The Municipal Ordinance was passed in 1887 which created a partly-elected Municipal Commission that would oversee local urban affairs in Singapore.[1][2]
A candidate for a Municipal Commission election would need to have a proposer and a seconder from among the registered voters in one of the five wards in Singapore.[1] Once a candidate is nominated, a voting date is scheduled.[1] The election system did not provide for political party affiliations for candidates but municipal commissioners are generally affiliated with ethnic or trade associations.[1]
A candidate needs to secure at least 20 votes to be elected as a municipal commissioner.[1] Sole candidates who failed to secure the 20 required votes may be appointed by the Governor of the Straits Settlements as a municipal commissioner.[1]
If there are two or more candidates contesting in a ward, voters would elect one of the candidates.[1]
If there are no nominations in a ward, the Governor may appoint someone to represent the ward.[1]
^"Municipal Commission is created". Singapore History. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
^"The Tanglin Ward Election". The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser. 5 July 1889. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
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