Municipal North-East Constituency

Municipal North-East was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951.[1] It elected two Legislative Council members.[2]

Municipal North-East
Former Constituency
for the Legislative Council of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Electorate8,691
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1951
Seats2
Replaced by
  • Balestier
  • Katong
  • Rochore

Constituency changes
Election Boundary changes Electorate
1948 Constituency formed from the wards of Kallang and Rochor. 8,691
1951 Constituency abolished and split into Balestier, Katong and Rochore.

Legislative Council members
Election Member Party
1948 Mohamed Javad Namazie Independent
John Laycock Progressive Party

Electoral results

1948
General Election 1948: Municipal North-East
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Independent Mohamed Javad Namazie 2,672 24.4
PP John Laycock 2,221 20.3
Independent M. K. Chidambaram 1,622 14.8
Independent Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar 1,420 13.0
Independent Richard Lim Chuan Hoe 1,161 10.6
Independent Valiya Purayil Abdullah 944 8.6
PP Lim Chuan Geok 892 8.2
Turnout 5,796 66.9
Registered electors 8,668
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References
  1. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections.
  2. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Municipal North-East". Singapore Elections.
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