1957 Singapore City Council election
{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2024}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1957 Singapore City Council election
| country = Singapore
| flag_image = Flag of Singapore (1946–1952).svg
| type = parliamentary
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1953 Singapore City Council election
| previous_year = 1953
| next_election = 1958 Singapore City Council by-election
| next_year = 1958
| election_date = 21 December 1957
| seats_for_election = All 32 seats to the City Council
17 seats needed for a majority
| turnout =
| image1 = 100px
| leader1 = {{nowrap|Lee Kuan Yew}}
| party1 = People's Action Party
| leaders_seat1 = Did not contest
| seats1 = 13
| popular_vote1 = 49,500
| percentage1 = 30.61%
| seat_change1 = New
| image2 = File:Felice Leon-Soh.png
| leader2 = {{nowrap|Felice Leon-Soh}}
| party2 = Liberal Socialist Party
| leaders_seat2 = Did not contest
| seats2 = 7
| popular_vote2 = 56,204
| percentage2 = 34.76%
| seat_change2 = New
| image3 = File:Lim Yew Hock (cropped).jpg
| leader3 = {{nowrap|Lim Yew Hock}}
| party3 = Labour Front
| leaders_seat3 = {{nowrap|Did not contest}}
| seats3 = 4
| popular_vote3 = 25,711
| percentage3 = 15.90%
| seat_change3 = New
| title = Mayor
| posttitle = Elected Mayor
| before_election =
| before_party =
| after_election = Ong Eng Guan
| after_party = People's Action Party
}}
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.
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
{{Election results
|party1=Liberal Socialist Party|votes1=56204|seats1=7|sc1=New
|party2=People's Action Party|votes2=49500|seats2=13|sc2=New
|party3=Labour Front|votes3=25711|seats3=4|sc3=New
|party4=Workers' Party|votes4=11896|seats4=4|sc4=New
|party5=United Malays National Organisation|votes5=7832|seats5=2|sc5=+2
|party6=Independents|votes6=10560|seats6=2|sc6=–1
|invalid=3701
|total_sc=+14
|electorate=504291
|source=[https://sg-elections.com/city-election/1957/index.html Singapore Elections]
}}
=By constituency=
Under First-past-the-post voting, six candidates (out of the 14 multi-cornered contests) are elected to the council with under a simple majority (50%) of the valid votes cast. The results for Sepoy Lines came with then a record of the narrowest election margin to date at about 0.4%, which would later be surpassed by the River Valley Constituency's 0.05% margin in the 1959 Singaporean general election, two years later. PAP's Chan Choy Siong in Kreta Ayer won the best margin in the election with 86.8% of the votes cast, while the worst-performing candidate for the election was T. R. Fernandez, who garnered 258 votes, 4.2% of the valid votes cast in Delta. Only four candidates had garnered under 12.5% of their vote share and had their $250 election deposit forfeited.
| class="wikitable sortable"
!Constituency!!Electorate ! colspan="2" |Party!!Candidate!!Votes!!% |
| rowspan="3" |Aljunied
| rowspan="3" align=right|15,033 |bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Wee Swee Hong |align=right|1,855 |align=right|46.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Sim Swee Seng |align=right|1,344 |align=right|33.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Tan Jin Hong |align=right|777 |align=right|19.5 |
| rowspan="2" |Anson
| rowspan="2" align=right|15,637 |bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |John Mammen |align=right|2,764 |align=right|53.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Sundarajulu Lakshmana Perumal |align=right|2,363 |align=right|46.1 |
| rowspan="2" |Bras Basah
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,274 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Sze Yih Hwa |align=right|3,345 |align=right|64.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Hwang Cheng Peng |align=right|1,826 |align=right|35.3 |
| rowspan="3" |Bukit Merah
| rowspan="3" align=right|12,768 | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |Independent |Govindasamy Gopal |align=right|1,465 |align=right|38.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Pang Tong Khiam |align=right|1,253 |align=right|33.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Ahmad bin Ismail |align=right|1,079 |align=right|28.4 |
| rowspan="3" |Cairnhill
| rowspan="3" align=right|14,148 |bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Party (Singapore)}}" | |O. Subramaniam Rengasamy |align=right|1,406 |align=right|34.4 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Tan Sim Hong |align=right|1,373 |align=right|33.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|P. Ramasamy |align=right|1,313 |align=right|32.1 |
| rowspan="3" |Crawford
| rowspan="3" align=right|15,547 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Baharuddin bin Mohamed Ariff |align=right|4,355 |align=right|67.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lee Thiam Chuan |align=right|1,220 |align=right|18.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Neo Tai Kim |align=right|923 |align=right|14.2 |
| rowspan="4" |Delta
| rowspan="4" align=right|16,916 | bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Party (Singapore)}}" | |John Cruz Corera |align=right|3,391 |align=right|54.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Peck Boon Kang |align=right|1,273 |align=right|20.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Tan Jin Hong |align=right|1,251 |align=right|20.3 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |T. R. Fernandez |align=right|258 |align=right|4.2 |
| rowspan="4" |Farrer Park
| rowspan="4" align=right|13,826 | bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" | |Independent |Karuppiah Nalliah |align=right|1,335 |align=right|29.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Vetrivelu Rengaswamy |align=right|1,141 |align=right|25.5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Mariappan Verappan |align=right|1,074 |align=right|24.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Soo-Tho Siu Hee |align=right|933 |align=right|20.8 |
| rowspan="3" |Geylang East
| rowspan="3" align=right|17,966 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Kum Teng Hock |align=right|3,154 |align=right|54.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lee Kip Hiang |align=right|2,051 |align=right|35.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Ng Cheng Chwee |align=right|640 |align=right|10.9 |
| rowspan="2" |Geylang West
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,112 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Peter Lau Por Tuck |align=right|3,703 |align=right|79.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Teo Koh Bee |align=right|979 |align=right|20.9 |
| rowspan="2" |Havelock
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,422 | bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" | |Lee Hwee Yiow |align=right|2,979 |align=right|54.5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Ang Khye Chia |align=right|2,487 |align=right|45.5 |
| rowspan="2" |Hong Lim
| rowspan="2" align=right|13,127 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |align=right|3,918 |align=right|82.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lee Kok Liang |align=right|810 |align=right|17.1 |
| rowspan="3" |Jalan Besar
| rowspan="3" align=right|13,416 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |align=right|2,430 |align=right|52.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lee Chee Seng |align=right|1,660 |align=right|36.2 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Cheong Min Chee |align=right|501 |align=right|10.9 |
| rowspan="4" |Kallang
| rowspan="4" align=right|14,302 | bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Party (Singapore)}}" | |Chiang Yueh Thong |align=right|2,704 |align=right|41.5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Tan Hai Tong |align=right|1,831 |align=right|28.1 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Henry Leong |align=right|1,484 |align=right|22.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Lau Liat Meng |align=right|499 |align=right|7.7 |
| rowspan="3" |Kampong Glam
| rowspan="3" align=right|15,609 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Hoe Puay Choo |align=right|3,615 |align=right|60.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lam Chock Chuan |align=right|1,203 |align=right|20.3 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Daud bin Mohamed Yunos |align=right|1,119 |align=right|18.8 |
| rowspan="3" |Kampong Kapor
| rowspan="3" align=right|19,334 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Wee Toon Boon |align=right|3,860 |align=right|51.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Ng Teik Sim |align=right|1,861 |align=right|25.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Sim Beng Seng |align=right|1,735 |align=right|23.3 |
| rowspan="2" |Kreta Ayer
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,950 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |align=right|3,034 |align=right|86.8 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lee Ho Kee |align=right|460 |align=right|13.2 |
| rowspan="2" |Moulmein
| rowspan="2" align=right|12,020 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Lim Choo Sye |align=right|1,890 |align=right|57.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Lam Hock Chye |align=right|1,428 |align=right|43.0 |
| rowspan="2" |Mountbatten
| rowspan="2" align=right|13,728 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |align=right|1,818 |align=right|55.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Saul Hugh Zakoo |align=right|1,436 |align=right|44.1 |
| rowspan="2" |Pasir Panjang
| rowspan="2" align=right|10,274 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Ong Say Yeo |align=right|2,358 |align=right|58.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Ahmad bin Mohamed Yatim |align=right|1,660 |align=right|41.3 |
| rowspan="2" |Queenstown
| rowspan="2" align=right|11,429 | bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" | |Tang Peng Yeu |align=right|2,796 |align=right|75.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Leong Poh Seng |align=right|934 |align=right|25.0 |
| rowspan="2" |River Valley
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,865 | bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" | |Ho Kok Hoe |align=right|2,164 |align=right|52.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Wong Peng Tuck |align=right|1,996 |align=right|48.0 |
| rowspan="3" |Rochore
| rowspan="3" align=right|16,333 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Lin You Eng |align=right|4,258 |align=right|63.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Ong Lip Hua |align=right|1,527 |align=right|22.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Independent}}" |
|Independent |Tang Beng Cheong |align=right|876 |align=right|13.2 |
| rowspan="2" |Sepoy Lines
| rowspan="2" align=right|16,281 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Manickavasagar Subramaniam |align=right|2,904 |align=right|50.2 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" |
|Kang Meng Kim |align=right|2,880 |align=right|49.8 |
| rowspan="2" |Stamford
| rowspan="2" align=right|17,860 | bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" | |George Benjamin Armstrong |align=right|1,470 |align=right|53.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Gopal Krishnan Gosain |align=right|1,257 |align=right|46.1 |
| rowspan="3" |Tanglin
| rowspan="3" align=right|18,775 |bgcolor="{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}" | |United Malays National Organisation |Mohamed Shariff bin Dollah |align=right|1,950 |align=right|42.5 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Syed Omar bin Abdulrahman Alsagoff |align=right|1,547 |align=right|33.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Lim Siew Chuan |align=right|1,091 |align=right|23.8 |
| rowspan="2" |Tanjong Pagar
| rowspan="2" align=right|14,721 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |align=right|3,354 |align=right|71.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Lim Siew Lay |align=right|1,311 |align=right|28.1 |
| rowspan="3" |Telok Ayer
| rowspan="3" align=right|24,412 | bgcolor="{{party color|Workers' Party (Singapore)}}" | |Wang Tsun Hao |align=right|3,894 |align=right|55.6 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Chua Keng Eng |align=right|2,081 |align=right|29.7 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Yap Tean Hock |align=right|1,034 |align=right|14.8 |
| rowspan="2" |Telok Blangah
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,476 | bgcolor="{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}" | |United Malays National Organisation |Syed Ali bin Zedha Alsagoff |align=right|3,432 |align=right|51.3 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Chua Bock Kwee |align=right|3,262 |align=right|48.7 |
| rowspan="2" |Tiong Bahru
| rowspan="2" align=right|13,863 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Lee Bah Chee |align=right|2,285 |align=right|52.0 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Labour Front}}" |
|Lim Huan Seng |align=right|2,108 |align=right|14.8 |
| rowspan="2" |Toa Payoh
| rowspan="2" align=right|18,416 | bgcolor="{{party color|People's Action Party}}" | |Wong Soon Fong |align=right|4,830 |align=right|62.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" |
|Khoo Siaw Hua |align=right|2,846 |align=right|37.1 |
| rowspan="2" |Ulu Pandan
| rowspan="2" align=right|15,451 | bgcolor="{{party color|Liberal Socialist Party (Singapore)}}" | |Chua Kim Kee |align=right|2,542 |align=right|50.9 |
| bgcolor="{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}" |
|United Malays National Organisation |Ibrahim bin Othman |align=right|2,450 |align=right|49.1 |
| class=sortbottom
| colspan="7" |Source: [https://sg-elections.com/city-election/1957/ Singapore Elections] |
External links
- {{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20060614091420/http://www.singapore-elections.com/oe1957/ City Council Ordinary Elections 1957]}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20060214041154/http://wp.sg/party/history/1957_1963.htm The Workers' Party of Singapore - History - 1957-1963]
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