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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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==Electoral Boundaries==
==Electoral Boundaries==
<div style='column-count:5;column-gap:2em;'>
<div class='flexdiv'>
*[[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}}
*[[Farrer Park Single Member Constituency|Farrer Park SMC]]
*{{SMC|Farrer Park}}
*[[Geylang Single Member Constituency|Geylang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Geylang}}
*[[Havelock Single Member Constituency|Havelock SMC]]
*{{SMC|Havelock}}
*[[Kampong Kapor Single Member Constituency|Kampong Kapor SMC]]
*{{SMC|Kampong Kapor}}
*[[Katong Single Member Constituency|Katong SMC]]
*{{SMC|Katong}}
*[[Pasir Panjang Single Member Constituency|Pasir Panjang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Pasir Panjang}}
*[[Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency|Paya Lebar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Paya Lebar}}
*[[Punggol-Tampines Single Member Constituency|Punggol-Tampines SMC]]
*{{SMC|Punggol–Tampines}}
*[[Queenstown Single Member Constituency|Queenstown SMC]]
*{{SMC|Queenstown}}
*[[Rochore Single Member Constituency|Rochore SMC]]
*{{SMC|Rochore}}
*[[Seletar Single Member Constituency|Seletar SMC]]
*{{SMC|Seletar}}
*[[Sembawang Single Member Constituency|Sembawang SMC]]
*{{SMC|Sembawang}}
*[[Serangoon Single Member Constituency|Serangoon SMC]]
*{{SMC|Serangoon}}
*[[Southern Islands Single Member Constituency|Southern Islands SMC]]
*{{SMC|Southern Islands}}
*[[Stamford Single Member Constituency|Stamford SMC]]
*{{SMC|Stamford}}
*[[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}}
*[[Tiong Bahru Single Member Constituency|Tiong Bahru SMC]]
*{{SMC|Tiong Bahru}}
*[[Ulu Bedok Single Member Constituency|Ulu Bedok SMC]]
*{{SMC|Ulu Bedok}}
*[[Whampoa Single Member Constituency|Whampoa SMC]]
*{{SMC|Whampoa}}
</div>
</div>


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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|±
|-
|-
!Contested
!Contested
!Won
!Won
|-
{{GE Party Table|bg=#AA5634|party=Labour Front (LF)|leader=David Marshall|contest=17|won=10|vote=42,300|ratio=27.06|swing=New}}
|style='background:#AA5634' width=1|
{{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}}
|Labour Front
{{GE Party Table|party=Independent(s)|leader=N/A|contest=10|won=3|vote=15,098|ratio=9.66|swing=N/A}}
|David Marshall
{{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}}
|style='text-align:right;'|17
{{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}}
|style='text-align:right;'|10
{{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}}
|style='text-align:right;'|42,300
{{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}}
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|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=Labour Party (LP)|leader=Lee Yong Min|contest=1|won=0|vote=1,325|ratio=0.85|swing=New}}
|style='background:#7789EF' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:#FFFFFF' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:inherit' width=1|
|Independents
|{{N/A|Varies}}
|style='text-align:right;'|10
|style='text-align:right;'|3
|style='text-align:right;'|15,098
|style='text-align:right;' {{N/A|Varies}}
|-
|style='background:#DC6578' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:#EDCD00' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:#01CB03' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:#88BA00' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-
|style='background:#CC8955' width=1|
|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;' {{N/A|New}}
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-style='text-align:right;'
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
!colspan=5 style='text-align:right;'|Electorate
|'''300,199'''
|'''300,299'''
!
!
!
|-style='text-align:right;'
|-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
|52.67
!
!
|-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
|98.84
!
!
|}
|}


[[Category:Politics]]
==References==
<references/>
 
{{Elections}}

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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