April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election

The April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 2 April 1949 to elect 18 of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1]

April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
2 April 1949
18 (out of 27) seats to the Municipal Commission
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader Tan Chye Cheng – Francis Thomas
Party PP Independent Labour Party
Leader's seat Not Contesting – Not Contesting
Seats won 13 4 1
Popular vote 8,782 4,040 1,894
Percentage 59.68% 27.45% 12.87%

Background

The election was the first election for the Singapore Municipal Commission since the municipal commissioner elections on 5 December 1911.[2] In 1913, elections for the Singapore Municipal Commission were scrapped due to excessive politicking.[1]

Following the end of World War II, elections were brought back for the Singapore Municipal Commission.[1] Out of the 27 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission, 18 seats were elected.[1] These 18 seats were distributed to six wards in Singapore with each ward having three seats.[1] The remaining nine seats are appointed by the British colonial government.[1]

For the April 1949 election, municipal commissioners are elected to terms of varying lengths depending on their ranking in their respective wards.[1] Commissioners who ranked third in their wards are elected to a term that ends in December 1949. Commissioners who ranked second have a term that ends in December 1950, and commissioners ranking first have a term that ends in December 1951.

Voting in this election is not compulsory, and voters were required to register in order to vote.[1]

Nomination day was scheduled for 7 March 1949.[1] Candidates were required to give an election deposit of $250 which is returned if they achieve at least 4.17% of the votes.[1]

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
Progressive Party8,78259.6813
Labour Party1,89412.871
Independents4,04027.454
Total14,716100.0018
Registered voters/turnout8,688–
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency
Constituency Seats Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
City 3 1,156 Progressive Party M. Oli Mohamed Mohamed Kassim 527
27.4 / 100
Progressive Party Sandy Gurunathan Pillay 398
20.7 / 100
Independent Hassan Ali Jivabhai 375
19.5 / 100
Independent Lim Koon Teck 326
16.9 / 100
Labour Party Syed Mumtaz Hussain 299
15.5 / 100
East 3 1,653 Independent Goh Hood Kiat 885
28.1 / 100
Progressive Party Frank Caulfield James 778
24.7 / 100
Progressive Party Syed Hassan Al-Junied 766
24.3 / 100
Progressive Party Amy Laycock 717
22.8 / 100
North 3 1,532 Labour Party Patrick Joseph Johnson 534
20.1 / 100
Progressive Party V. Vayloo Pakirisamy 489
18.4 / 100
Progressive Party Chong Thutt Pitt 450
16.9 / 100
Independent P. V. Krishnan 407
15.3 / 100
Labour Party Rajaratnam Vaithilingam 393
14.8 / 100
Progressive Party Tan Sim Hong 390
14.6 / 100
Rochore 3 1,851 Independent Pandarapillai Thillai Nathan 871
29.9 / 100
Progressive Party Sena Ana Mohamed Ali 683
23.4 / 100
Independent Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim 496
17.0 / 100
Independent Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty 491
16.8 / 100
Labour Party Govindapillai Maruthamuthoo Kanagasabai 375
12.9 / 100
South 3 1,482 Progressive Party Arumugam Ponnu Rajah 867
34.5 / 100
Progressive Party Abdul bin Samat 760
30.2 / 100
Progressive Party Duncan Robertson 699
27.8 / 100
Independent Cheah Kim Bee 189
7.5 / 100
West 3 1,014 Progressive Party Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess 431
27.8 / 100
Progressive Party Gaw Sien Khian 424
27.3 / 100
Progressive Party Phyllis Eu-Chia Cheng Li 403
26.0 / 100
Labour Party Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair 293
18.9 / 100
Source: Singapore Elections

Elected to a term ending in December 1949
Constituency Party Candidate
City Independent Hassan Ali Jivabhai
East Progressive Party Syed Hassan Al-Junied
North Progressive Party Chong Thutt Pitt
Rochore Independent Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim
South Progressive Party Duncan Robertson
West Progressive Party Phyllis Eu-Chia Cheng Li

Elected to a term ending in December 1950
Constituency Party Candidate
City Progressive Party Sandy Gurunathan Pillay
East Progressive Party Frank Caulfield James
North Labour Party V. Vayloo Pakirisamy
Rochore Progressive Party Sena Ana Mohamed Ali
South Progressive Party Abdul bin Samat
West Progressive Party Gaw Sien Khian

Elected to a term ending in December 1951
Constituency Party Candidate
City Progressive Party M. Oli Mohamed Mohamed Kassim
East Independent Goh Hood Kiat
North Progressive Party Patrick Joseph Johnson
Rochore Independent Pandarapillai Thillai Nathan
South Progressive Party Arumugam Ponnu Rajah
West Progressive Party Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess

References
  1. "MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION APRIL 1949". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. "MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTIONS 1889-1911". Singapore Elections. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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