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|+style='text-align:left'|Changes in boundaries
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!Constituency!!Changes
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|{{SMC|Aljunied}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Paya Lebar}}
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|{{SMC|Anson}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Tanjong Pagar}}
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|{{SMC|Bras Basah}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Stamford}}
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|{{SMC|Bukit Merah}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Queenstown}} and {{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
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|{{SMC|Chua Chu Kang}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Bukit Panjang}}
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|{{SMC|Crawford}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Rochore}}
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|{{SMC|Delta}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Havelock}}
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|{{SMC|Geylang East}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Geylang}}
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|{{SMC|Geylang Serai}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}
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|{{SMC|Geylang West}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Geylang}}
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|{{SMC|Hong Lim}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
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|{{SMC|Jalan Besar}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}
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|{{SMC|Jalan Kayu}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Seletar}}
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|{{SMC|Joo Chiat}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Katong}}
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|{{SMC|Jurong}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Bukit Timah}}
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|{{SMC|Kallang}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Kampong Kapor}} and {{SMC|Whampoa}}
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|{{SMC|Kampong Glam}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Rochore}}
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|{{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}
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|{{SMC|Kreta Ayer}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Telok Ayer}}
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|{{SMC|Moulmein}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Farrer Park}}
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|{{SMC|Mountbatten}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Katong}}
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|{{SMC|Nee Soon}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Seletar}} and {{SMC|Sembawang}}
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|{{SMC|Punggol}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}
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|{{SMC|River Valley}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Cairnhill}} and {{SMC|Tanglin}}
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|{{SMC|Sepoy Lines}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
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|{{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Seletar}} and {{SMC|Serangoon}}
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|{{SMC|Siglap}}||Absorbed part of {{SMC|Changi}} and {{SMC|Katong}}
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|{{SMC|Tampines}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}
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|{{SMC|Telok Blangah}}||Carved out of {{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
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|{{SMC|Thomson}}|| Absorbed part of {{SMC|Seletar}} and {{SMC|Serangoon}}
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|{{SMC|Toa Payoh}}|| Carved out of {{SMC|Whampoa}}
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|{{SMC|Ulu Pandan}}|| Carved out of {{SMC|Tanglin}}
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|{{SMC|Upper Serangoon}}|| Absorbed part of {{SMC|Paya Lebar}} and {{SMC|Serangoon}}
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!colspan=2 style='background:#000;color:#FFF'|Defunct
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|{{SMC|Geylang}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Geylang East}} and {{SMC|Geylang West}}
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|{{SMC|Katong}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Joo Chiat}}, {{SMC|Mountbatten}} and {{SMC|Siglap}}
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|{{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Punggol}} and {{SMC|Tampines}}
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|{{SMC|Seletar}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Jalan Kayu}}, {{SMC|Nee Soon}}, {{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}} and {{SMC|Thomson}}
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|{{SMC|Serangoon}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Serangoon Gardens}}, {{SMC|Thomson}} and {{SMC|Upper Serangoon}}
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|{{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Geylang Serai}} and {{SMC|Kampong Kembangan}}
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|{{SMC|Whampoa}}||Absorbed to {{SMC|Kallang}} and {{SMC|Toa Payoh}}
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==Results==
==Results==

Revision as of 14:35, 4 July 2020

Main Event

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

Electoral Boundaries

Changes in boundaries
Constituency Changes
Aljunied SMC Carved out of Paya Lebar SMC
Anson SMC Carved out of Tanjong Pagar SMC
Bras Basah SMC Carved out of Stamford SMC
Bukit Merah SMC Absorbed part of Queenstown SMC and Tiong Bahru SMC
Chua Chu Kang SMC Carved out of Bukit Panjang SMC
Crawford SMC Carved out of Rochore SMC
Delta SMC Carved out of Havelock SMC
Geylang East SMC Carved out of Geylang SMC
Geylang Serai SMC Carved out of Ulu Bedok SMC
Geylang West SMC Carved out of Geylang SMC
Hong Lim SMC Carved out of Telok Ayer SMC
Jalan Besar SMC Carved out of Kampong Kapor SMC
Jalan Kayu SMC Carved out of Seletar SMC
Joo Chiat SMC Carved out of Katong SMC
Jurong SMC Carved out of Bukit Timah SMC
Kallang SMC Absorbed part of Kampong Kapor SMC and Whampoa SMC
Kampong Glam SMC Carved out of Rochore SMC
Kampong Kembangan SMC Carved out of Ulu Bedok SMC
Kreta Ayer SMC Carved out of Telok Ayer SMC
Moulmein SMC Carved out of Farrer Park SMC
Mountbatten SMC Carved out of Katong SMC
Nee Soon SMC Absorbed part of Seletar SMC and Sembawang SMC
Punggol SMC Carved out of Punggol–Tampines SMC
River Valley SMC Absorbed part of Cairnhill SMC and Tanglin SMC
Sepoy Lines SMC Carved out of Tiong Bahru SMC
Serangoon Gardens SMC Absorbed part of Seletar SMC and Serangoon SMC
Siglap SMC Absorbed part of Changi SMC and Katong SMC
Tampines SMC Carved out of Punggol–Tampines SMC
Telok Blangah SMC Carved out of Pasir Panjang SMC
Thomson SMC Absorbed part of Seletar SMC and Serangoon SMC
Toa Payoh SMC Carved out of Whampoa SMC
Ulu Pandan SMC Carved out of Tanglin SMC
Upper Serangoon SMC Absorbed part of Paya Lebar SMC and Serangoon SMC
Defunct
Geylang SMC Absorbed to Geylang East SMC and Geylang West SMC
Katong SMC Absorbed to Joo Chiat SMC, Mountbatten SMC and Siglap SMC
Punggol–Tampines SMC Absorbed to Punggol SMC and Tampines SMC
Seletar SMC Absorbed to Jalan Kayu SMC, Nee Soon SMC, Serangoon Gardens SMC and Thomson SMC
Serangoon SMC Absorbed to Serangoon Gardens SMC, Thomson SMC and Upper Serangoon SMC
Ulu Bedok SMC Absorbed to Geylang Serai SMC and Kampong Kembangan SMC
Whampoa SMC Absorbed to Kallang SMC and Toa Payoh 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
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