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==Main Event==
==Main Event==
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!width=150|Event!!width=150|Date
!width=150|Event!!width=150|Date<ref>[//www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary.html "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS"]. Elections Department.</ref>
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|Nomination day||28 February 1955
|Nomination day||28 February 1955
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==Electoral Boundaries==
==Electoral Boundaries==
<div style='column-count:5;column-gap:2em;'>
<div class='flexdiv'>
*[[Bukit Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}
*[[Bukit Timah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Timah}}
*[[Cairnhill SMC]]
*{{SMC|Cairnhill}}
*[[Changi SMC]]
*{{SMC|Changi}}
*[[Farrer Park SMC]]
*{{SMC|Farrer Park}}
*[[Geylang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang}}
*[[Havelock SMC]]
*{{SMC|Havelock}}
*[[Kampong Kapor SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}
*[[Katong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Katong}}
*[[Pasir Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
*[[Paya Lebar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Paya Lebar}}
*[[Punggol-Tampines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}
*[[Queenstown SMC]]
*{{SMC|Queenstown}}
*[[Rochore SMC]]
*{{SMC|Rochore}}
*[[Seletar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Seletar}}
*[[Sembawang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sembawang}}
*[[Serangoon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Serangoon}}
*[[Southern Islands SMC]]
*{{SMC|Southern Islands}}
*[[Stamford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Stamford}}
*[[Tanglin SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanglin}}
*[[Tanjong Pagar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}}
*[[Telok Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
*[[Tiong Bahru SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
*[[Ulu Bedok SMC]]
*{{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}
*[[Whampoa SMC]]
*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
</div>
</div>


==Results==
==Results==
{|class='wikitable' style='text-align:center;'
{|class='wikitable'
|-
|-
!rowspan=2|Parties and alliances
!rowspan=2 colspan=2|Parties and alliances
!rowspan=2|Leader
!rowspan=2|Leader
!colspan=2|Seats
!colspan=2|Seats
!rowspan=2|Popular vote
!rowspan=2|Popular vote<ref>[//www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1955.html "1955 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS"]. Elections Department.</ref>
!rowspan=2|+/-
!rowspan=2|%
!rowspan=2|±
|-
|-
!Contested
!Contested
!Won
!Won
|-
{{GE Party Table|bg=#AA5634|party=Labour Front (LF)|leader=David Marshall|contest=17|won=10|vote=42,300|ratio=27.06|swing=New}}
|style='text-align:left;'|Labour Front
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7789EF|party=Progressive Party (PP)|leader=Tan Chye Cheng|contest=22|won=4|vote=38,695|ratio=24.75|swing=New}}
|David Marshall
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=10|won=3|vote=15,098|ratio=9.66|swing=N/A}}
|17
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party=People's Action Party (PAP)|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=4|won=3|vote=13,634|ratio=8.72|swing=New}}
|10
{{GE Party Table|bg=#DC6578|party=Democratic Party (DP)|leader=Tan Ek Khoo|contest=20|won=2|vote=32,115|ratio=20.54|swing=New}}
|42,300
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EDCD00|party=Malayan Chinese Association (MCA)|leader=Wong Foo Nam|contest=3|won=1|vote=6,203|ratio=3.97|swing=New}}
|{{N/A|New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party=United Malays National Organisation (UMNO)|leader=Abdul Hamid bin Jumat|contest=1|won=1|vote=5,721|ratio=3.66|swing=New}}
|-
{{GE Party Table|bg=#88BA00|party=Kesatuan Melayu (KM)|leader=Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid|contest=1|won=1|vote=1,233|ratio=0.79|swing=New}}
|style='text-align:left;'|Progressive Party
{{GE Party Table|bg=#CC8955|party=Labour Party (LP)|leader=Lee Yong Min|contest=1|won=0|vote=1,325|ratio=0.85|swing=New}}
|Tan Chye Cheng
|-style='text-align:right;'
|22
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
|4
|'''300,299'''
|38,695
!
|{{N/A|New}}
!
|-
|-style='text-align:right;'
|style='text-align:left;'|Democratic Party
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
|Tan Ek Khoo
|158,154
|20
|52.67
|2
!
|32,115
|-style='text-align:right;'
|{{N/A|New}}
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
|-
|156,324
|style='text-align:left;'|Independents
|98.84
|{{N/A|Varies}}
!
|10
|3
|15,098
|{{N/A|Varies}}
|-
|style='text-align:left;'|People's Action Party
|Lee Kuan Yew
|4
|3
|13,634
|{{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='text-align:left;'|Malayan Chinese Association
|Wong Foo Nam
|3
|1
|6,203
|{{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='text-align:left;'|United Malays National Organisation
|Abdul Hamid bin Jumat
|1
|1
|5,721
|{{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='text-align:left;'|Labour Party
|Lee Yong Min
|1
|0
|1,325
|{{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='text-align:left;'|Kesatuan Melayu
|Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid
|1
|1
|1,233
|{{N/A|New}}
|-
!colspan=4 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
|colspan=2|156,324
|-
!colspan=4 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
|colspan=2|158,075
|-
!colspan=4 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
|colspan=2|300,199
|}
|}


[[Category:Politics]]
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Elections}}

Latest revision as of 18:28, 2 September 2020

Main Event[edit]

Event Date[1]
Nomination day 28 February 1955
Polling day 2 April 1955

Electoral Boundaries[edit]

Results[edit]

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote[2] % ±
Contested Won
Labour Front (LF) David Marshall 17 10 42,300 27.06 New
Progressive Party (PP) Tan Chye Cheng 22 4 38,695 24.75 New
Independent(s) N/A 10 3 15,098 9.66 N/A
People's Action Party (PAP) Lee Kuan Yew 4 3 13,634 8.72 New
Democratic Party (DP) Tan Ek Khoo 20 2 32,115 20.54 New
Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) Wong Foo Nam 3 1 6,203 3.97 New
United Malays National Organisation (UMNO) Abdul Hamid bin Jumat 1 1 5,721 3.66 New
Kesatuan Melayu (KM) Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid 1 1 1,233 0.79 New
Labour Party (LP) Lee Yong Min 1 0 1,325 0.85 New
Electorate 300,299
Total Votes cast 158,154 52.67
Valid Votes 156,324 98.84

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
  2. ↑ "1955 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
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