Ulu Bedok Constituency
{{Distinguish|Bedok Single Member Constituency|Bedok Group Representation Constituency}}
File:Ulu Bedok 1955 Singaporean GE.svg
Ulu Bedok Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1955 to 1959.
The constituency was formed in 1955, covering the areas of Bedok, Kembangan and Geylang Serai. The word ulu in Malay means remote as the eastern region of Singapore was undeveloped at that time. In 1959, the constituency was abolished.
Member of Parliament
| class="wikitable"
!Year !Member of Parliament ! colspan="2" |Party |
| colspan="4" |Legislative Assembly of Singapore |
|---|
| 1955
| bgcolor="{{party color|United Malays National Organisation}}" | |UMNO |
Elections
{{small|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 the 1950s =
{{Election box begin | title=General Election 1955: Ulu Bedok{{Cite web|url=https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1955.html#U|title = ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results}}}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=United Malays National Organisation|candidate=Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat|votes=5,721|percentage=61.04|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Democratic Party (Singapore)|candidate=Toh Seng Sit|votes=2,999|percentage=32.00|change=}}
{{Election box candidate with party link||party=Progressive Party (Singapore)|candidate=A. Hamid Rahmat|votes=652|percentage=6.96|change=}}
{{Election box majority||votes=2,722|percentage=29.04|change=}}
{{Election box turnout||votes=9,464|percentage=56.0|change=}}
{{Election box new seat win|
|winner = United Malays National Organisation
}}
{{Election box end}}
{{small|Note : UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance informally formed an alliance, Singapore Alliance (SA), for the elections. While Abdul Hamid contested as a UMNO candidate, the Elections Department Singapore views Abdul Hamid as a candidate for SA.}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
- [https://www.eld.gov.sg/elections_past_parliamentary1955.html#U 1955 GE's result]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1955/index.html Map of Ulu Bedok ward in 1955]
- [https://sg-elections.com/general-election/1959/index.html Map of Geylang Serai, Kampong Kembangan and Tampines ward in 1959]
- [https://sg-elections.com/political-parties/sa.html Brief History on Singapore Alliance]
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