1957 Singapore City Council election

The 1957 Singapore City Council elections was the first time that all appointed seats were scrapped, and all seats were opened for direct popular voting. Nomination day was on 18 November 1957, with voting held on 21 December in the same year.

1957 Singapore City Council election

← 1953 21 December 1957 1958 →
All 32 seats to the City Council 17 seats needed for a majority
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Felice Leon-Soh Lim Yew Hock Party PAP LSP LF Leader's seat Not Contesting Not Contesting Not Contesting Seats won 13 7 4 Seat change 13 1 1 Popular vote 49,500 56,204 25,711 Percentage 30.6% 34.8% 15.9%
Elected Mayor Ong Eng Guan PAP

A total of 32 seats were contested. Also up for contention, was the new office of Mayor of Singapore, which would be awarded to the leader of the political party with the majority of seats won.

Results

Party		Votes	%	Seats	+/–
	People's Action Party	49,500	30.61	13	New
	Liberal Socialist Party	56,204	34.76	7	–1
	Labour Front	25,711	15.90	4	–1
	Workers' Party	11,896	7.36	4	New
	United Malays National Organisation	7,832	4.84	2	+2
	Independents	10,560	6.53	2	–1
Total		161,703	100.00	32	+14
Valid votes		161,703	97.76
Invalid/blank votes		3,701	2.24
Total votes		165,404	100.00
Registered voters/turnout		504,291	32.80
Source: Singapore Elections

By constituency

Constituency	Electorate	Party	Candidate	Votes	%
Aljunied	15,033	Liberal Socialist Party	Wee Swee Hong	1,855	46.7
		Labour Front	Sim Swee Seng	1,344	33.8
		Independent	Tan Jin Hong	777	19.5
Anson	15,637	People's Action Party	John Mammen	2,764	53.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Sundarajulu Lakshmana Perumal	2,363	46.1
Bras Basah	16,274	People's Action Party	Sze Yih Hwa	3,345	64.7
		Liberal Socialist Party	Hwang Cheng Peng	1,826	35.3
Bukit Merah	12,768	Independent	Govindasamy Gopal	1,465	38.6
		Liberal Socialist Party	Pang Tong Khiam	1,253	33.0
		Labour Front	Ahmad bin Ismail	1,079	28.4
Cairnhill	14,148	Workers' Party	O. Subramaniam Rengasamy	1,406	34.4
		Liberal Socialist Party	Tan Sim Hong	1,373	33.6
		Labour Front	P. Ramasamy	1,313	32.1
Crawford	15,547	People's Action Party	Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff	4,355	67.0
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Thiam Chuan	1,220	18.8
		Independent	Neo Tai Kim	923	14.2
Delta	16,916	Workers' Party	John Cruz Corera	3,391	54.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Peck Boon Kang	1,273	20.6
		Labour Front	Tan Jin Hong	1,251	20.3
		Independent	T. R. Fernandez	258	4.2
Farrer Park	13,826	Independent	Karuppiah Nalliah	1,335	29.8
		Liberal Socialist Party	Vetrivelu Rengaswamy	1,141	25.5
		Labour Front	Mariappan Verappan	1,074	24.0
		Independent	Soo-Tho Siu Hee	933	20.8
Geylang East	17,966	People's Action Party	Kum Teng Hock	3,154	54.0
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Kip Hiang	2,051	35.1
		Independent	Ng Cheng Chwee	640	10.9
Geylang West	18,112	People's Action Party	Peter Lau Por Tuck	3,703	79.1
		Liberal Socialist Party	Teo Koh Bee	979	20.9
Havelock	18,422	Labour Front	Lee Hwee Yiow	2,979	54.5
		Liberal Socialist Party	Ang Khye Chia	2,487	45.5
Hong Lim	13,127	People's Action Party	Ong Eng Guan	3,918	82.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Kok Liang	810	17.1
Jalan Besar	13,416	People's Action Party	Chan Chee Seng	2,430	52.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Chee Seng	1,660	36.2
		Workers' Party	Cheong Min Chee	501	10.9
Kallang	14,302	Workers' Party	Chiang Yueh Thong	2,704	41.5
		Liberal Socialist Party	Tan Hai Tong	1,831	28.1
		Labour Front	Henry Leong	1,484	22.8
		Independent	Lau Liat Meng	499	7.7
Kampong Glam	15,609	People's Action Party	Hoe Puay Choo	3,615	60.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lam Chock Chuan	1,203	20.3
		Independent	Daud bin Mohamed Yunos	1,119	18.8
Kampong Kapor	19,334	People's Action Party	Wee Toon Boon	3,860	51.8
		Liberal Socialist Party	Ng Teik Sim	1,861	25.0
		Independent	Sim Beng Seng	1,735	23.3
Kreta Ayer	16,950	People's Action Party	Chan Choy Siong	3,034	86.8
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Ho Kee	460	13.2
Moulmein	12,020	Liberal Socialist Party	Lim Choo Sye	1,890	57.0
		Labour Front	Lam Hock Chye	1,428	43.0
Mountbatten	13,728	Liberal Socialist Party	Felice Leon-Soh	1,818	55.9
		Labour Front	Saul Hugh Zakoo	1,436	44.1
Pasir Panjang	10,274	Liberal Socialist Party	Ong Say Yeo	2,358	58.7
		Labour Front	Ahmad bin Mohamed Yatim	1,660	41.3
Queenstown	11,429	Labour Front	Tang Peng Yeu	2,796	75.0
		Liberal Socialist Party	Leong Poh Seng	934	25.0
River Valley	14,865	Labour Front	Ho Kok Hoe	2,164	52.0
		Liberal Socialist Party	Wong Peng Tuck	1,996	48.0
Rochore	16,333	People's Action Party	Lin You Eng	4,258	63.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Ong Lip Hua	1,527	22.9
		Independent	Tang Beng Cheong	876	13.2
Sepoy Lines	16,281	Liberal Socialist Party	Manickavasagar Subramaniam	2,904	50.2
		People's Action Party	Kang Meng Kim	2,880	49.8
Stamford	17,860	Labour Front	George Benjamin Armstrong	1,470	53.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Gopal Krishnan Gosain	1,257	46.1
Tanglin	18,775	United Malays National Organisation	Mohamed Shariff bin Dollah	1,950	42.5
		Liberal Socialist Party	Syed Omar bin Abdulrahman Alsagoff	1,547	33.7
		Labour Front	Lim Siew Chuan	1,091	23.8
Tanjong Pagar	14,721	People's Action Party	Ong Pang Boon	3,354	71.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Lim Siew Lay	1,311	28.1
Telok Ayer	24,412	Workers' Party	Wang Tsun Hao	3,894	55.6
		Liberal Socialist Party	Chua Keng Eng	2,081	29.7
		Labour Front	Yap Tean Hock	1,034	14.8
Telok Blangah	18,476	United Malays National Organisation	Syed Ali bin Zedha Alsagoff	3,432	51.3
		Liberal Socialist Party	Chua Bock Kwee	3,262	48.7
Tiong Bahru	13,863	Liberal Socialist Party	Lee Bah Chee	2,285	52.0
		Labour Front	Lim Huan Seng	2,108	14.8
Toa Payoh	18,416	People's Action Party	Wong Soon Fong	4,830	62.9
		Liberal Socialist Party	Khoo Siaw Hua	2,846	37.1
Ulu Pandan	15,451	Liberal Socialist Party	Chua Kim Kee	2,542	50.9
		United Malays National Organisation	Ibrahim bin Othman	2,450	49.1
Source: Singapore Elections

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