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Ulu Bedok Constituency

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Location of Ulu Bedok in Singapore

Ulu Bedok Constituency was a constituency in Singapore that existed from 1955 to 1959.

The constituency was formed in 1955, covering the areas of Bedok, Kembangan and Geylang Serai. The word uluinMalay means remote as the eastern region of Singapore was undeveloped at that time. In 1959, the constituency was abolished.

Member of Parliament

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Year	Member of Parliament	Party
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955	Abdul Hamid bin Haji Juma		UMNO

Elections

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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%.

Elections in the 1950s

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General Election 1955: Ulu Bedok^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	UMNO	Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat	5,721	61.04
	DP	Toh Seng Sit	2,999	32.00
	PP	A. Hamid Rahmat	652	6.96
Majority			2,722	29.04
Turnout			9,464	56.0
	UMNO win (new seat)

Note : UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance informally formed an alliance, Singapore Alliance (SA), for the elections. While Abdul Hamid contested as a UMNO candidate, the Elections Department Singapore views Abdul Hamid as a candidate for SA.