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Southern Islands Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1955 to 1968 and included Sentosa, Pulau Brani, Kusu Island and St John's Island. In lieu of reducing population, it was redistributed into the mainly mainland wards of Jurong, Pasir Panjang and Telok Blangah.
Member of Parliament
Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1955 | Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid | MU | |
1959 | Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammed Akib | PKMS | |
1963 | Ya'acob bin Mohammed | PAP |
Elections
Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
SA | Mohamed Sidik bin Abdul Hamid | 1,233 | 50.6 | ||
PP | Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha | 1,205 | 49.4 | ||
Registered electors | 3,548 | ||||
SA win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PKMS | Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib | 2,598 | 53.73 | N/A | |
PAP | Kum Teng Hock | 1,225 | 25.34 | N/A | |
LSP | Mohammed Ismail bin Haji Mohammed Hussain | 1,012 | 20.93 | N/A | |
Registered electors | 5,325 | ||||
PKMS gain from SA |
Elections in the 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Ya'acob Bin Mohamed | 2,764 | 55.41 | 30.07 | |
SA | Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib | 2,224 | 44.59 | 9.14 | |
Registered electors | 5,236 | ||||
PAP gain from SA |
Note : PKMS joined the coalition, Singapore Alliance, before the 1963 General Elections.
Historical maps
References
- "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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