Municipal South-West Constituency

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

Municipal South-West
Former constituency
for the Legislative Council of Singapore
Location of Municipal South-West in Singapore
RegionSingapore
Electorate8,800
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1951
Seats2
Replaced by

Constituency changes

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Election Boundary changes Electorate
1948 Constituency formed from the wards of Central, Tanglin and Tanjong Pagar. 8,800
1951 Constituency abolished and split into City, Keppel and Tanglin.

Legislative Council members

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Election Member Party
1948 Tan Chye Cheng Progressive Party
Nazir Ahmad Mallal Progressive Party

Electoral results

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1948

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General Election 1948: Municipal South-West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PP Tan Chye Cheng 4,125 42.3
PP Nazir Ahmad Mallal 4,056 41.6
Independent Mirza Abdul Majid 1,572 16.1
Turnout 5,150 58.5
Registered electors 8,800

References

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  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Municipal South-West". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)