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Revision as of 14:03, 30 June 2020
Main Event
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Nomination day | 25 April 1959 |
| Polling day | 30 May 1959 |
Electoral Boundaries
- Aljunied SMC
- Anson SMC
- Bras Basah SMC
- Bukit Merah SMC
- Bukit Panjang SMC
- Bukit Timah SMC
- Cairnhill SMC
- Changi SMC
- Chua Chu Kang SMC
- Crawford SMC
- Delta SMC
- Farrer Park SMC
- Geylang East SMC
- Geylang Serai SMC
- Geylang West SMC
- Havelock SMC
- Hong Lim SMC
- Jalan Besar SMC
- Jalan Kayu SMC
- Joo Chiat SMC
- Jurong SMC
- Kallang SMC
- Kampong Glam SMC
- Kampong Kapor SMC
- Kampong Kembangan SMC
- Kreta Ayer SMC
- Moulmein SMC
- Mountbatten SMC
- Nee Soon SMC
- Pasir Panjang SMC
- Paya Lebar SMC
- Punggol SMC
- Queenstown SMC
- River Valley SMC
- Rochore SMC
- Sembawang SMC
- Sepoy Lines SMC
- Serangoon Gardens SMC
- Siglap SMC
- Southern Islands SMC
- Stamford SMC
- Tampines SMC
- Tanglin SMC
- Tanjong Pagar SMC
- Telok Ayer SMC
- Telok Blangah SMC
- Thomson SMC
- Tiong Bahru SMC
- Toa Payoh SMC
- Ulu Pandan SMC
- Upper Serangoon SMC
Results
| Parties and alliances | Leader | Seats | Popular vote | % | +/- | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Contested | Won | ||||||
1 People's Action Party
|
Lee Kuan Yew | 51 | 43 | 281,891 | 54.08 | ▲ 45.36 | |
1 Singapore People's Alliance
|
Lim Yew Hock | 39 | 4 | 107,755 | 20.67 | New | |
1 United Malays National Organisation
|
Syed Ali Zedha Alsagoff | 8 | 3 | 27,448 | 5.27 | ▲ 1.61 | |
| Independent(s) | N/A | 34 | 1 | 37,411 | 7.18 | N/A | |
1 Liberal Socialist Party
|
Tan Ek Khoo | 32 | 0 | 42,805 | 8.21 | New | |
1 Malayan Chinese Association
|
Wong Foo Nam | 5 | 0 | 5,593 | 1.07 | ▼ 2.90 | |
1 Workers' Party
|
David Marshall | 3 | 0 | 4,127 | 0.79 | New | |
1 Labour Front
|
Francis Thomas | 3 | 0 | 3,414 | 0.65 | ▼ 26.41 | |
1 Citizens' Party
|
Seah Peng Chuan | 5 | 0 | 3,210 | 0.62 | New | |
1 Malayan Indian Congress
|
T. K. Alexander | 2 | 0 | 2,092 | 0.40 | New | |
1 Partai Rakyat
|
Harun bin Mohamed Amin | 4 | 0 | 2,006 | 0.38 | New | |
1 Katong United Residents Association
|
Leon Soh | 2 | 0 | 1,759 | 0.34 | New | |
1 Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
|
Abdullah Zawawi | 3 | 0 | 1,011 | 0.19 | New | |
1 Kesatuan Melayu
|
Muda Muhamed Mahmud | 3 | 0 | 749 | 0.14 | ▼ 0.65 | |
| Electorate | 587,780 | ||||||
| Total Votes cast | 527,919 | 89.82 | |||||
| Valid Votes | 521,271 | 98.74 | |||||