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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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*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
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{|class='wikitable mw-collapsible mw-collapsed' style='min-width:300px;'
|+style='text-align:left'|Changes in boundaries
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!Constituency!!Changes
|-
|{{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Bukit Timah}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Cairnhill}}||New Constituency
|-
|{{SMC|Changi}}||New Constituency
|-
|{{SMC|Farrer Park}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Geylang}}||New Constituency
|-
|{{SMC|Havelock}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Katong}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Paya Lebar}}||New Constituency
|-
|{{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Queenstown}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Rochore}}||New Constituency
|-
|{{SMC|Seletar}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Sembawang}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Serangoon}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Southern Islands}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Stamford}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Tanglin}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Telok Ayer}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}||New Constituency
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|{{SMC|Whampoa}}||New Constituency
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==Results==
==Results==
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!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|+/-
!rowspan=2|±
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!Contested
!Contested
!Won
!Won
{{GE Party Table|bg=#AA5634|party={{Code|1|PAST|LF}} Labour Front|leader=David Marshall|contest=17|won=10|vote=42,300|ratio=27.06|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#AA5634|party=Labour Front (LF)|leader=David Marshall|contest=17|won=10|vote=42,300|ratio=27.06|swing=New}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#7789EF|party={{Code|1|PAST|PP}} Progressive Party|leader=Tan Chye Cheng|contest=22|won=4|vote=38,695|ratio=24.75|swing=New}}
{{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}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=10|won=3|vote=15,098|ratio=9.66|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=10|won=3|vote=15,098|ratio=9.66|swing=N/A}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#FFFFFF|party={{Code|1|PAST|PAP}} People's Action Party|leader=Lee Kuan Yew|contest=4|won=3|vote=13,634|ratio=8.72|swing=New}}
{{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}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#DC6578|party={{Code|1|PAST|DP}} Democratic Party|leader=Tan Ek Khoo|contest=20|won=2|vote=32,115|ratio=20.54|swing=New}}
{{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}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#EDCD00|party={{Code|1|PAST|MCA}} Malayan Chinese Association|leader=Wong Foo Nam|contest=3|won=1|vote=6,203|ratio=3.97|swing=New}}
{{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}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CC00|party={{Code|1|PAST|UMNO}} United Malays National Organisation|leader=Abdul Hamid bin Jumat|contest=1|won=1|vote=5,721|ratio=3.66|swing=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={{Code|1|PAST|KM}} Kesatuan Melayu|leader=Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid|contest=1|won=1|vote=1,233|ratio=0.79|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}}
{{GE Party Table|bg=#CC8955|party={{Code|1|PAST|LP}} Labour Party|leader=Lee Yong Min|contest=1|won=0|vote=1,325|ratio=0.85|swing=New}}
{{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}}
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
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|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Total Votes cast
|158,075
|158,154
|52.64
|52.67
!
!
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Valid Votes
|156,324
|156,324
|98.89
|98.84
!
!
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[[Category:Politics]]
==References==
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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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