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]

1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election
2 December 1950
6 (out of 27) seats to the Municipal Commission
Turnout55.1%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tan Chye Cheng Peter Williams –
Party PP Labour Party Independent
Leader's seat Not Contesting Not Contesting –
Seats won 3 1 2
Seat change 3 1 2
Popular vote 3,902 4,793 3,345
Percentage 32.4% 39.8% 27.8%

Results
Party Votes % +/– Seats +/–
Won Total
Progressive Party 3,902 32.4 17.7 3 9 3
Labour Party 4,793 39.8 3.0 1 3 1
Independents 3,345 27.8 – 2 6 2
Invalid/blank votes 254 – – – – –
Total 12,294 100 – 6 18 –
Registered voters/turnout 22,325 55.1 5.3 – – –
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency
Constituency Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
City 3,372 Independent Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy 732
37.6 / 100
Independent Jiwanbhai Mehta Jamnadas 710
36.4 / 100
Independent Mak Pak Shee 259
13.3 / 100
Labour Party Mirza Abdul Majid 248
12.7 / 100
East 3,962 Progressive Party Frank Caulfield James 1,464
70.6 / 100
Labour Party Lee Yong Min 610
29.4 / 100
North 3,261 Progressive Party Shunmugh Subra Manyam 836
56.6 / 100
Labour Party Rajaratnam Vaithilingam 640
43.4 / 100
Rochore 4,872 Independent Sena Ana Mohamed Ali 1,182
49.6 / 100
Labour Party Caralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj 1,005
49.3 / 100
Independent M. Abdul Rahim Khan 28
1.2 / 100
South 4,754 Labour Party Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair 1,871
65.8 / 100
Progressive Party Chan Kum Chee 974
34.2 / 100
West 2,104 Progressive Party Soh Ghee Soon 628
47.9 / 100
Independent Elizabeth Choy-Yong Su-Moi 434
33.1 / 100
Labour Party Yap Chin Poh 249
19.0 / 100
Source: Singapore Elections

References
  1. "MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION 1950". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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