April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election

The election was the first election for the Singapore Municipal Commission since the municipal commissioner elections on 5 December 1911.[2] In 1913, elections for the Singapore Municipal Commission were scrapped due to excessive politicking.[1]

Following the end of World War II, elections were brought back for the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1] Out of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission, 18 seats were elected.[1] These 18 seats were distributed to six wards in Singapore with each ward having three seats.[1] The remaining nine seats are appointed by the British colonial government.[1]

For the April 1949 election, municipal commissioners are elected to terms of varying lengths depending on their ranking in their respective wards.[1] Commissioners who ranked third in their wards are elected to a term that ends in December 1949. Commissioners who ranked second have a term that ends in December 1950, and commissioners ranking first have a term that ends in December 1951.

Voting in this election is not compulsory, and voters were required to register in order to vote.[1]

Nomination day was scheduled for 7 March 1949.[1] Candidates were required to give an election deposit of $250 which is returned if they achieve at least 4.17% of the votes.[1]