Balestier Constituency
| Balestier | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 5,246 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by | |
Balestier was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955. In 1955, the constituency was abolished and split into Cairnhill, Farrer Park, Serangoon and Whampoa constituencies.
Legislative Council member
[edit]| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Thio Chan Bee | PP | |
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Thio Chan Bee | 58.3 | 1,560 | N/A | |
| Labour Party | Peter Massillamany Williams | 593 | 22.2 | N/A | |
| Independent | Jagatheesan Kalimuthu | 521 | 19.5 | N/A | |
| Majority | 967 | 36.1 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 5,246 | N/A | |||
| Turnout | 2,702 | 51.5 | N/A | ||
| PP win | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Balestier". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2021-05-20.
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