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1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY ELECTION RESULTS
  Alphabetical listing
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

 
 
Constituency (Number of Electors) Name of Candidates
Party
Votes Polled
% of Votes Polled
Aljunied
(13,255)
E. H. Holloway
Tang Yoong Chiaw
S. V. Lingam
5,004
835
5,701
43.36
7.24
49.40
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Anson
(9,921)
Baharudin bin Mohamed Ariff
Goh Kong Beng
P. Krishanan
Tan Cheng Chuan
Wong Swee Kee
5,167
1,875
116
1,231
117
60.75
22.04
1.36
14.47
1.38
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Bras Basah
(11,193)
Foo Ho Fang
Goh Hin Shong
Hoe Puay Choo
1,993
1,501
6,014
20.96
15.79
63.25
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Bukit Merah
(11,286)
Lee Choon Eng
Sellappa Ramaswamy
Teo Cheng Hye
1,073
5,922
3,026
10.71
59.09
30.20
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Bukit Panjang
(11,984)
T. K. Alexander
Lee Khoon Choy
Lim Siak Guan
Tan Leong Teck
526
6,156
1,382
2,494
4.98
58.31
13.09
23.62
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Bukit Timah
(11,285)
Lee Yew Seng
Pek Cheng Chuan
Yaacob bin Mohamed
1,464
2,460
6,174
14.50
24.36
61.14
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Cairnhill
(12,239)
Lim Yew Hock
David Marshall
Md. Oh Su Chen
Tan Keng Siong
5,275
2,920
2,262
483
48.22
26.69
20.68
4.41
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Changi
(11,199)
Teo Hock Guan
A. B. Rahman H. M. Said
Lim Cher Kheng
Wee Tin Teck
Fatimah Nor Bt. G. S.
3,480
2,818
2,225
1,024
366
35.10
28.43
22.45
10.33
3.69
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Choa Chu Kang
(6,889)
Goh Tong Liang
Neo Koon Hin
Ong Chang Sam
1,183
1,563
3,536
18.83
24.88
56.29
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Crawford
(12,031)
K. M. Byrne
Chua Seng Kian
Sim John
Teng Ling Siong
7,120
897
191
2,487
66.57
8.39
1.79
23.25
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Delta
(14,954)
Chan Choy Sun
Chia Chee Buang
Lim Ah Lee
Munusamy Nadarajah
9,301
1,212
2,308
571
69.45
9.05
17.23
4.27
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Farrer Park
(10,293)
A. P. Rajah
Chan Kooi Chew
Joseph A.
Soo-Tho Sin Hee
Tan Teck Ngiap alias Chen Ta-Ren
4,077
311
147
789
3,832
44.52
3.40
1.61
8.62
41.85
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Geylang East
(15,562)
Mak Pak Shee
Mohamed Ismail bin Abdul Rahim
Ng Cheng Chwee
842
7,153
5,775
6.11
51.95
41.94
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Geylang Serai
(14,447)
Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat
Harun bin Mohamed Amin
Roshan bin Hassan
Syed Ahmad Dahlan
7,940
353
3,832
460
63.09
2.80
30.45
3.66
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Geylang West
(15,528)
Kwek Sam Hock
Yong Nyuk Lin
4,276
8,923
32.40
67.60
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Havelock
(15,919)
Lau Peter
K. S. Loke
Ng See Thong
Tan Ah Pak
Tan Theng Chiang
9,227
433
3,562
323
963
63.60
2.98
24.55
2.23
6.64
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Hong Lim
(12,667)
Loh Ngian Lim
Ong Eng Guan
Sim Wee Teck
Tan Hong Chye
1,192
8,834
588
856
10.39
77.02
5.13
7.46
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Jalan Besar
(13,877)
Chan Chee Seng
Lo Ka Fat
See Eng Kiat
Wong Yew Hon
7,600
1,488
503
2,573
62.48
12.23
4.14
21.15
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Jalan Kayu
(8,690)
M. P. D. Nair
Tan Cheng Tong
2,929
4,837
37.72
62.28
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Joo Chiat
(15,257)
Henry Chong
Fong Kim Heng
Gay Wan Guay
C. H. Koh
Low Teck Cheng
320
5,301
1,215
6,136
405
2.39
39.63
9.08
45.87
3.03
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Jurong
(7,176)
Aman B. H. Subri
Chia Yeck Poh
Chor Yeok Eng
Wong Tuck Leong
168
375
4,502
1,325
2.64
5.89
70.67
20.80
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Kallang
(12,936)
Buang bin Omar Junid
Seah Peng Chuan
Tan Hai Tong
5,690
1,154
4,967
48.18
9.77
42.05
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Kampong Glam
(10,934)
Mahmood Latiff
Ong Eng Lian
S. Rajaratnam
Wu Shiaw
1,747
1,377
6,324
241
18.03
14.21
65.27
2.49
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Kampong Kapor
(12,736)
Chia Ban Wei
Choo Yeok Koon
Jaganathan S
G. Kandasamy
Yen Jen San
3,632
432
711
6,059
330
32.53
3.87
6.37
54.27
2.96
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Kampong Kembangan
(11,343)
Mohd. Ali b. Alwi
Othman b. Wok
A. Latiff b. Ibrahim
Jaffar b. Abdul Ghani
Mohd. b. Hj. Yacob
H. M. Yahiya
4,443
4,199
231
215
2,028
317
38.86
36.73
2.02
1.88
17.74
2.77
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Kreta Ayer
(14,173)
Goh Keng Swee
Pang Man Ming
9,313
3,384
73.35
26.65
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Moulmein
(10,095)
Lin You Eng
Tan Peng Khoo
Yap Jin Yau
4,324
872
3,955
47.25
9.53
43.22
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Mountbatten
(10,212)
Chua Seng Kim
Leon Soh
Tay Kum Sun
Wee Soo Bee
Wong Foo Nam
3,031
1,354
2,143
559
1,903
33.71
15.06
23.84
6.22
21.17
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Nee Soon
(8,694)
Sheng Nam Chin
Yap Chin Poh
Yong Nyuk Khoon
5,622
1,476
572
73.30
19.24
7.46
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Pasir Panjang
(6,631)
H. J. C. Kulasingha
S. T. V. Lingam
Sukaimi bin Ibrahim
Tee Kim Leng
1,884
186
1,704
2,123
31.95
3.15
28.90
36.00
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Paya Lebar
(12,089)
Ong Chye Hock
Tan Kia Gan
4,209
6,531
39.19
60.81
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Punggol
(9,893)
Ng Teng Kian
Quah Heck Peck
Tan Jin Hong
Tay Keng Hock
4,072
554
3,655
497
46.39
6.31
41.64
5.66
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Queenstown
(10,634)
Chee Phui Hung
Lee Kim Chuan
Lee Siew Choh
3,732
818
5,301
37.88
8.31
53.81
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River Valley
(10,594)
Lim Cheng Lock
Soh Ghee Soon
E. K. Tan
3,430
3,425
2,529
36.55
36.50
26.95
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Rochore
(12,436)
Tan Soo Wan
K. C. Thomas
Toh Chin Chye
934
2,212
7,995
8.39
19.85
71.76
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Sembawang
(8,859)
Ahmad Bin Ibrahim
Chew Seng
V. Jayaram
Lau Sai Seng
4,316
1,084
1,566
926
54.69
13.74
19.84
11.73
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Sepoy Lines
(10,347)
Goh Su Chiang
Wee Toon Boon
3,820
5,352
41.65
58.35
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Serangoon Gardens
(8,631)
Fernandez, Victor Louis
Leong Keng Seng
Lilian Tan
Liao Ping alias Thomas
Wee, Eric Sian Beng
330
3,843
64
853
2,764
4.20
48.93
0.82
10.86
35.19
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Siglap
(14,693)
Koh Tee Kin
Pang Toon Tin
Sahorah bte Ahmat
A. Wanjor
John Snodgrass
Abdullah Masood
Mohd. Sidik bin Hj. Abd. Hamid
3,408
587
4,407
234
1,511
1,267
1,418
26.56
4.57
34.34
1.83
11.78
9.87
11.05
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Southern Islands
(5,325)
Ahmad Jabri B. M. Akib
Kum Teng Hock
Ismail Haji Hussain
2,598
1,225
1,012
53.73
25.34
20.93
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Stamford
(12,392)
Ang Meng Gee
Fung Yin Ching
Hooi Beng Guan
J. M. Jumabhoy
Wong Chee Lim
925
5,372
679
3,810
136
8.47
49.18
6.22
34.88
1.25
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Tampines
(11,468)
Goh Chew Chua
Lim Choo Ten alias Lim How Chiang
Ong Phi Hok
7,461
681
2,041
73.27
6.69
20.04
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Tanglin
(9,127)
Ahmad b. Hj. Taff
Chan Ah Wing
Ibrahim b. Othman
Thio Chan Bee
2,386
395
2,360
2,698
30.44
5.04
30.11
34.41
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Tanjong Pagar
(11,939)
Lee Kuan Yew
C. Subramanyam
7,617
3,105
71.04
28.96
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Telok Ayer
(13,998)
Ong Pang Boon
Soh Teck Chee
Tan Kian Kee
Tay Soo Yong
8,372
287
2,106
1,660
67.38
2.31
16.95
13.36
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Telok Blangah
(13,202)
John Mammen
V. Mariappan
Osman Gani
Wee Kim Hock
5,803
337
4,141
1,230
50.41
2.93
35.97
10.69
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Thomson
(10,067)
T. Bani
Francis Thomas
Yap Chin Choon
4,978
2,581
1,553
54.63
28.33
17.04
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Tiong Bahru
(12,151)
Chua Chin Kiat
Lee Bah Chee
Lee Teck Him
Lim Huan Seng
Lin Wo Ling
William Tan
282
996
5,175
494
2,182
1,730
2.60
9.17
47.66
4.55
20.09
15.93
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Toa Payoh
(12,551)
Lee Poh Chee
Wong Soon Fong
2,500
8,693
22.34
77.66
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Ulu Pandan
(11,017)
Anthony Ponnusamy
Chua Kim Toh
M. Karthigesu
S. Khalaff
Low Boon Kiat
Mohd. Ariff bin Suradi
Leslie Rayner
296
183
284
1,083
361
4,420
3,100
3.04
1.89
2.92
11.13
3.71
45.44
31.87
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Upper Serangoon
(11,279)
Chan Sun Wing
Lim Choon Mong
Sin Cho Lang
Tan Choon Teng
4,497
4,372
901
209
45.06
43.81
9.03
2.10
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