Английская Википедия:1959 Singaporean general election
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General elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. They were held under the new constitution and were the first in which all 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly were filled by election. This was the first election victory for the People's Action Party (PAP), as they won a landslide victory with 43 seats. The party has remained in power ever since.
Background
Political developments
David Marshall, the politician who led the ruling Labour Front after winning the previous general election in 1955, was vocally anti-British and anti-colonialist, and the British found it difficult to come to an agreement or a compromise about a plan for self-government; Marshall resigned from the party a year later, pledging that he would either achieve self-government or to resign. In his place, Lim Yew Hock pursued an aggressive anti-communist campaign and manage to convince the British to make a definite plan for self-government.
By the time of the 1959 elections the Labour Front was in turmoil; Lim's strategy against the communists alienated a large part of the Chinese Singaporean electorate, which was the demographic targeted most during the anti-communist campaign. Lim's campaign also saw allegations of civil rights violations as many activists were detained without trial with the justification of internal security and tear gas were used against demonstrating students during the 1956 Chinese middle schools riots which were both anti-colonialist and anti-communist alike.
Constitutional reform
The Constitution of Singapore was revised accordingly in 1958, replacing the Rendel Constitution with one that granted Singapore self-government and the ability for its own population to fully elect its Legislative Assembly. Previously under the Rendel Constitution, drawn up in 1955 by a commission led by George William Rendel, the Legislative Assembly and its leaders could not fully be determined by the population; the British government appointed seven of the 32 members, with the remaining 25 seats elected by the public, albeit with limited suffrage. This itself was an improvement from the pre-1955 Legislative Council, electing nine members to the council.
This election was the first election after its full internal self-government granted by the British authorities; Singapore was now a recognised state, but was yet to gain full independence since the British still have external affairs such as the military and foreign relations. Due to the removal of suffrage restrictions, voting was implemented to be compulsory for the first time, and had done so in every election since 1959.
Parties
Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock formed Singapore People's Alliance on 10 November 1958, which consist of previously-elected Labour Front assembly members who were defected from Labour Front. SPA also invited members of Liberal Socialists and Workers' Party. SPA was formed to present a fresh image to voters in the lead up for the 1959 election, and ran on secure full employment and fair working conditions for workers, and achieving independence of Singapore through a merger with Malaya.
The tenure of Lim Yew Hock as Chief Minister, who succeeded Labour Front's David Marshall after his resignation in 1956, saw scant improvement to living conditions and unpopular tough measures on protesting unions. Lim's government also saw corruption during his tenure, and until the term expiry for Labour Front, all ten elected Assemblymen had resigned from the party due to credibility. These resignations saw the formation of three parties; in 1957, David Marshall founded the Workers' Party (one of the successful opposition parties of Singapore); in 1958, the Singapore People's Alliance (founded by Lim) and in 1959, the Citizens' Party.
SPA attempted to fight the record of the PAP administration in the City Council of Singapore with charges of corruptly appointing its supporters to fill up posts in the City Council, as well as raising concerns over the tenders of some Council contracts. The SPA even went as far as setting up a Commission of Inquiry in April 1959 to investigate whether there had been "irregularities or improprieties" in the working of the City Council. The inquiry, however, failed to reveal anything suspicious against the City Council and the hearings were adjourned indefinitely.[1][2]
A new Party, Liberal Socialist Party (LSP) was formed by a merger of the Progressive Party and the Democratic Party. The Progressive Party which had won the 1948 and 1951 elections (but lost to Labour Front in the 1955 elections) had already fallen out of favour as it was perceived by much of the electorate by working for reform too slowly.
The Alliance was a coalition comprising the Singapore branch of three political parties from Malaya, namely the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA) and the Malayan Indian Congress (MIC), which they ran on raising the standards of living as well as to strengthen economic ties between Singapore and Malaya. As their parent parties were the ruling coalition in Malaya under Tunku Abdul Rahman, the Alliance promised voters that it could work for an early merger if voted into power as they knew "exactly" what their Malayan counterparts wanted.
The Malay Union which ran together with UMNO and MCA in the 1955 election, had been expelled from their alliance for putting up a candidate in the 1957 Cairnhill by-election.
The current opposition party, People's Action Party, announced to contest 51 seats in the election; they released their election manifesto entitled The Tasks Ahead, and outlined the party's five-year plan to address acute problems faced by Singapore. It called for a series of policies and programmes such as the provision of low-cost housing, the strengthening of education, as well as the development of industries thus improving employment opportunities for the local population. These were in addition to the goal of attaining independence for Singapore through a merger with the Federation of Malaya.
The PAP campaigned against corruption under the Lim Yew Hock government, and all party members and candidates wore a distinctive outfit of white shirts and pants (which is still the uniform of PAP candidates as of today) to represent "cleanliness" in government. SPA attempted to portray the PAP as a party being controlled by the communists, and such claims were repeated by Liberal Socialists and UMNO. Lee Kuan Yew brushed off the claims, describing them as "silly", "blabbering" and "lies".[1]
Timeline
| 31 March | Dissolution of 1st Legislative Assembly |
| 25 April | Nomination Day |
| 30 May | Polling Day |
| 5 June | Inauguration of the Cabinet with Lee Kuan Yew as inaugural Prime Minister |
| 1 July | Opening of 2nd Legislative Assembly |
Changes to electoral boundaries
Шаблон:See also The 51 seats of the Legislative Assembly were elected from single-member constituencies, with an increase of 26 seats in this election. The changes among the constituencies were:[3]
| Constituency Name | Changes |
|---|---|
| Aljunied | Carved out of Paya Lebar |
| Anson | Carved out of Tanjong Pagar |
| Bras Basah | Carved out of Stamford |
| Bukit Merah | Absorbed part of Queenstown & Tiong Bahru |
| Chua Chu Kang | Carved out of Bukit Panjang |
| Crawford | Carved out of Rochore |
| Delta | Carved out of Havelock |
| Geylang East | Carved out of Geylang |
| Geylang Serai | Carved out of Ulu Bedok |
| Geylang West | Carved out of Geylang |
| Hong Lim | Carved out of Telok Ayer |
| Jalan Besar | Carved out of Kampong Kapor |
| Jalan Kayu | Carved out of Seletar |
| Joo Chiat | Carved out of Katong |
| Jurong | Carved out of Bukit Timah |
| Kallang | Absorbed part of Kampong Kapor & Whampoa |
| Kampong Glam | Carved out of Rochore |
| Kampong Kembangan | Carved out of Ulu Bedok |
| Kreta Ayer | Carved out of Telok Ayer |
| Moulmein | Carved out of Farrer Park |
| Mountbatten | Carved out of Katong |
| Nee Soon | Absorbed part of Seletar & Sembawang |
| Punggol | Carved out of Punggol–Tampines |
| River Valley | Absorbed part of Cairnhill & Tanglin |
| Sepoy Lines | Carved out of Tiong Bahru |
| Serangoon Gardens | Absorbed part of Serangoon & Seletar |
| Siglap | Absorbed part of Changi & Katong |
| Tampines | Carved out of Punggol–Tampines |
| Telok Blangah | Carved out of Pasir Panjang |
| Thomson | Absorbed part of Serangoon & Seletar |
| Toa Payoh | Carved out of Whampoa |
| Ulu Pandan | Carved out of Tanglin |
| Upper Serangoon | Absorbed part of Serangoon & Paya Lebar |
Campaign
Many of the campaign issues surrounded the topic of government corruption and independence of Singapore, as well as political issues such as the communist insurgency led by the Malayan Communist Party (MCP), which had been causing the Malayan Emergency. The desire for independence and self-government epitomised by the Malay term Merdeka (which translates to Independence or Free), had started to become immediate. This was reflected when the cry of "We want Merdeka now!" was taken up by those demanding immediate independence.
Prior to the polling day, the press had predicted that the presence of multi-cornered fights would only split the anti-PAP vote, raising chances of a PAP victory.[4]
Chew Swee Kee affair
The Chew Swee Kee affair was also a notable issue raised in the May 1959 elections. In February 1959, PAP charged the incumbent SPA government with receiving political funds from the United States government.
Investigations by a Commission of Inquiry later revealed that Chew Swee Kee, who was then Education Minister, had converted the alleged funds for his own use.[5] The claim has it that Chew accepted around $700,000 to $800,000 from an unrevealed donorШаблон:Sfn in New York City as a "political gift".[6] Chew promptly stepped down from his postШаблон:Sfn on 4 March 1959. The incident is credited for causing the SPA's downfall.Шаблон:Sfn
The revelation had a devastating effect on the image of SPA as the party was seen to be serving a Western power, betraying Singapore's anti-colonial movement.
Results
The result was a landslide win for the PAP, with the SPA lost 35 of the 39 contested constituencies and only four members represented the new Assembly, while both the Labour Front and its right-wing coalition party, the Liberal Socialist Party (which formed by a merger of the Democratic Party and Progressive Party) saw disastrous performances and neither party won seats; a total of 73 candidates (including 20 LSP candidates) lost their $500 election deposit.
PAP candidate Wong Soon Fong was the best performing candidate in this election in percentage terms, polling 77.66% while LSP candidate Lillian Tan was the worst performing candidate polling 0.82%. In absolute numbers, PAP's Goh Keng Swee was the best performing candidate polling 9,313 votes while LSP's Lillian Tan was the worst performing candidate polling 64 votes. The River Valley constituency had the narrowest winning margin in Singaporean elections to date, with the PAP's Lim Cheng Lock winning the election by just five votes (0.05%) against the runner-up SPA's Soh Ghee Soon.
The elections, which saw implementations of compulsory voting and the removal of suffrage restrictions, saw a huge increase in voter turnout, with 90.07% of voters voting (or 527,919 of the 586,098 registered voters), compared to 52.66% from the previous election.
By constituency
| Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aljunied | 13,255 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | S. V. Lingam | 5,701 | 49.40 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | E. H. Holloway | 5,004 | 43.36 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Partai Rakyat | Tang Yoong Chiaw | 835 | 7.24 | ||
| Anson | 9,921 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Baharudin bin Mohamed Ariff | 5,167 | 60.75 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Goh Kong Beng | 1,875 | 22.04 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Cheng Chuan | 1,231 | 14.47 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Wong Swee Kee | 117 | 1.38 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | P. Krishanan | 116 | 1.36 | ||
| Bras Basah | 11,193 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Hoe Puay Choo | 6,014 | 63.25 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Foo Ho Fang | 1,993 | 20.96 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Goh Hin Shong | 1,501 | 15.79 | ||
| Bukit Merah | 11,286 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Sellappa Ramaswamy | 5,922 | 59.09 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Teo Cheng Hye | 3,026 | 30.20 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lee Choon Eng | 1,073 | 10.71 | ||
| Bukit Panjang | 11,984 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lee Khoon Choy | 6,156 | 58.31 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Leong Teck | 2,494 | 23.62 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Lim Siak Guan | 1,382 | 13.09 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Indian Congress | T. K. Alexander | 526 | 4.98 | ||
| Bukit Timah | 11,285 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Yaacob bin Mohamed | 6,174 | 61.14 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Pek Cheng Chuan | 2,460 | 24.36 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lee Yew Seng | 1,464 | 14.50 | ||
| Cairnhill | 12,239 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Lim Yew Hock | 5,275 | 48.22 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Workers' Party | David Marshall | 2,920 | 26.69 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Md. Oh Su Chen | 2,262 | 20.68 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Keng Siong | 483 | 4.41 | ||
| Changi | 11,199 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Teo Hock Guan | 3,480 | 35.10 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | A. B. Rahman H. M. Said | 2,818 | 28.43 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,225 | 22.45 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Wee Tin Teck | 1,024 | 10.33 | ||
| Malay Union | Fatimah Nor Bt. G. S. | 366 | 3.69 | |||
| Chua Chu Kang | 6,889 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ong Chang Sam | 3,536 | 56.29 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Neo Koon Hin | 1,563 | 24.88 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Goh Tong Liang | 1,183 | 18.83 | ||
| Crawford | 12,031 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Kenneth Michael Byrne | 7,120 | 66.57 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Teng Ling Siong | 2,487 | 23.25 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Chua Seng Kian | 897 | 8.39 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Sim John | 191 | 1.79 | ||
| Delta | 14,954 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Chan Choy Siong | 9,301 | 69.45 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Chinese Association | Chia Chee Buang | 1,212 | 9.05 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Lim Ah Lee | 2,308 | 17.23 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Munusamy Nadarajah | 571 | 4.27 | ||
| Farrer Park | 10,293 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | 4,077 | 44.52 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Tan Teck Ngiap | 3,832 | 41.85 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Soo-Tho Sin Hee | 789 | 8.62 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Chan Kooi Chew | 311 | 3.40 | ||
| Geylang East | 15,562 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Mohamed Ismail bin Abdul Rahim | 7,153 | 51.95 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Ng Cheng Chwee | 5,775 | 41.94 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Mak Pak Shee | 842 | 6.11 | ||
| Geylang Serai | 14,447 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Abdul Hamid Jumat | 7,940 | 63.09 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Roshan bin Hassan | 3,832 | 30.45 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | Syed Ahmad Dahlan | 460 | 3.66 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Partai Rakyat | Harun bin Mohamed Amin | 353 | 2.80 | ||
| Geylang West | 15,570 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Yong Nyuk Lin | 8,923 | 67.60 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Kwek Sam Hock | 4,276 | 32.40 | ||
| Havelock | 15,909 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lau Peter | 9,227 | 63.60 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Ng See Thong | 3,562 | 24.55 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Tan Theng Chiang | 963 | 6.64 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Chinese Association | K. S. Loke | 433 | 2.98 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Ah Pak | 323 | 2.23 | ||
| Hong Lim | 12,667 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ong Eng Guan | 8,834 | 77.02 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Chinese Association | Loh Ngian Lim | 1,192 | 10.39 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Hong Chye | 856 | 7.46 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Sim Wee Teck | 588 | 5.13 | ||
| Jalan Besar | 13,877 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Chan Chee Seng | 7,600 | 62.48 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Wong Yew Hon | 2,573 | 21.15 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Lo Ka Fat | 1,488 | 12.23 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Labour Front | See Eng Kiat | 503 | 4.14 | ||
| Jalan Kayu | 8,690 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Tan Cheng Tong | 4,837 | 62.28 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | M. P. D. Nair | 2,929 | 37.72 | ||
| Joo Chiat | 15,257 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | C. H. Koh | 6,136 | 45.87 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Fong Kim Heng | 5,301 | 39.63 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Gay Wan Guay | 1,215 | 9.08 | ||
| Katong United Residents' Association | Low Teck Cheng | 405 | 3.03 | |||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Henry Chong | 320 | 2.39 | ||
| Jurong | 7,176 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Chor Yeok Eng | 4,502 | 70.67 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Wong Tuck Leong | 1,325 | 20.80 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Chia Yeck Poh | 375 | 5.89 | ||
| Malay Union | Aman B. H. Subri | 168 | 2.64 | |||
| Kallang | 12,939 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Buang bin Omar Junid | 5,690 | 48.18 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Tan Hai Tong | 4,967 | 42.05 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Seah Peng Chuan | 1,154 | 7.18 | |||
| Kampong Glam | 10,934 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | S. Rajaratnam | 6,324 | 65.27 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Mahmood Latiff | 1,747 | 18.03 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Ong Eng Lian | 1,377 | 14.21 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Wu Shiaw | 241 | 2.49 | ||
| Kampong Kapor | 12,736 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | G. Kandasamy | 6,059 | 54.27 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Chia Ban Wei | 3,632 | 32.53 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Jaganathan S | 711 | 6.37 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Choo Yeok Koon | 432 | 3.87 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Yen Jen San | 330 | 2.96 | |||
| Kampong Kembangan | 13,007 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Mohd. Ali b. Alwi | 4,443 | 38.86 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Othman Wok | 4,199 | 36.73 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Mohd. b. Hj. Yacob | 2,028 | 17.74 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | H. M. Yahiya | 317 | 2.77 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Partai Rakyat | A. Latiff b. Ibrahim | 231 | 2.02 | ||
| Malay Union | Jaffar b. Abdul Ghani | 215 | 1.88 | |||
| Kreta Ayer | 14,173 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Goh Keng Swee | 9,313 | 73.35 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Pang Man Ming | 3,384 | 26.65 | ||
| Moulmein | 10,095 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lin You Eng | 4,324 | 47.25 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Yap Jin Yau | 3,955 | 43.22 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Peng Khoo | 872 | 9.53 | ||
| Mountbatten | 10,212 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Chua Seng Kim | 3,031 | 33.71 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Tay Kum Sun | 2,143 | 23.84 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Chinese Association | Wong Foo Nam | 1,903 | 21.17 | ||
| Katong United Residents' Association | Felice Leon Soh | 1,354 | 15.06 | |||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Wee Soo Bee | 559 | 6.22 | ||
| Nee Soon | 8,694 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Sheng Nam Chin | 5,622 | 73.30 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Yap Chin Poh | 1,476 | 19.24 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Yong Nyuk Khoon | 572 | 7.46 | ||
| Pasir Panjang | 6,631 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Tee Kim Leng | 2,123 | 36.00 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | H. J. C. Kulasingha | 1,884 | 31.95 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Sukaimi bin Ibrahim | 1,704 | 28.90 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | S. T. V. Lingam | 186 | 3.15 | ||
| Paya Lebar | 12,089 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Tan Kia Gan | 6,531 | 60.81 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Ong Chye Hock | 4,209 | 39.19 | ||
| Punggol | 9,893 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ng Teng Kian | 4,072 | 46.39 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Tan Jin Hong | 3,655 | 41.64 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Quah Heck Peck | 554 | 6.31 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Tay Keng Hock | 497 | 5.66 | ||
| Queenstown | 10,634 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lee Siew Choh | 5,301 | 53.81 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Chee Phui Hung | 3,732 | 37.88 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lee Kim Chuan | 818 | 8.31 | ||
| River Valley | 10,594 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lim Cheng Lock | 3,430 | 36.55 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Soh Ghee Soon | 3,425 | 36.50 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | E. K. Tan | 2,529 | 26.95 | ||
| Rochore | 12,436 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Toh Chin Chye | 7,995 | 71.76 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | K. C. Thomas | 2,212 | 19.85 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Tan Soo Wan | 934 | 8.39 | ||
| Sembawang | 8,859 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ahmad Ibrahim | 4,316 | 54.69 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Indian Congress | V. Jayaram | 1,566 | 19.84 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Chew Seng | 1,084 | 13.74 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Lau Sai Seng | 926 | 11.73 | ||
| Sepoy Lines | 10,347 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Wee Toon Boon | 5,352 | 58.35 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Goh Su Chiang | 3,820 | 41.65 | ||
| Serangoon Gardens | 8,631 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Leong Keng Seng | 3,843 | 48.93 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Wee Eric Sian Beng | 2,764 | 35.19 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Malayan Chinese Association | Liao Ping | 853 | 10.86 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Labour Front | Victor Louis Fernandez | 330 | 4.20 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Lilian Tan | 64 | 0.82 | ||
| Siglap | 14,693 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Sahorah bte Ahmat | 4,407 | 34.34 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Koh Tee Kin | 3,408 | 26.56 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | John Snodgrass | 1,511 | 11.78 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Mohd. Sidik bin Hj. Abd. Hamid | 1,418 | 11.05 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Abdullah Masood | 1,267 | 9.87 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Partai Rakyat | Pang Toon Tin | 587 | 4.57 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Pan-Malayan Islamic Party | A. Wanjor | 234 | 1.83 | ||
| Southern Islands | 5,325 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Ahmad Jabri B. M. Akib | 2,598 | 53.73 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Kum Teng Hock | 1,225 | 25.34 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Ismail Haji Hussain | 1,012 | 20.93 | ||
| Stamford | 12,392 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Fung Yin Ching | 5,372 | 49.18 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | J. M. Jumabhoy | 3,810 | 34.88 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Workers' Party | Ang Meng Gee | 925 | 8.47 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Hooi Beng Guan | 679 | 6.22 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Wong Chee Lim | 136 | 1.25 | ||
| Tampines | 11,468 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Goh Chew Chua | 7,461 | 73.27 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Ong Phi Hok | 2,041 | 20.04 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lim Choo Ten | 681 | 6.69 | ||
| Tanglin | 9,127 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Thio Chan Bee | 2,698 | 34.41 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Ahmad b. Hj. Taff | 2,386 | 30.44 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ibrahim bin Othman | 2,360 | 30.11 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Chan Ah Wing | 395 | 5.04 | ||
| Tanjong Pagar | 11,939 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lee Kuan Yew | 7,617 | 71.04 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | C. Subramanyam | 3,105 | 28.96 | ||
| Telok Ayer | 13,998 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Ong Pang Boon | 8,372 | 67.38 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Tan Kian Kee | 2,106 | 16.95 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Tay Soo Yong | 1,660 | 13.36 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Soh Teck Chee | 287 | 2.31 | |||
| Telok Blangah | 13,202 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | John Mammen | 5,803 | 50.41 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | United Malays National Organisation | Osman Gani | 4,141 | 35.97 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Wee Kim Hock | 1,230 | 10.69 | |||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | V. Mariappan | 337 | 2.93 | ||
| Thomson | 10,067 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | S.T. Bani | 4,978 | 54.63 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Labour Front | Francis Thomas | 2,581 | 28.33 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Yap Chin Choon | 1,553 | 17.04 | ||
| Tiong Bahru | 12,151 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Lee Teck Him | 5,175 | 47.66 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Lin Wo Ling | 2,182 | 20.09 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | William Tan | 1,730 | 15.93 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Lee Bah Chee | 996 | 9.17 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Lim Huan Seng | 494 | 4.55 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Workers' Party | Chua Chin Kiat | 282 | 2.60 | ||
| Toa Payoh | 12,551 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Wong Soon Fong | 8,693 | 77.66 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Lee Poh Chee | 2,500 | 22.34 | ||
| Ulu Pandan | 11,017 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Mohd. Ariff bin Suradi | 4,420 | 45.44 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Leslie Rayner | 3,100 | 31.87 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | S. Khalaff | 1,083 | 11.13 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Low Boon Kiat | 361 | 3.71 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Anthony Ponnusamy | 296 | 3.04 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | M. Karthigesu | 284 | 2.92 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Independent | Chua Kim Toh | 183 | 1.89 | ||
| Upper Serangoon | 11,279 | bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | People's Action Party | Chan Sun Wing | 4,497 | 45.06 |
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Singapore People's Alliance | Lim Choon Mong | 4,372 | 43.81 | ||
| bgcolor=Шаблон:Party color | | Liberal Socialist Party | Sim Cho Lang | 901 | 9.03 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Tan Choon Teng | 209 | 2.10 | |||
| Source: ELD, Singapore Elections Шаблон:Webarchive | ||||||
Aftermath
The PAP was able to form a new government which could now adopt domestic policy without oversight from the colonial administration. The United Kingdom still however controlled the military forces, foreign affairs and had a joint responsibility in internal security under agreement. However, historians saw 1959 as the year Singapore achieved self-governance as a result of the new government, even though the Constitution had been amended in 1958.
On the afternoon of 5 June, Lee Kuan Yew was sworn in as the first Prime Minister at City Hall by Yang di Pertuan Negara William Goode along with members of his cabinet.
Before taking over, Lee pardoned several PAP members, who had been arrested under the Emergency Regulation in 1956 and 1957, including left-wing leader Lim Chin Siong. During the election campaign, Lee had called for pardon as part of his election platform, causing an increase of morale of many trade union members.
After their release, Lim and his affiliates would later challenge Lee's leadership in the PAP, leading to the expulsion of most of the left-wing members from the PAP in 1961. The expelled members would then form the Barisan Sosialis, and posed a strong challenge against the PAP on the next election in 1963; although being crippled by Operation Coldstore, they came closer to removing the PAP from power than any other party to date.
By-elections
Шаблон:Main Two by-elections, both held in 1961, occurred during the term in Parliament. Former PAP minister Ong Eng Guan was re-elected in Hong Lim running as an independent after leaving the PAP, whilst David Marshall was elected in Anson after the death of PAP MP Baharuddin Mohammed Ariff.
References
Bibliography
External links
- General Elections 1959 Шаблон:Webarchive Singapore Elections
