Rural West Constituency
Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951.[1] It elected one Legislative Council member.[2]
The constituency was formed in 1948 and cover the areas of Bajau, Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Pandan, Pasir Panjang, Peng Kang, Seletar, Sembawang, Tuas, Ulu Kalang, Ulu Pandan, Woodlands, Yishun. In 1951, the constituency was abolished and split into Bukit Timah and Seletar constituencies.
Legislative Council member
Year | Member | Party | |
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1948 | Srish Chandra Goho | Independent | |
1948 | Balwant Singh Bajaj | Independent |
Elections
Elections in the 1940s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Srish Chandra Goho | 981 | 50.0 | ||
Independent | Milathi Pillai | 520 | 26.5 | ||
PP | Arumugam Ponnu Rajah | 460 | 23.5 | ||
Majority | 461 | 23.5 | |||
Turnout | 2,036 | 73.4 | |||
Registered electors | 2,774 | ||||
Independent win |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Independent | Balwant Singh Bajaj | 1,638 | 55.5 | ||
PP | Cheong Hock Chye | 705 | 23.9 | 0.4 | |
Independent | Maganlal Garangam | 606 | 20.5 | ||
Majority | 933 | 31.6 | |||
Turnout | 3,121 | 72.9 | 0.5 | ||
Registered electors | 4,279 | ||||
Independent win |
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Numbers in parentheses indicate the number of representatives assigned.
Constituencies (GRCs)
- Aljunied (5)
- Ang Mo Kio (5)
- Bishan–Toa Payoh (4)
- Chua Chu Kang (4)
- East Coast (5)
- Holland–Bukit Timah (4)
- Jalan Besar (4)
- Jurong (5)
- Marine Parade (5)
- Marsiling–Yew Tee (4)
- Nee Soon (5)
- Pasir Ris–Punggol (5)
- Sembawang (5)
- Sengkang (4)
- Tampines (5)
- Tanjong Pagar (5)
- West Coast (5)
Constitutencies (SMCs)
- Alexandra
- Aljunied
- Ang Mo Kio
- Anson
- Ayer Rajah
- Balestier
- Bedok
- Bo Wen
- Boon Lay
- Boon Teck
- Braddell Heights
- Bras Basah
- Brickworks
- Bukit Gombak
- Bukit Ho Swee
- Bukit Merah
- Bukit Timah
- Buona Vista
- Cairnhill
- Changi
- Changkat
- Cheng San
- Chong Boon
- Chua Chu Kang
- City
- Clementi
- Crawford
- Delta
- Eunos
- Farrer Park
- Fengshan
- Geylang
- Geylang East
- Geylang Serai
- Geylang West
- Havelock
- Henderson
- Hong Kah
- Hong Lim
- Jalan Besar
- Jalan Kayu
- Joo Chiat
- Jurong
- Kaki Bukit
- Kallang
- Kampong Chai Chee
- Kampong Glam
- Kampong Kapor
- Kampong Kembangan
- Kampong Ubi
- Katong
- Keppel
- Khe Bong
- Kim Keat
- Kim Seng
- Kolam Ayer
- Kreta Ayer
- Kuo Chuan
- Leng Kee
- Marine Parade
- Moulmein
- Nee Soon
- Nee Soon Central
- Nee Soon East
- Nee Soon South
- Pasir Panjang
- Paya Lebar
- Punggol
- Punggol East
- Punggol–Tampines
- Queenstown
- River Valley
- Rochore
- Rural East
- Rural West
- Seletar
- Sembawang
- Sengkang West
- Sepoy Lines
- Serangoon
- Serangoon Gardens
- Siglap
- Southern Islands
- Stamford
- Tampines
- Tanah Merah
- Tanglin
- Tanjong Pagar
- Teck Ghee
- Telok Ayer
- Telok Blangah
- Thomson
- Tiong Bahru
- Toa Payoh
- Ulu Bedok
- Ulu Pandan
- Upper Serangoon
- West Coast
- Whampoa
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