1957 Singapore City Council election
The 1957 Singapore City Council elections was the first time that all appointed seats were scrapped, and all seats were opened for direct popular voting. Nomination day was on 18 November 1957, with voting held on 21 December in the same year.
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A total of 32 seats were contested. Also up for contention, was the new office of Mayor of Singapore, which would be awarded to the leader of the political party with the majority of seats won.
Results
Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
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People's Action Party | 49,500 | 30.61 | 13 | New | |
Liberal Socialist Party | 56,204 | 34.76 | 7 | –1 | |
Labour Front | 25,711 | 15.90 | 4 | –1 | |
Workers' Party | 11,896 | 7.36 | 4 | New | |
United Malays National Organisation | 7,832 | 4.84 | 2 | +2 | |
Independents | 10,560 | 6.53 | 2 | –1 | |
Total | 161,703 | 100.00 | 32 | +14 | |
Valid votes | 161,703 | 97.76 | |||
Invalid/blank votes | 3,701 | 2.24 | |||
Total votes | 165,404 | 100.00 | |||
Registered voters/turnout | 504,291 | 32.80 | |||
Source: Singapore Elections |
By constituency
Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
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Aljunied | 15,033 | ![]() |
Wee Swee Hong | 1,855 | 46.7 / 100 |
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Sim Swee Seng | 1,344 | 33.8 / 100 | ||
Independent | Tan Jin Hong | 777 | 19.5 / 100 | ||
Anson | 15,637 | ![]() |
John Mammen | 2,764 | 53.9 / 100 |
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Sundarajulu Lakshmana Perumal | 2,363 | 46.1 / 100 | ||
Bras Basah | 16,274 | ![]() |
Sze Yih Hwa | 3,345 | 64.7 / 100 |
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Hwang Cheng Peng | 1,826 | 35.3 / 100 | ||
Bukit Merah | 12,768 | Independent | Govindasamy Gopal | 1,465 | 38.6 / 100 |
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Pang Tong Khiam | 1,253 | 33.0 / 100 | ||
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Ahmad bin Ismail | 1,079 | 28.4 / 100 | ||
Cairnhill | 14,148 | ![]() |
O. Subramaniam Rengasamy | 1,406 | 34.4 / 100 |
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Tan Sim Hong | 1,373 | 33.6 / 100 | ||
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P. Ramasamy | 1,313 | 32.1 / 100 | ||
Crawford | 15,547 | ![]() |
Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff | 4,355 | 67.0 / 100 |
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Lee Thiam Chuan | 1,220 | 18.8 / 100 | ||
Independent | Neo Tai Kim | 923 | 14.2 / 100 | ||
Delta | 16,916 | ![]() |
John Cruz Corera | 3,391 | 54.9 / 100 |
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Peck Boon Kang | 1,273 | 20.6 / 100 | ||
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Tan Jin Hong | 1,251 | 20.3 / 100 | ||
Independent | T. R. Fernandez | 258 | 4.2 / 100 | ||
Farrer Park | 13,826 | Independent | Karuppiah Nalliah | 1,335 | 29.8 / 100 |
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Vetrivelu Rengaswamy | 1,141 | 25.5 / 100 | ||
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Mariappan Verappan | 1,074 | 24.0 / 100 | ||
Independent | Soo-Tho Siu Hee | 933 | 20.8 / 100 | ||
Geylang East | 17,966 | ![]() |
Kum Teng Hock | 3,154 | 54.0 / 100 |
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Lee Kip Hiang | 2,051 | 35.1 / 100 | ||
Independent | Ng Cheng Chwee | 640 | 10.9 / 100 | ||
Geylang West | 18,112 | ![]() |
Peter Lau Por Tuck | 3,703 | 79.1 / 100 |
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Teo Koh Bee | 979 | 20.9 / 100 | ||
Havelock | 18,422 | ![]() |
Lee Hwee Yiow | 2,979 | 54.5 / 100 |
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Ang Khye Chia | 2,487 | 45.5 / 100 | ||
Hong Lim | 13,127 | ![]() |
Ong Eng Guan | 3,918 | 82.9 / 100 |
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Lee Kok Liang | 810 | 17.1 / 100 | ||
Jalan Besar | 13,416 | ![]() |
Chan Chee Seng | 2,430 | 52.9 / 100 |
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Lee Chee Seng | 1,660 | 36.2 / 100 | ||
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Cheong Min Chee | 501 | 10.9 / 100 | ||
Kallang | 14,302 | ![]() |
Chiang Yueh Thong | 2,704 | 41.5 / 100 |
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Tan Hai Tong | 1,831 | 28.1 / 100 | ||
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Henry Leong | 1,484 | 22.8 / 100 | ||
Independent | Lau Liat Meng | 499 | 7.7 / 100 | ||
Kampong Glam | 15,609 | ![]() |
Hoe Puay Choo | 3,615 | 60.9 / 100 |
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Lam Chock Chuan | 1,203 | 20.3 / 100 | ||
Independent | Daud bin Mohamed Yunos | 1,119 | 18.8 / 100 | ||
Kampong Kapor | 19,334 | ![]() |
Wee Toon Boon | 3,860 | 51.8 / 100 |
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Ng Teik Sim | 1,861 | 25.0 / 100 | ||
Independent | Sim Beng Seng | 1,735 | 23.3 / 100 | ||
Kreta Ayer | 16,950 | ![]() |
Chan Choy Siong | 3,034 | 86.8 / 100 |
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Lee Ho Kee | 460 | 13.2 / 100 | ||
Moulmein | 12,020 | ![]() |
Lim Choo Sye | 1,890 | 57.0 / 100 |
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Lam Hock Chye | 1,428 | 43.0 / 100 | ||
Mountbatten | 13,728 | ![]() |
Felice Leon-Soh | 1,818 | 55.9 / 100 |
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Saul Hugh Zakoo | 1,436 | 44.1 / 100 | ||
Pasir Panjang | 10,274 | ![]() |
Ong Say Yeo | 2,358 | 58.7 / 100 |
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Ahmad bin Mohamed Yatim | 1,660 | 41.3 / 100 | ||
Queenstown | 11,429 | ![]() |
Tang Peng Yeu | 2,796 | 75.0 / 100 |
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Leong Poh Seng | 934 | 25.0 / 100 | ||
River Valley | 14,865 | ![]() |
Ho Kok Hoe | 2,164 | 52.0 / 100 |
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Wong Peng Tuck | 1,996 | 48.0 / 100 | ||
Rochore | 16,333 | ![]() |
Lin You Eng | 4,258 | 63.9 / 100 |
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Ong Lip Hua | 1,527 | 22.9 / 100 | ||
Independent | Tang Beng Cheong | 876 | 13.2 / 100 | ||
Sepoy Lines | 16,281 | ![]() |
Manickavasagar Subramaniam | 2,904 | 50.2 / 100 |
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Kang Meng Kim | 2,880 | 49.8 / 100 | ||
Stamford | 17,860 | ![]() |
George Benjamin Armstrong | 1,470 | 53.9 / 100 |
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Gopal Krishnan Gosain | 1,257 | 46.1 / 100 | ||
Tanglin | 18,775 | ![]() |
Mohamed Shariff bin Dollah | 1,950 | 42.5 / 100 |
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Syed Omar bin Abdulrahman Alsagoff | 1,547 | 33.7 / 100 | ||
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Lim Siew Chuan | 1,091 | 23.8 / 100 | ||
Tanjong Pagar | 14,721 | ![]() |
Ong Pang Boon | 3,354 | 71.9 / 100 |
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Lim Siew Lay | 1,311 | 28.1 / 100 | ||
Telok Ayer | 24,412 | ![]() |
Wang Tsun Hao | 3,894 | 55.6 / 100 |
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Chua Keng Eng | 2,081 | 29.7 / 100 | ||
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Yap Tean Hock | 1,034 | 14.8 / 100 | ||
Telok Blangah | 18,476 | ![]() |
Syed Ali bin Zedha Alsagoff | 3,432 | 51.3 / 100 |
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Chua Bock Kwee | 3,262 | 48.7 / 100 | ||
Tiong Bahru | 13,863 | ![]() |
Lee Bah Chee | 2,285 | 52.0 / 100 |
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Lim Huan Seng | 2,108 | 14.8 / 100 | ||
Toa Payoh | 18,416 | ![]() |
Wong Soon Fong | 4,830 | 62.9 / 100 |
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Khoo Siaw Hua | 2,846 | 37.1 / 100 | ||
Ulu Pandan | 15,451 | ![]() |
Chua Kim Kee | 2,542 | 50.9 / 100 |
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Ibrahim bin Othman | 2,450 | 49.1 / 100 | ||
Source: Singapore Elections |
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