Geylang Constituency
| Geylang | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |
| Electorate | 16,604 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1955 |
| Abolished | 1959 |
| Created from | Katong |
| Replaced by | |
Geylang was a short-lived constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. It came into existence in 1955[1] by the delimiting of the preceding Katong Constituency of the Legislative Council. The constituency was split into Geylang East and Geylang West at the next election, in 1959.
In 1955, the Legislative Assembly of Singapore was created with 25 elected seats. [2] This was an increase of the 9 seats in the Legislative Council of Singapore election held 4 years prior. [3].
Member of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1955 | Mak Pak Shee | bgcolor=Template:Labour Front/meta/color| | LF |
Election Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LF | Mak Pak Shee | 2,756 | 41.18 | ||
| Independent | Goh Hood Kiat | 1,386 | 20.71 | ||
| Labour Party | Lee Yong Min | 1,325 | 19.80 | ||
| DP | Lam Joon Chong | 1,226 | 18.31 | ||
| Majority | 1,370 | 20.47 | |||
| Turnout | 6,781 | 40.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 16,604 | ||||
| LF win (new seat) | |||||
References
- ^ a b https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1955.html#G
- ^ Lim, Tin Seng. "1955 Legislative Assembly general election | Infopedia". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Geylang". Singapore-elections.com. Retrieved 2021-07-15.