| Balestier | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 5,246 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by | |
Balestier was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955. In 1955, the constituency was abolished and split into Cairnhill, Farrer Park, Serangoon and Whampoa constituencies.
Legislative Council member
[edit]| Year | Member | Party | |
| Formation | |||
| 1951 | Thio Chan Bee | PP | |
| Constituency abolished (1955) | |||
Electoral results
[edit]Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Thio Chan Bee | 1,560 | 58.34 | ||
| Labour Party | Peter Massillamany Williams | 593 | 22.18 | ||
| Independent | Jagatheesan Kalimuthu | 521 | 19.48 | ||
| Majority | 967 | 36.16 | |||
| Total valid votes | 2,674 | 98.96 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 28 | 1.04 | |||
| Turnout | 2,702 | 51.51 | |||
| Registered electors | 5,246 | ||||
| PP win (new seat) | |||||
References
[edit]- ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1951 > Balestier". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
