City Constituency
City was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2]
| City | |
|---|---|
| Former Constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 5,611 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by | |
Constituency changes
| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Constituency formed from Municipal South-West. | 5,611 |
| 1955 | Constituency abolished and split into Havelock, Stamford, Tanjong Pagar and Telok Ayer. | |
Legislative Council members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Nazir Ahmad Mallal |  Progressive Party | |
Electoral results
1951
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Nazir Ahmad Mallal | 1,308 | 53.8 | ||
| Independent | Balwant Singh Bajaj | 1,025 | 42.2 | ||
| Independent | Mirza Abdul Majid | 96 | 4.0 | ||
| Majority | 283 | 11.6 | |||
| Turnout | 2,465 | 43.9 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,611 | ||||
| PP win | |||||
References
- "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore Elections.
- "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > City". Singapore Elections.
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