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Geylang Constituency

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Geylang
Former constituency
for the Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Electorate16,604
Former constituency
Created1955
Abolished1959
Created fromKatong
Replaced by

Geylang was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. It came into existence in 1955[1] by the delimiting of the preceding Katong Constituency of the Legislative Council. The constituency was split into Geylang East and Geylang West at the next election, in 1959.

Member of the Legislative Assembly

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Election Member Party
1955 Mak Pak Shee LF

Elections

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Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1950s

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General election 1955:Geylang[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes %
LF Mak Pak Shee 2,756 41.18
Independent Goh Hood Kiat 1,386 20.71
Labour Party Lee Yong Min 1,325 19.80
DP Lam Joon Chong 1,226 18.31
Majority 1,370 20.47
Registered electors 16,604
Total valid votes 6,693 98.70
Rejected ballots 88 1.30
Turnout 6,781 40.84
LF win (new seat)

Historical maps

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References

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  1. ^ a b "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1955 > Geylang". Singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 31 January 2020. Retrieved 15 July 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)