Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2]
Rural West | |
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Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
![]() Location of Rural West in Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Electorate | 2,774 |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1948 |
Abolished | 1951 |
Seats | 1 |
Replaced by |
The constituency was formed in 1948 and cover the areas of Bajau, Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Pandan, Pasir Panjang, Peng Kang, Seletar, Sembawang, Tuas, Ulu Kalang, Ulu Pandan, Woodlands, Yishun. In 1951, the constituency was abolished and split into Bukit Timah and Seletar constituencies.
Legislative Council member
editYear | Member | Party | |
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1948 | Srish Chandra Goho | Independent | |
1948 | Balwant Singh Bajaj | Independent |
Elections
editElections in the 1940s
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Srish Chandra Goho | 981 | 50.0 | ||
Independent | Milathi Pillai | 520 | 26.5 | ||
PP | Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | 460 | 23.5 | ||
Majority | 461 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,036 | 73.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,774 | ||||
Independent win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Balwant Singh Bajaj | 1,638 | 55.5 | ||
PP | Cheong Hock Chye | 705 | 23.9 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Maganlal Garangam | 606 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 933 | 31.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,121 | 72.9 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,279 | ||||
Independent win |
References
edit- ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections.
- ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Rural West". Singapore Elections.