1955 Election Singapore, Singapore Election Passport

Won by labour front led by david marshall.

Election 2020 sri lanka results manapa. 6 april david marshall became the first chief minister of singapore. Singapores 1955 elections the last time parliament was led by a non pap majority. 23 april the hock lee bus workers strike began.

In singapore opposition politicians and trade unionists were detained in prison without trial before in the 1960s and early 1970s. The landmark election was the first time a majority of legislators was elected by popular ballot rather than appointed by colonial authorities. It was a landmark election as it marked the first time that a majority of legislators in singapore were elected by popular ballot rather than appointed by the british colonial authorities.

On 2 april 1955 a general election was held to elect 25 out of 32 seats in the legislative assembly of singapore. Singapore a teacher who stood in a tanjong pagar election against singapores founding prime minister lee kuan yew 65 years ago died in edmonton canada on sept 10 2020. Nomination day was on 28 february 1955.

7 april the ministry of education is established. 2 april singapore held its first legislative assembly elections. Nomination day was on 28 february 1955.

General elections were held in singapore on 2 april 1955 to elect the 25 elected seats in the legislative assembly. The 1955 united kingdom general election was held on thursday 26 may 1955 four years after the previous general electionit resulted in a substantially increased majority of 60 seats for the conservative government under new leader and prime minister sir anthony eden. The singapore labour front lf won the elections the first where a majority of seats were contested.

The 1955 legislative assembly general election was held on 2 april to elect 25 out of the 32 members in the legislative assembly. The result remains the largest party share of the vote at a post war general election. The election was held under the rendel constitution which had been drafted based on recommendations presented by the rendel commission.

From singapores independence in 1965 to 1981 the peoples action party won every single seat in every election held forming a parliament with no elected opposition mp for almost two decades. Singapore when singapores founding prime minister lee kuan yew contested the 1955 general election in his first electoral outing a rival for the tanjong pagar seat was a 33 year old teacher.