Keppel Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1951 until 1955.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2] The constituency was held by Lim Yew Hock, leader of the Labour Party.
| Keppel | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Electorate | 6,683 |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1955 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Replaced by |
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The constituency was formed from Municipal South-West Constituency in 1951. In 1955, the constituency was abolished and split into Havelock, Pasir Panjang, Queenstown, Southern Islands, Tanjong Pagar and Tiong Bahru constituencies.
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Lim Yew Hock | LP | |
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%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour Party | Lim Yew Hock | 2,369 | 68.0 | ||
| PP | Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | 1,117 | 32.0 | ||
| Majority | 1,252 | 36.0 | |||
| Turnout | 3,555 | 53.2 | |||
| Registered electors | 6,683 | ||||
| Labour Party win | |||||
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