Seletar Constituency
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Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region.
| Seletar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore and the Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |
| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 9,402 (1955) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1959 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
In 1951, the constituency was formed from Rural East and Rural West constituencies. The 1952 Seletar by-election remains the only occasion on which a candidate not from the People's Action Party won unopposed.[1]
In 1955, parts of the constituency were separated to form Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Serangoon constituencies.[2][3]
In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into Jalan Kayu, Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson constituencies.
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
| 1951 | Vilasini Menon | Independent | |
| 1952 | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
Election results
Electoral results in the 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Vilasini Menon | 1,467 | 42.7 | ||
| Labour Party | Gopalan Nair Nanupillai | 1,043 | 30.3 | ||
| PP | V. Vayloo Pakirisamy | 929 | 27.0 | ||
| Majority | 424 | 12.4 | |||
| Turnout | 3,478 | 69.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,025 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 6,509 |  29.5 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 1,771 | 31.8 | ||
| Independent | Lek Poh Song | 1,632 | 29.3 | ||
| DP | Tan Leong Teck | 1,252 | 22.5 | ||
| LF | Khew Pee Ging | 909 | 16.3 | ||
| Majority | 139 | 2.5 |  9.9 | ||
| Turnout | 5,620 | 59.8 | 9.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 9,402 | 44.4 | |||
| Independent hold | |||||
Historical maps
1955 General Election
