1953 Singapore City Council election

The 1953 Singapore City Council election was the 3rd election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 5 December 1953 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.[1]

1953 Singapore City Council election
5 December 1953
6 (out of 27) seats to the City Council
Turnout32.8%
  First party Second party Third party
 
Leader – Tan Chye Cheng Lim Yew Hock
Party Independent PP Labour Party
Leader's seat – Not Contesting Not Contesting
Seats won 3 3 0
Seat change 1 1 2
Popular vote 9,177 8,532 1,723
Percentage 43.6% 40.5% 8.2%

Results
PartyVotes%Seats
WonTotal+/–
Progressive Party8,53240.5239+1
Labour Party1,7238.1805–2
United Malays National Organisation1,6227.7000New
Independents9,17743.5934+1
Total21,054100.006180
Valid votes21,05497.80
Invalid/blank votes4732.20
Total votes21,527100.00
Registered voters/turnout43,53849.44
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency
Constituency Electorate Party Candidate Votes %
City 6,700 Independent Jumabhoy Mohamed Jumabhoy Uncontested
East 9,726 Independent Mak Pak Shee 2,164 51.4
Progressive Party Syed Hassan Al-Junied 1,409 33.5
United Malays National Organisation Syed Esa Almenoar 634 15.1
North 9,759 Progressive Party Lim Choo Sye 2,585 54.8
Labour Party Shunmugh Subra Manyam 1,723 36.6
United Malays National Organisation Syed Haron A. Alhabshi 405 8.6
Rochore 9,445 Independent T. A. Simon 1,607 34.8
Independent Syed Mumtaz Hussain 1,516 32.8
Independent Guok Sing Inn 1,493 32.3
South 10,048 Progressive Party Manickvasagar Subramaniam 2,801 53.9
Independent Mariappan Verappan 2,397 46.1
West 4,560 Progressive Party Soh Ghee Soon 1,737 74.9
United Malays National Organisation Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess 583 25.1
Source: Singapore Elections

References
  1. "CITY COUNCIL ELECTION 1953". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 2015-02-21. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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