Municipal North-East Constituency
Former constituency in Singapore
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Municipal North-East was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951.[1] It elected two members to the council.[2]
| Municipal North-East | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
Location of Municipal North-East in the 1948 general election | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 8,691 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1948 |
| Abolished | 1951 |
| Seats | 2 |
| Replaced by | |
Members of the Legislative Council
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1948 | Mohamed Javad Namazie | Independent | |
| John Laycock | Progressive Party | ||
Electoral results
Elections in 1940s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Mohamed Javad Namazie | 2,672 | 24.4 | |
| PP | John Laycock | 2,221 | 20.3 | |
| Independent | M. K. Chidambaram | 1,622 | 14.8 | |
| Independent | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | 1,420 | 13.0 | |
| Independent | Richard Lim Chuan Hoe | 1,161 | 10.6 | |
| Independent | Valiya Purayil Abdullah | 944 | 8.6 | |
| PP | Lim Chuan Geok | 892 | 8.2 | |
| Turnout | 5,796 | 66.9 | ||
| Registered electors | 8,668 | |||