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Rural West
Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore
Location of Rural West in Singapore
Region	Singapore
Electorate	2,774
Former constituency
Created	1948
Abolished	1951
Seats	1
Replaced by	Bukit Timah Seletar

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

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

Elections

Elections in the 1940s

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

1. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
2. "Singapore Legislative Council General Election 1948 > Rural West". Singapore Elections. Archived from the original on April 3, 2015.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)

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