April 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
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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]
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
Party | Votes | % | Seats | |
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Progressive Party | 8,782 | 59.68 | 13 | |
Labour Party | 1,894 | 12.87 | 1 | |
Independents | 4,040 | 27.45 | 4 | |
Total | 14,716 | 100.00 | 18 | |
Registered voters/turnout | 8,688 | – | ||
Source: Singapore Elections |
By constituency
Terms of elected commissioners
Elected to a term ending in December 1949
Constituency | Party | Candidate |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |