1951 Singapore City Council election

The 1951 Singapore City Council election was the 1st election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 1 December 1951 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.[1]

1951 Singapore City Council election

1 December 1951
6 (out of 27) seats to the City Council
Turnout	59.3%
Leader Tan Chye Cheng Peter Williams – Party PP Labour Party Independent Leader's seat Not Contesting – Not Contesting Seats won 2 3 1 Seat change 1 3 2 Popular vote 6,729 4,436 4,412 Percentage 43.2% 28.5% 28.3%

Results

Party		Votes	%	+/–	Seats		+/–
					Won	Total
	Progressive Party	6,729	43.2	10.8	2	9	1
	Labour Party	4,436	28.5	11.3	3	6	3
	Independents	4,412	28.3	–	1	3	2
Invalid/blank votes		343	–	–	–	–	–
Total		15,920	100	–	6	18	–
Registered voters/turnout		26,831	59.3	4.2	–	–	–
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency

Constituency	Electorate	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
City	4,277	Independent	Hassan Ali Jivabhai	1,154	56.5 / 100
		Progressive Party	M. Oli Mohamed Mohamed Kassim	887	43.5 / 100
East	4,797	Progressive Party	Chan Kum Chee	1,401	49.2 / 100
		Labour Party	Lee Yong Min	724	25.4 / 100
		Independent	Mak Pak Shee	720	25.3 / 100
North	4,783	Progressive Party	Arumugam Ponnu Rajah	1,378	42.7 / 100
		Labour Party	Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous	1,074	33.3 / 100
		Independent	Anthony Pecci Netto	641	19.9 / 100
		Independent	Siow Siang Yew	136	4.2 / 100
Rochore	4,648	Labour Party	Philip Rajanayam Williams	1,761	63.7 / 100
		Progressive Party	Seah Peng Chuan	1,005	36.3 / 100
South	5,985	Labour Party	Vellekat Kesavan Nair	1,933	57.0 / 100
		Progressive Party	Manickvasagar Subramaniam	1,457	43.0 / 100
West	2,341	Labour Party	Lee Choon Eng	705	54.0 / 100
		Progressive Party	Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess	904	46.0 / 100
Source: Singapore Elections

References

1. "CITY COUNCIL ELECTION 1951". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 15 July 2020.