Singaporean general election, 1951
- Singaporean general election, 1951
Infobox Election
election_name = Singaporean general election, 1951
country = Singapore
type = legislative
ongoing = no
previous_election = Singaporean general election, 1948
previous_year = 1948
next_election = Singaporean general election, 1955
next_year = 1955
election_date = March 8, 1951
seats_for_election = 9 (of the 22) seats to the Legislative Council
leader1 = Tan Chye Ching
party1 = Progressive Party (Singapore)
leaders_seat1 = Tanglin
last_election1 = 3 seats, 49.5%
seats1 = 6
seat_change1 = +3
popular_vote1 = 11,202
percentage1 = 49.5%
swing1 = -9.5%
leader2 = Lim Yew Hock
party2 = Labour Party (UK)
leaders_seat2 = Keppel
last_election2 = -
seats2 = 4
seat_change2 = -
popular_vote2 = 7,322
percentage2 = 26.1
swing2 = +100.0%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.
Results summary
References
*Sr, Pugalenthi (1996) "Elections in Singapore" VJ Times International Pte Ltd, Singapore ISBN 981-221-025-3
ee also
*past Singaporean electoral divisions
External links
* [http://www.singapore-elections.com/ge1951/ Singapore Elections Webpage]
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