Municipal South-West Constituency

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

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

Members of the Legislative Council

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

Electoral results

Elections in 1940s

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

  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Municipal South-West". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014.