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Former election constituency of Singapore
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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

General Election 1955: Southern Islands
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)
General Election 1959: Southern Islands
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

General Election 1963: Southern Islands
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ya'acob Bin Mohamed 2,764 55.41 Increase30.07
SA Ahmad Jabri bin Mohammad Akib 2,224 44.59 Decrease9.14
Registered electors 5,236
PAP gain from SA

Note : PKMS joined the coalition, Singapore Alliance, before the 1963 General Elections.

Historical maps

  • 1955 General Election 1955 General Election

References

  1. "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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