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{{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}}
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{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=10|won=3|vote=15,098|ratio=9.66|swing=N/A}}
|David Marshall
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{{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}}
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{{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}}
|style='text-align:right;'|42,300
{{GE Party Table|bg=#01CB03|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}}
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{{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}}
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|Progressive Party
|Tan Chye Cheng
|style='text-align:right;'|22
|style='text-align:right;'|4
|style='text-align:right;'|38,695
|style='text-align:right;'|24.75
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|People's Action Party
|Lee Kuan Yew
|style='text-align:right;'|4
|style='text-align:right;'|3
|style='text-align:right;'|13,634
|style='text-align:right;'|8.72
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|Independents
|{{N/A|Varies}}
|style='text-align:right;'|10
|style='text-align:right;'|3
|style='text-align:right;'|15,098
|style='text-align:right;'|9.66
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|Democratic Party
|Tan Ek Khoo
|style='text-align:right;'|20
|style='text-align:right;'|2
|style='text-align:right;'|32,115
|style='text-align:right;'|20.54
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|New}}
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|Malayan Chinese Association
|Wong Foo Nam
|style='text-align:right;'|3
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|6,203
|style='text-align:right;'|3.97
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|New}}
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|United Malays National Organisation
|Abdul Hamid bin Jumat
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|5,721
|style='text-align:right;'|3.66
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|New}}
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|Kesatuan Melayu
|Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|1,233
|style='text-align:right;'|0.79
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|New}}
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|Labour Party
|Lee Yong Min
|style='text-align:right;'|1
|style='text-align:right;'|0
|style='text-align:right;'|1,325
|style='text-align:right;'|0.85
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|New}}
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!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate

Revision as of 13:40, 30 June 2020

Main Event

Event Date
Nomination day 28 February 1955
Polling day 2 April 1955

Electoral Boundaries

Results

Parties and alliances Leader Seats Popular vote % +/-
Contested Won
1
Labour Front
David Marshall 17 10 42,300 27.06 New
1
Progressive Party
Tan Chye Cheng 22 4 38,695 24.75 New
Independent(s) N/A 10 3 15,098 9.66 N/A
1
People's Action Party
Lee Kuan Yew 4 3 13,634 8.72 New
1
Democratic Party
Tan Ek Khoo 20 2 32,115 20.54 New
1
Malayan Chinese Association
Wong Foo Nam 3 1 6,203 3.97 New
1
United Malays National Organisation
Abdul Hamid bin Jumat 1 1 5,721 3.66 New
1
Kesatuan Melayu
Mohamed Sidik bin H. A. Hamid 1 1 1,233 0.79 New
1
Labour Party
Lee Yong Min 1 0 1,325 0.85 New
Electorate 300,299
Total Votes cast 158,075 52.64
Valid Votes 156,324 98.89