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==Electoral Boundaries==
==Electoral Boundaries==
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*[[Aljunied Single Member Constituency|Aljunied SMC]]
*{{SMC|Aljunied}}
*[[Anson Single Member Constituency|Anson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Anson}}
*[[Bras Basah Single Member Constituency|Bras Basah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bras Basah}}
*[[Bukit Merah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Merah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Merah}}
*[[Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency|Bukit Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}
*[[Bukit Timah Single Member Constituency|Bukit Timah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Bukit Timah}}
*[[Cairnhill Single Member Constituency|Cairnhill SMC]]
*{{SMC|Cairnhill}}
*[[Changi Single Member Constituency|Changi SMC]]
*{{SMC|Changi}}
*[[Chua Chu Kang Single Member Constituency|Chua Chu Kang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Chua Chu Kang}}
*[[Crawford Single Member Constituency|Crawford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Crawford}}
*[[Delta Single Member Constituency|Delta SMC]]
*{{SMC|Delta}}
*[[Farrer Park Single Member Constituency|Farrer Park SMC]]
*{{SMC|Farrer Park}}
*[[Geylang East Single Member Constituency|Geylang East SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang East}}
*[[Geylang Serai Single Member Constituency|Geylang Serai SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang Serai}}
*[[Geylang West Single Member Constituency|Geylang West SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang West}}
*[[Havelock Single Member Constituency|Havelock SMC]]
*{{SMC|Havelock}}
*[[Hong Lim Single Member Constituency|Hong Lim SMC]]
*{{SMC|Hong Lim}}
*[[Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency|Jalan Besar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jalan Besar}}
*[[Jalan Kayu Single Member Constituency|Jalan Kayu SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jalan Kayu}}
*[[Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency|Joo Chiat SMC]]
*{{SMC|Joo Chiat}}
*[[Jurong Single Member Constituency|Jurong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Jurong}}
*[[Kallang Single Member Constituency|Kallang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kallang}}
*[[Kampong Glam Single Member Constituency|Kampong Glam SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Glam}}
*[[Kampong Kapor Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kapor SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}
*[[Kampong Kembangan Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kembangan SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}
*[[Kreta Ayer Single Member Constituency|Kreta Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kreta Ayer}}
*[[Moulmein Single Member Constituency|Moulmein SMC]]
*{{SMC|Moulmein}}
*[[Mountbatten Single Member Constituency|Mountbatten SMC]]
*{{SMC|Mountbatten}}
*[[Nee Soon Single Member Constituency|Nee Soon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Nee Soon}}
*[[Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency|Pasir Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
*[[Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency|Paya Lebar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Paya Lebar}}
*[[Punggol Single Member Constituency|Punggol SMC]]
*{{SMC|Punggol}}
*[[Queenstown Single Member Constituency|Queenstown SMC]]
*{{SMC|Queenstown}}
*[[River Valley Single Member Constituency|River Valley SMC]]
*{{SMC|River Valley}}
*[[Rochore Single Member Constituency|Rochore SMC]]
*{{SMC|Rochore}}
*[[Sembawang Single Member Constituency|Sembawang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sembawang}}
*[[Sepoy Lines Single Member Constituency|Sepoy Lines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sepoy Lines}}
*[[Serangoon Gardens Single Member Constituency|Serangoon Gardens SMC]]
*{{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}
*[[Siglap Single Member Constituency|Siglap SMC]]
*{{SMC|Siglap}}
*[[Southern Islands Single Member Constituency|Southern Islands SMC]]
*{{SMC|Southern Islands}}
*[[Stamford Single Member Constituency|Stamford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Stamford}}
*[[Tampines Single Member Constituency|Tampines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tampines}}
*[[Tanglin Single Member Constituency|Tanglin SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanglin}}
*[[Tanjong Pagar Single Member Constituency|Tanjong Pagar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}}
*[[Telok Ayer Single Member Constituency|Telok Ayer SMC]]
*{{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
*[[Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency|Telok Blangah SMC]]
*{{SMC|Telok Blangah}}
*[[Thomson Single Member Constituency|Thomson SMC]]
*{{SMC|Thomson}}
*[[Tiong Bahru Single Member Constituency|Tiong Bahru SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
*[[Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency|Toa Payoh SMC]]
*{{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
*[[Ulu Pandan Single Member Constituency|Ulu Pandan SMC]]
*{{SMC|Ulu Pandan}}
*[[Upper Serangoon Single Member Constituency|Upper Serangoon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Upper Serangoon}}
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Revision as of 13:58, 3 July 2020

Main Event

Event Date
Nomination day 25 April 1959
Polling day 30 May 1959

Electoral Boundaries

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
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