Singaporean general election, 1955
- Singaporean general election, 1955
Infobox Election
election_name = Singaporean general election, 1955
country = Singapore
type = parliamentary
ongoing = no
previous_election = Singaporean general election, 1951
previous_year = 1951
next_election = Singaporean general election, 1959
next_year = 1959
election_date = April 2, 1955
seats_for_election = 25 (of the 32) seats to the Legislative Assembly
leader1 = David Saul Marshall
party1 = Labour Front-Alliance Coalition
leaders_seat1 = Cairnhill
last_election1 = —
seats1 = 13
seat_change1 = +10 (LF)
+3 (Alliance)
popular_vote1 = 42,300 (LF)
13,157 (Alliance)
percentage1 = 27.1% (LF)
8.4% (Alliance)
swing1 =
leader2 = Tan Chye Chang
party2 = Progressive Party (Singapore)
leaders_seat2 = Tanglin
last_election2 = 6 seats, 49.5%
seats2 = 4
seat_change2 = -2
popular_vote2 = 38,695
percentage2 = 24.8%
swing2 = -15.2%
leader3 = Lee Kuan Yew
party3 = People's Action Party
leaders_seat3 = Tanjong Pagar
last_election3 = —
seats3 = 3
seat_change3 = +3
popular_vote3 = 13,634
percentage3 = 8.7%
swing3 =
title = Chief Minister
before_election = None
after_election = David Saul Marshall
after_party = Labour FrontThe 1955 Legislative Assembly General Elections was held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect twenty-five elective seats on the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955.
A landmark election in the colonial history of Singapore, it was the first time a majority of the seats were to be contested as mandated by the newly-enacted Rendel Constitution, rather than be appointed by the colonial authorities.
Results summary
* [http://www.singapore-elections.com/ge1955/votes.html Results of the Legislative Assembly Elections of 1955]
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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