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Southern Islands Constituency

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Southern Islands Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1955 to 1968 and included Sentosa, Pulau Brani, Kusu Island and St John's Island. In lieu of reducing population,[clarification needed] it was redistributed into the mainly mainland wards of Jurong, Pasir Panjang and Telok Blangah.

Member of Parliament

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Election Member of Parliament Party
1955 Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid MU
1959 Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammed Akib PKMS
1963 Ya'acob bin Mohammed PAP

Elections

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Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1950s

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General Election 1955: Southern Islands[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
SA Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid 1,233 50.6
PP Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha 1,205 49.4
Registered electors 3,548
SA win (new seat)
General Election 1959: Southern Islands[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PKMS Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib 2,598 53.73 N/A
PAP Kum Teng Hock 1,225 25.34 N/A
LSP Mohammed Ismail bin Haji Mohammed Hussain 1,012 20.93 N/A
Registered electors 5,325
PKMS gain from SA

Elections in the 1960s

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General Election 1963: Southern Islands[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ya'acob Bin Mohamed 2,764 55.41 Increase30.07
SA Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib 2,224 44.59 Decrease9.14
Registered electors 5,236
PAP gain from SA

Note : PKMS joined the coalition, Singapore Alliance, before the 1963 General Elections.

Historical maps

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References

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  1. ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.