Election Name: | 1951 Singapore City Council election |
Seats Before2: | 3 |
Seats2: | 3 |
Seats After2: | 6 |
Popular Vote2: | 4,436 |
Percentage2: | 28.48% |
Seat Change2: | 3 |
Party2: | Labour |
Leaders Seat2: | Did not contest |
Leader2: | Peter Williams |
Country: | Singapore |
Seats For Election: | 6 of the 18 elected seats in the Singapore City Council |
Flag Image: | Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg |
Type: | parliamentary |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1950 Singapore Municipal Commission election |
Previous Year: | 1950 |
Next Election: | 1952 Singapore City Council election |
Next Year: | 1952 |
Election Date: | 1 December 1951 |
Turnout: | 59.33% |
Leader1: | Tan Chye Cheng |
Party1: | Progressive |
Leaders Seat1: | Did not contest |
Seats Before1: | 10 |
Seats1: | 2 |
Seats After1: | 9 |
Popular Vote1: | 6,729 |
Percentage1: | 43.20% |
Seat Change1: | 1 |
Elections to Singapore City Council were held for the first time on 1 December 1951 to elect six of the council's 18 elected members.[1]
Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
City | 4,277 | Independent | Hassan Ali Jivabhai | 1,154 | 56.5 | ||
Progressive Party | M. Oli Mohamed Mohamed Kassim | 887 | 43.5 | ||||
East | 4,797 | Progressive Party | Chan Kum Chee | 1,401 | 49.2 | ||
Labour Party | Lee Yong Min | 724 | 25.4 | ||||
Independent | Mak Pak Shee | 720 | 25.3 | ||||
North | 4,783 | Progressive Party | Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | 1,378 | 42.7 | ||
Labour Party | Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous | 1,074 | 33.3 | ||||
Independent | Anthony Pecci Netto | 641 | 19.9 | ||||
Independent | Siow Siang Yew | 136 | 4.2 | ||||
Rochore | 4,648 | Labour Party | Philip Rajanayam Williams | 1,761 | 63.7 | ||
Progressive Party | Seah Peng Chuan | 1,005 | 36.3 | ||||
South | 5,985 | Labour Party | Vellekat Kesavan Nair | 1,933 | 57.0 | ||
Progressive Party | Manickvasagar Subramaniam | 1,457 | 43.0 | ||||
West | 2,341 | Labour Party | Lee Choon Eng | 705 | 54.0 | ||
Progressive Party | Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess | 904 | 46.0 | ||||
Source: Singapore Elections |