1951 Singaporean general election

1951 Singaporean general election

← 1948 8 March 1951 1955 →
9 of the 22 seats in the Legislative Council
Registered	48,155
Turnout	52.05% ( 11.20pp)
Majority party Minority party   Leader Tan Chye Cheng Lim Yew Hock Party Progressive Labour Last election 49.49%, 3 seats – Seats won 6 2 Seat change 3 New Popular vote 11,202 7,335 Percentage 45.37% 29.70% Swing 4.12% New
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General elections were held in Singapore on 10 April 1951 to elect members to nine seats in the Legislative Council, up from six seats in the 1948 elections. A 32-day-long campaign period was scheduled, with nomination day on 8 March 1951. The result was a victory for the Progressive Party, which won six of the nine seats.^[1]