1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election
The 1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 2 December 1950 to elect 6 of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1]
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| Turnout | 55.07% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Votes | % | Seats | |||||
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| Total before | Won | Not up | Total after | +/– | ||||
| Labour Party | 4,793 | 39.81 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +1 | |
| Progressive Party | 3,902 | 32.41 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 9 | –3 | |
| Independents | 3,345 | 27.78 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 6 | +2 | |
| Total | 12,040 | 100.00 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 12,040 | 97.93 | ||||||
| Invalid/blank votes | 254 | 2.07 | ||||||
| Total votes | 12,294 | 100.00 | ||||||
| Registered voters/turnout | 22,325 | 55.07 | ||||||
| Source: Singapore Elections | ||||||||
By constituency
| Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| City | 3,372 | Independent | Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy | 732 | 37.6 | |
| Independent | Jiwanbhai Mehta Jamnadas | 710 | 36.4 | |||
| Independent | Mak Pak Shee | 259 | 13.3 | |||
| Labour Party | Mirza Abdul Majid | 248 | 12.7 | |||
| East | 3,962 | Progressive Party | Frank Caulfield James | 1,464 | 70.6 | |
| Labour Party | Lee Yong Min | 610 | 29.4 | |||
| North | 3,261 | Progressive Party | Shunmugh Subra Manyam | 836 | 56.6 | |
| Labour Party | Rajaratnam Vaithilingam | 640 | 43.4 | |||
| Rochore | 4,872 | Independent | Sena Ana Mohamed Ali | 1,182 | 49.6 | |
| Labour Party | Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj | 1,005 | 49.3 | |||
| Independent | M. Abdul Rahim Khan | 28 | 1.2 | |||
| South | 4,754 | Labour Party | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 1,871 | 65.8 | |
| Progressive Party | Chan Kum Chee | 974 | 34.2 | |||
| West | 2,104 | Progressive Party | Soh Ghee Soon | 628 | 47.9 | |
| Independent | Elizabeth Choy | 434 | 33.1 | |||
| Labour Party | Yap Chin Poh | 249 | 19.0 | |||
| Source: Singapore Elections | ||||||
References
- "MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION 1950". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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