Municipal Commission of Singapore
Defunct government body in Singapore
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The Municipal Commission of Singapore, originally the Municipal Council from 1856,[1] was a body created in 1887 by the British colonial government to replace the Municipal Committee that was created in June 1848.[2] The role of the commission was to manage key services for the Town of Singapore, such as utilities, water services and urban planning.[3] The body had commission board members internally elected but ceased from 1913 until 1949, after which it acted like a quasi-municipal government for a brief period with local elections until the City Council of Singapore was created in 1951.[3]
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The commission elections took place twice (April and December) in 1949 as well as in 1950 with six divisions:
- City
- East
- North
- Rochore
- South
- West
Candidates largely consisted from two political parties, the Progressive Party (PP) and the Labour Party (SLP), as well as independent candidates.
