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Singaporean General Election, 1955
General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect members to the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955. Background Following the promulgation of the Rendel Constitution, the 1955 elections were the first occasion on which a majority of the seats were to be elected rather than be appointed by the colonial authorities. The new constitution was written after recommendations by a committee to grant local citizens more autonomy, headed by George Rendel, were passed. According to the new Constitution, locals would share executive power with the colonial authorities and there would be a Chief Minister among elected legislators. The number of elected seats was increased to 25, with the British government appointing the remaining seven members. For the first time, political parties were permitted to adopt a standard party symbol for all their candidates and independents to select theirs instead of balloting for them. The Go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Legislative Assembly Of Singapore
The Legislative Assembly of the State of Singapore was the legislature of the Government of Singapore from 1955 to 1965 and is the predecessor of the Parliament of Singapore. The Rendel Constitution, proposed in 1953, sought to give the local population more self-governance as the '' Merdeka'' independence movement grew. The Constitution took effect upon the conclusion of the 1955 general election, creating the new Legislative Assembly to replace the Legislative Council of Singapore. In contrast to the Legislative Council, the majority of seats in the Legislative Assembly in 1955 were allotted by election rather than appointment by the British colonial government. 25 seats were elected and 7 were appointed. The British colonial government still reserved significant power, such as that of veto and control of certain aspects of the government. Ensuing activism for self-governance from the United Kingdom by Chief Ministers David Marshall and Lim Yew Hock led to a further amend ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
George William Rendel
Sir George William Rendel (23 February 1889 – 6 May 1979) was a British diplomat.Eid Al Yahya, ''Travellers in Arabia'', (Stacey International, 2006). Early years Rendel, the son of the engineer George Wightwick Rendel was educated at Downside School and at Queen's College, Oxford, graduating in Modern History in 1911. Diplomatic career Rendel entered the Diplomatic Service and was the head of the Eastern Department of the Foreign Office from 1930 to 1938. In 1922 he produced a seven-page British Foreign Office document which detailed the persecution of Greeks and other minorities in the Ottoman Empire. The document drew on official reports and eyewitness testimonies by personnel who were present. Rendel stated that throughout the First World War, "it is generally agreed that about 1,500,000 Armenians perished in circumstances of extreme barbarity, and that over 500,000 Greeks were deported, of whom comparatively few survived". He then went on to describe further massacres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Telok Ayer Single Member Constituency
Telok Ayer Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1951 to 1988. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1950s Historical maps File:Telok Ayer 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions Raffles Place Tanjong Pagar {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stamford Single Member Constituency
Stamford Constituency was a single member constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1976. In 1976, the constituency was abolished. Half of the electorate was moved to Rochore Constituency while the other half split into River Valley A valley is an elongated low area often running between hills or mountains, which will typically contain a river or stream running from one end to the other. Most valleys are formed by erosion of the land surface by rivers or streams ... and Telok Ayer constituencies. Member of Parliament Electoral results Elections in the 1950s Historical maps File:Stamford 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serangoon Single Member Constituency
Serangoon was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959. The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955. In 1955, the constituency was formed from Changi Constituency. In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into Serangoon Gardens, Thomson Thomson may refer to: Names * Thomson (surname), a list of people with this name and a description of its origin * Thomson baronets, four baronetcies created for persons with the surname Thomson Businesses and organizations * SGS-Thomson Mic ... and Upper Serangoon constituencies. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1950s References {{Constituencies of Singapore 1955 establishments in Singapore 1959 disestablishments in Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sembawang Single Member Constituency
Sembawang Constituency was a single member constituency in Sembawang, Singapore that was formed in 1955 and continued until 1988 when it was merged into Sembawang Group Representation Constituency. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1980s Elections in 1970s Elections in 1960s Elections in 1950s Note: MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO The United Malays National Organisation ( Malay: ; Jawi: ; abbreviated UMNO () or less commonly PEKEMBAR), is a nationalist right-wing political party in Malaysia. As the oldest continuous national political party within Malaysia (since its ... and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Vangadaslam Jayaram as an independent candidate. Historical maps File:Sembawang 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Queenstown Single Member Constituency
Queenstown Constituency was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor .... It used to exist from 1955 to 1988, where it was absorbed into Brickworks GRC. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1950s Elections in 1960s Historical maps File:Queenstown 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions Queenstown, Singapore {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency
Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1988 as Paya Lebar Constituency and was renamed as Paya Lebar Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Aljunied Group Representation Constituency The Aljunied Group Representation Constituency is a five-member group representation constituency (GRC) in the north-eastern and eastern region of Singapore. The GRC consists of five divisions: Eunos, Bedok Reservoir-Punggol, Kaki Bukit, Sera ... in 1997. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in the 1950s Elections in the 1960s Elections in the 1970s Elections in the 1980s Historical maps File:Paya Lebar 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions Hougang {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kampong Kapor Single Member Constituency
Kampong Kapor Constituency was a constituency in Singapore Singapore (), officially the Republic of Singapore, is a sovereign island country and city-state in maritime Southeast Asia. It lies about one degree of latitude () north of the equator, off the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula, bor .... It used to exist from 1955 to 1976. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1950s Elections in 1960s Historical maps File:Kampong Kapor 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Havelock Single Member Constituency
Havelock Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1955 to 1980. Member of Parliament Elections Elections in 1950s Elections in 1960s Historical maps File:Havelock 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions Geylang {{Singapore-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geylang Constituency
Geylang was a constituency of the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. It came into existence in 1955 by the delimiting of the preceding Katong Constituency of the Legislative Council. The constituency was split into Geylang East Geylang East, more commonly known as Eunos, is a subzone located in Geylang in the Central Region of Singapore. The vicinity is served by both Paya Lebar and Eunos MRT stations. "Eunos" is also the name given to a street called which spans t ... and Geylang West at the next election, in 1959. Member of the Legislative Assembly Elections Elections in 1950s Historical maps File:Geylang 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References {{Constituencies of Singapore Singaporean electoral divisions Geylang ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
