1959 Singaporean general election

1959 Singaporean general election

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All 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly 26 seats needed for a majority
Registered	586,098
Turnout	90.07% ( 37.41pp)
First party Second party Third party   Leader Lee Kuan Yew Lim Yew Hock Abdul Hamid Jumat Party PAP SPA UMNO Last election 8.72%, 3 seats – 3.66%, 1 seat Seats won 43 4 3 Seat change 39 New 2 Popular vote 281,891 107,755 27,448 Percentage 54.08% 20.67% 5.27% Swing 45.36pp New 1.61pp
Results by constituency
Chief Minister before election Lim Yew Hock SPA Prime Minister after election Lee Kuan Yew PAP

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General elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. They were held under the new constitution and were the first in which all 51 seats in the Legislative Assembly were filled by election. This was the first election victory for the People's Action Party (PAP), as they won a landslide victory with 43 seats. The party has remained in power ever since.