Singaporean general election, 1951
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| Singaporean general election, 1951 9 (of the 22) seats to the Legislative Council |
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| Majority Party | Minority Party | |||
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| Leader | Tan Chye Ching | Lim Yew Hock | ||
| Party | PP | Labour | ||
| Leader's seat | Tanglin | Keppel | ||
| Last election | 3 seats, 49.5% | - | ||
| Seats won | 6 | 4 | ||
| Seat change | +3 | - | ||
| Popular vote | 11,202 | 7,322 | ||
| Percentage | 49.5% | 26.1 | ||
| Swing | -9.5% | +100.0% | ||
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The 1951 Legislative Council General Elections was held in Singapore on 10 April 1951 to elect nine seats on the Legislative Council, up from six seats in the 1948 elections. A 32-day long campaign period was scheduled, with nomination day on 8 March 1951
Out of 48,155 registered voters, only 52.8% took the effort to vote, again bogged down by boycott calls and with the city still suffering from the after effects of the Maria Hertogh riots four months before voting took place.
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[edit] Results summary
| Party | Seats | Popular votes | |||
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| Contested | Won | # | % | +/- | |
| Progressive Party | 8 | 6 | 11,202 | 40.0 | -9.5% |
| Labour Party | 7 | 2 | 7,322 | 26.1 | +100% |
| Independents | 7 | 1 | 6,156 | 22.0 | -28.5% |
[edit] References
- Sr, Pugalenthi (1996) Elections in Singapore VJ Times International Pte Ltd, Singapore ISBN 981-221-025-3
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