1955 Singaporean general election

1955 Singaporean general election

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25 of the 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly 17 seats needed for a majority
Registered	300,199
Turnout	52.66% ( 0.61pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader David Marshall Tan Chye Cheng Tan Ek Khoo Party LF PP DP Last election – 45.37%, 6 seats – Seats won 10 4 2 Seat change New 2 New Popular vote 42,300 38,695 32,115 Percentage 27.06% 24.75% 20.54% Swing New 20.62% New   Fourth party Fifth party Sixth party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Wong Foo Nam Abdul Hamid Jumat Party PAP MCA UMNO Last election – – – Seats won 3 1 1 Seat change New New New Popular vote 13,634 6,203 5,721 Percentage 8.72% 3.97% 3.66% Swing New New New   Seventh party   Leader Inche Sidik Party Malay Union Last election – Seats won 1 Seat change New Popular vote 1,233 Percentage 0.79% Swing New
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Position established Chief Minister after election David Marshall LF

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General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect members to the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. Nomination day was on 28 February 1955.