Seletar Single Member Constituency
Seletar Single Member Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region. The constituency's boundaries were redrawn in 1955,[1] with Sembawang constituency created from part of its former area.[2]
| Seletar | |
|---|---|
| Former Constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore and the Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |
| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 9,402 (1955) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1959 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
The 1952 Seletar by-election remains the only occasion on which a candidate not from the People's Action Party won unopposed.[3]
Constituency changes
| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Constituency formed from Rural East and Rural West. | 5,025 |
| 1955 | Parts of the constituency were separated to form Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Serangoon. | 9,402 |
| 1959 | Constituency abolished and split into Jalan Kayu, Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson. | |
List of members
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
| 1951 | Vilasini Menon | Independent | |
| 1952 by-election | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
References
- Legislative Assembly general election 1955 Singapore Elections
- Legislative Assembly general election 1955: Sembawang Singapore Elections
- Legislative Council by-election 1952 Singapore Elections
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