1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election explained

Election Name:1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election
Turnout:55.07%
Type:parliamentary
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
Previous Year:December
1949
Next Election:1951 Singapore City Council election
Next Year:1951
Election Date:2 December 1950
Seats For Election:6 of the 18 elected seats in the Municipal Commission
Leader1:Tan Chye Cheng
Party1:Progressive
Leaders Seat1:Did not contest
Seats Before1:12
Seats1:3
Seats After1:9
Popular Vote1:3,902
Percentage1:32.41%
Seat Change1: 3
Flag Image:Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg
Country:Singapore
Seats Before2:2
Party2:Labour
Seats2:1
Seats After2:3
Popular Vote2:4,793
Percentage2:39.81%
Seat Change2: 1
Leader2:Peter Williams
Leaders Seat2:Did not contest

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]

Results

By constituency

ConstituencyElectoratePartyCandidateVotes%
City3,372IndependentJumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy73237.6
IndependentJiwanbhai Mehta Jamnadas71036.4
IndependentMak Pak Shee25913.3
Labour PartyMirza Abdul Majid24812.7
East3,962Progressive PartyFrank Caulfield James1,46470.6
Labour PartyLee Yong Min61029.4
North3,261Progressive PartyShunmugh Subra Manyam83656.6
Labour PartyRajaratnam Vaithilingam64043.4
Rochore4,872IndependentSena Ana Mohamed Ali1,18249.6
Labour PartyCaralapati Raghaviah Dasaratha Raj1,00549.3
IndependentM. Abdul Rahim Khan281.2
South4,754Labour PartyMadai Puthan Damodaran Nair1,87165.8
Progressive PartyChan Kum Chee97434.2
West2,104Progressive PartySoh Ghee Soon62847.9
IndependentElizabeth Choy43433.1
Labour PartyYap Chin Poh24919.0
Source: Singapore Elections

Notes and References

  1. Web site: MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION 1950. 15 July 2020. Singapore Elections.