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Rural West Constituency

Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2]

Rural West
Former constituency
for the Legislative Council of Singapore
Location of Rural West in Singapore
RegionSingapore
Electorate2,774
Former constituency
Created1948
Abolished1951
Seats1
Replaced by

The constituency was formed in 1948 and cover the areas of Bajau, Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Pandan, Pasir Panjang, Peng Kang, Seletar, Sembawang, Tuas, Ulu Kalang, Ulu Pandan, Woodlands, Yishun. In 1951, the constituency was abolished and split into Bukit Timah and Seletar constituencies.

Legislative Council member edit

Year Member Party
1948 Srish Chandra Goho Independent
1948 Balwant Singh Bajaj Independent

Elections edit

Elections in the 1940s edit

General Election 1948: Rural West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Srish Chandra Goho 981 50.0
Independent Milathi Pillai 520 26.5
PP Arumugam Ponnu Rajah 460 23.5
Majority 461 23.5
Turnout 2,036 73.4
Registered electors 2,774
Independent win
1948 Rural West by-election
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Independent Balwant Singh Bajaj 1,638 55.5
PP Cheong Hock Chye 705 23.9   0.4
Independent Maganlal Garangam 606 20.5
Majority 933 31.6
Turnout 3,121 72.9   0.5
Registered electors 4,279
Independent win

References edit

  1. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections.
  2. ^ "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Rural West". Singapore Elections.


rural, west, constituency, constituency, represented, legislative, council, singapore, from, 1948, until, 1951, elected, legislative, council, member, rural, westformer, constituencyfor, legislative, council, singaporelocation, rural, west, singaporeregionsing. Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951 1 It elected one Legislative Council member 2 Rural WestFormer constituencyfor the Legislative Council of SingaporeLocation of Rural West in SingaporeRegionSingaporeElectorate2 774Former constituencyCreated1948Abolished1951Seats1Replaced byBukit Timah SeletarThe constituency was formed in 1948 and cover the areas of Bajau Bukit Batok Bukit Panjang Bukit Timah Choa Chu Kang Clementi Jurong Kranji Lim Chu Kang Mandai Pandan Pasir Panjang Peng Kang Seletar Sembawang Tuas Ulu Kalang Ulu Pandan Woodlands Yishun In 1951 the constituency was abolished and split into Bukit Timah and Seletar constituencies Contents 1 Legislative Council member 2 Elections 2 1 Elections in the 1940s 3 ReferencesLegislative Council member editYear Member Party1948 Srish Chandra Goho Independent1948 Balwant Singh Bajaj IndependentElections editElections in the 1940s edit General Election 1948 Rural West Party Candidate Votes Independent Srish Chandra Goho 981 50 0Independent Milathi Pillai 520 26 5PP Arumugam Ponnu Rajah 460 23 5Majority 461 23 5Turnout 2 036 73 4Registered electors 2 774Independent win1948 Rural West by election Party Candidate Votes Independent Balwant Singh Bajaj 1 638 55 5PP Cheong Hock Chye 705 23 9 nbsp 0 4Independent Maganlal Garangam 606 20 5Majority 933 31 6Turnout 3 121 72 9 nbsp 0 5Registered electors 4 279Independent winReferences edit Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 Singapore Elections Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 gt Rural West Singapore Elections nbsp This Singapore location article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Rural West Constituency amp oldid 1177262162, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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