Keppel Constituency

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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[edit]

Year Member Party
1951 Lim Yew Hock LP

Elections[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951". Singapore Elections.
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Keppel". Singapore Elections.