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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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) |
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
[edit]Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Ya'acob Bin Mohamed | 2,764 | 55.41 | ||
SA | Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib | 2,224 | 44.59 | ||
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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1955 General Election
References
[edit]- ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.