Legislative Council of Singapore

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Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore
Type
Type	Unicameral
History
Established	1 June 1946; 78 years ago (1946-06-01)
Disbanded	5 February 1955; 69 years ago (1955-02-05)
Preceded by	Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
Succeeded by	Legislative Assembly of Singapore
Elections
Last election	21 September 1951; 73 years ago (1951-09-21)
Meeting place
Victoria Memorial Hall

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The Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore was the legislative council of Singapore that assisted the governor in making laws in the colony.^[1] It officially came into existence in 1946, when the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Act 1946 abolished the Straits Settlements, and made Singapore a Crown colony that would need its own legislative council. Based on existing systems already in place when the council operated under the Straits Settlements, it was partially opened for public voting in 1948, before being replaced by the Legislative Assembly in 1953.