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1957 Singapore City Council election
First party
Second party
Third party
Leader
Lee Kuan Yew
Felice Leon-Soh
Lim Yew Hock
Party
PAP
LSP
LF
Leader's seat
Not Contesting
Not Contesting
Not Contesting
Seats won
13
7
4
Seat change
13
1
1
Popular vote
49,500
56,204
25,711
Percentage
30.6%
34.8%
15.9%
The 1957 Singapore City Council elections was the first time that all appointed seats were scrapped, and all seats were opened for direct popular voting. Nomination day was on 18 November 1957, with voting held on 21 December in the same year.
A total of 32 seats were contested. Also up for contention, was the new office of Mayor of Singapore , which would be awarded to the leader of the political party with the majority of seats won.
Results
Party Votes % Seats +/– People's Action Party 49,500 30.61 13 New Liberal Socialist Party 56,204 34.76 7 –1 Labour Front 25,711 15.90 4 –1 Workers' Party 11,896 7.36 4 New United Malays National Organisation 7,832 4.84 2 +2 Independents 10,560 6.53 2 –1 Total 161,703 100.00 32 +14 Valid votes 161,703 97.76 Invalid/blank votes 3,701 2.24 Total votes 165,404 100.00 Registered voters/turnout 504,291 32.80 Source: Singapore Elections
By constituency
Constituency
Electorate
Party
Candidate
Votes
%
Aljunied
15,033
Liberal Socialist Party
Wee Swee Hong
1,855
46.7
Labour Front
Sim Swee Seng
1,344
33.8
Independent
Tan Jin Hong
777
19.5
Anson
15,637
People's Action Party
John Mammen
2,764
53.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Sundarajulu Lakshmana Perumal
2,363
46.1
Bras Basah
16,274
People's Action Party
Sze Yih Hwa
3,345
64.7
Liberal Socialist Party
Hwang Cheng Peng
1,826
35.3
Bukit Merah
12,768
Independent
Govindasamy Gopal
1,465
38.6
Liberal Socialist Party
Pang Tong Khiam
1,253
33.0
Labour Front
Ahmad bin Ismail
1,079
28.4
Cairnhill
14,148
Workers' Party
O. Subramaniam Rengasamy
1,406
34.4
Liberal Socialist Party
Tan Sim Hong
1,373
33.6
Labour Front
P. Ramasamy
1,313
32.1
Crawford
15,547
People's Action Party
Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff
4,355
67.0
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Thiam Chuan
1,220
18.8
Independent
Neo Tai Kim
923
14.2
Delta
16,916
Workers' Party
John Cruz Corera
3,391
54.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Peck Boon Kang
1,273
20.6
Labour Front
Tan Jin Hong
1,251
20.3
Independent
T. R. Fernandez
258
4.2
Farrer Park
13,826
Independent
Karuppiah Nalliah
1,335
29.8
Liberal Socialist Party
Vetrivelu Rengaswamy
1,141
25.5
Labour Front
Mariappan Verappan
1,074
24.0
Independent
Soo-Tho Siu Hee
933
20.8
Geylang East
17,966
People's Action Party
Kum Teng Hock
3,154
54.0
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Kip Hiang
2,051
35.1
Independent
Ng Cheng Chwee
640
10.9
Geylang West
18,112
People's Action Party
Peter Lau Por Tuck
3,703
79.1
Liberal Socialist Party
Teo Koh Bee
979
20.9
Havelock
18,422
Labour Front
Lee Hwee Yiow
2,979
54.5
Liberal Socialist Party
Ang Khye Chia
2,487
45.5
Hong Lim
13,127
People's Action Party
Ong Eng Guan
3,918
82.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Kok Liang
810
17.1
Jalan Besar
13,416
People's Action Party
Chan Chee Seng
2,430
52.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Chee Seng
1,660
36.2
Workers' Party
Cheong Min Chee
501
10.9
Kallang
14,302
Workers' Party
Chiang Yueh Thong
2,704
41.5
Liberal Socialist Party
Tan Hai Tong
1,831
28.1
Labour Front
Henry Leong
1,484
22.8
Independent
Lau Liat Meng
499
7.7
Kampong Glam
15,609
People's Action Party
Hoe Puay Choo
3,615
60.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Lam Chock Chuan
1,203
20.3
Independent
Daud bin Mohamed Yunos
1,119
18.8
Kampong Kapor
19,334
People's Action Party
Wee Toon Boon
3,860
51.8
Liberal Socialist Party
Ng Teik Sim
1,861
25.0
Independent
Sim Beng Seng
1,735
23.3
Kreta Ayer
16,950
People's Action Party
Chan Choy Siong
3,034
86.8
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Ho Kee
460
13.2
Moulmein
12,020
Liberal Socialist Party
Lim Choo Sye
1,890
57.0
Labour Front
Lam Hock Chye
1,428
43.0
Mountbatten
13,728
Liberal Socialist Party
Felice Leon-Soh
1,818
55.9
Labour Front
Saul Hugh Zakoo
1,436
44.1
Pasir Panjang
10,274
Liberal Socialist Party
Ong Say Yeo
2,358
58.7
Labour Front
Ahmad bin Mohamed Yatim
1,660
41.3
Queenstown
11,429
Labour Front
Tang Peng Yeu
2,796
75.0
Liberal Socialist Party
Leong Poh Seng
934
25.0
River Valley
14,865
Labour Front
Ho Kok Hoe
2,164
52.0
Liberal Socialist Party
Wong Peng Tuck
1,996
48.0
Rochore
16,333
People's Action Party
Lin You Eng
4,258
63.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Ong Lip Hua
1,527
22.9
Independent
Tang Beng Cheong
876
13.2
Sepoy Lines
16,281
Liberal Socialist Party
Manickavasagar Subramaniam
2,904
50.2
People's Action Party
Kang Meng Kim
2,880
49.8
Stamford
17,860
Labour Front
George Benjamin Armstrong
1,470
53.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Gopal Krishnan Gosain
1,257
46.1
Tanglin
18,775
United Malays National Organisation
Mohamed Shariff bin Dollah
1,950
42.5
Liberal Socialist Party
Syed Omar bin Abdulrahman Alsagoff
1,547
33.7
Labour Front
Lim Siew Chuan
1,091
23.8
Tanjong Pagar
14,721
People's Action Party
Ong Pang Boon
3,354
71.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Lim Siew Lay
1,311
28.1
Telok Ayer
24,412
Workers' Party
Wang Tsun Hao
3,894
55.6
Liberal Socialist Party
Chua Keng Eng
2,081
29.7
Labour Front
Yap Tean Hock
1,034
14.8
Telok Blangah
18,476
United Malays National Organisation
Syed Ali bin Zedha Alsagoff
3,432
51.3
Liberal Socialist Party
Chua Bock Kwee
3,262
48.7
Tiong Bahru
13,863
Liberal Socialist Party
Lee Bah Chee
2,285
52.0
Labour Front
Lim Huan Seng
2,108
14.8
Toa Payoh
18,416
People's Action Party
Wong Soon Fong
4,830
62.9
Liberal Socialist Party
Khoo Siaw Hua
2,846
37.1
Ulu Pandan
15,451
Liberal Socialist Party
Chua Kim Kee
2,542
50.9
United Malays National Organisation
Ibrahim bin Othman
2,450
49.1
Source: Singapore Elections
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