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1951 Singaporean General Election
General elections were held in Singapore on 10 April 1951 to elect members to nine seats in the Legislative Council, up from six seats in the 1948 elections. A 32-day-long campaign period was scheduled, with nomination day on 8 March 1951. The result was a victory for the Progressive Party, which won six of the nine seats. Singapore Elections Electoral system The Legislative Council was increased from 22 to 25 members, with the number of elected seats increased from six to nine. Three seats were nominated by the three commercial organisations (the Singapore Chamber of Commerce, Chinese Chamber of Commerce and Indian Chamber of Commerce), whilst the British colonial government appointed the remaining 13 seats, which were give ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Council Of Singapore
The Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore was the legislative council of Singapore that assisted the governor in making laws in the colony. It officially came into existence in 1946, when the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Act 1946 abolished the Straits Settlements, and made Singapore a Crown colony that would need its own legislative council. Based on existing systems already in place when the council operated under the Straits Settlements, it was partially opened for public voting in 1948, before being replaced by the Legislative Assembly in 1953. History Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements (1867–1942) The Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements was formed on 1 April 1867 when the Straits Settlements was made a Crown Colony that answered directly to the Secretary of State for the Colonies in London, instead of the Calcutta government based in India. Letters patent granted a Colonial Constitution on 4 February, which allocated much power to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Seletar Single Member Constituency
Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region. In 1951, the constituency was formed from Rural East and Rural West constituencies. The 1952 Seletar by-election remains the only occasion on which a candidate not from the People's Action Party won unopposed. In 1955, parts of the constituency were separated to form Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Serangoon constituencies. Singapore Elections In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into |
Balwant Singh Bajaj
Balwant is a given name. Notable people with the name include: *Balwant Gargi (1916–2003), Punjabi dramatist, novelist, and short story writer *Balwant Singh of Bharatpur (1820–1853), the ruling Maharaja of princely state Bharatpur from 1825 *Dattatray Balwant Parasnis (1870–1926), historian from Maharashtra, India *Vasudeo Balwant Phadke (1845–1883), Indian revolutionary in the armed struggle for India's independence *Balwant Singh Rakkha (born 1941), Fiji Indian medical doctor and a member of the House of Representatives of Fiji *Balwant Singh Ramoowalia (born 1942), active politician and president of Lok Bhalai Party (LBP) See also *Balwant Rai Mehat Vidya Bhawan, co-educational high school in Lajpat Nagar in South Delhi *Balwant Rai Mehta Committee The Balwant Rai Mehta Committee was a committee originally appointed by the Government of India on 16 January 1957 to examine the working of the Community Development Programme (2 October 1952) and the National Extension Se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nazir Ahmad Mallal
Nazir or Nazeer may refer to: * Nazir (title) * Nazir (name) * Nazirite, in the Hebrew Bible, one who took the ascetic vow described in Numbers 6:1-21 * Nazir (Talmud), a tractate of the Talmud dealing with Nazirites * Nazeer (horse), an Arabian stallion of "straight Egyptian" bloodlines See also * Naseer (other) * Nasir (name) Nasir ( ar, ناصر, translit=Nāṣir) is a masculine given name, commonly found in Arabic which can mean "helper" or "one who gives victory" (grammatically the Stem I masculine singular active participle of consonantal verb root ''n-ṣ-r''). ... * Nazar (other) {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar
Charles is a masculine given name predominantly found in English and French speaking countries. It is from the French form ''Charles'' of the Proto-Germanic name (in runic alphabet) or ''*karilaz'' (in Latin alphabet), whose meaning was "free man". The Old English descendant of this word was '' Ċearl'' or ''Ċeorl'', as the name of King Cearl of Mercia, that disappeared after the Norman conquest of England. The name was notably borne by Charlemagne (Charles the Great), and was at the time Latinized as ''Karolus'' (as in ''Vita Karoli Magni''), later also as '' Carolus''. Some Germanic languages, for example Dutch and German, have retained the word in two separate senses. In the particular case of Dutch, ''Karel'' refers to the given name, whereas the noun ''kerel'' means "a bloke, fellow, man". Etymology The name's etymology is a Common Germanic noun ''*karilaz'' meaning "free man", which survives in English as churl (< Old English ''ċeorl''), which developed its depr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peter Massillamany Williams
Peter may refer to: People * List of people named Peter, a list of people and fictional characters with the given name * Peter (given name) ** Saint Peter (died 60s), apostle of Jesus, leader of the early Christian Church * Peter (surname), a surname (including a list of people with the name) Culture * Peter (actor) (born 1952), stage name Shinnosuke Ikehata, Japanese dancer and actor * ''Peter'' (album), a 1993 EP by Canadian band Eric's Trip * ''Peter'' (1934 film), a 1934 film directed by Henry Koster * ''Peter'' (2021 film), Marathi language film * "Peter" (''Fringe'' episode), an episode of the television series ''Fringe'' * ''Peter'' (novel), a 1908 book by Francis Hopkinson Smith * "Peter" (short story), an 1892 short story by Willa Cather Animals * Peter, the Lord's cat, cat at Lord's Cricket Ground in London * Peter (chief mouser), Chief Mouser between 1929 and 1946 * Peter II (cat), Chief Mouser between 1946 and 1947 * Peter III (cat), Chief Mouser between 1947 a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thio Chan Bee , a New Caledonian football team
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Thio may refer to: Science * Thio-, a chemical prefix indicating the presence of a sulfur atom * Thio, an abbreviation of thioglycolate broth Places * Thio, Benin, an arrondissement in Benin * Thio, New Caledonia, a commune on the Pacific island * Thio River, a river in New Caledonia People * Johnny Thio (1944–2008), Belgian footballer * Thio Li-ann (born 1968), Singaporean law professor * Teoh, a Chinese surname sometimes rendered as "Thio" Other * Thio Sport Thio Sport is a New Caledonian football team playing at the New Caledonia Division Honneur. It is based in Thio. References # Football clubs in New Caledonia {{Oceania-footyclub-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Labour Party (Singapore)
The Labour Party was a political party in Singapore. History The party was established on 23 March 1948 by several trade unionists.Labour Party Singapore elections Its first electoral test was the April 1949 local elections, in which it received 13% of the vote, winning one of the 18 seats. In the next local elections in December the party's vote share increased to 43%, although it only won two of the six seats. The party won one seat in the [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |