municipal North-East | Municipal North-East | ||
| Last election | - | - | ||
| Seats won | 3 | 3 | ||
| Seat change | - | - | ||
| Popular vote | 11,997 | 11,754 | ||
| Percentage | 50.5% | 49.5% | ||
| Swing | - | - | ||
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The Legislative Council General Elections was the first election to be held in Singapore, taking place on 21 March 1948 when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council were open for popular voting, albeit only for British subjects. The election was announced on 1 February, and nominations were due by 15 February. The campaign period lasted for 31 days.
Calls by various organisations to boycott the election led to a voter turnout of 63.1% with 25,072 votes cast.
[edit] Results summary
See also Singapore general election, 1948 results
| Party | Seats | Popular votes | |||
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| Contested | Won | # | % | +/- | |
| Progressive Party | 5 | 3 | 11,754 | 49.5 | NA |
| Independents | 10 | 3 | 11,997 | 50.5 | NA |
[edit] References
- Sr, Pugalenthi (1996) Elections in Singapore VJ Times International Pte Ltd, Singapore ISBN 981-221-025-3
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