Keppel Constituency

Keppel
Former constituency
for the Legislative Council of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Electorate6,683
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1955
Seats1
Replaced by

Keppel Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2] The constituency was held by Lim Yew Hock, leader of the Labour Party.

The constituency was formed from Municipal South-West Constituency in 1951. In 1955, the constituency was abolished and split into Havelock, Pasir Panjang, Queenstown, Southern Islands, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru constituencies.

Legislative Council member

Year Member Party
1951 Lim Yew Hock LP

Elections

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 the 1950s

General Election 1951: Keppel
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Labour Party Lim Yew Hock 2,369 68.0
PP Arumugam Ponnu Rajah 1,117 32.0
Majority 1,252 36.0
Turnout 3,555 53.2
Registered electors 6,683
Labour Party win

References

  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 2020-07-27. Retrieved 2020-08-08.
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Keppel". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on 2021-04-22. Retrieved 2020-08-08.


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