The Council of Ministers would act like a Cabinet, with authority over all matters except external affairs, internal security and defence. (G.N. (Call no. : RCLOS 959.57 SGG)44. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.18. He also had to negotiate with the Alliance to form a coalition.38 Although the Labour Front was the largest winning party, the party did not have the 13 seats to command a majority in the Legislative Assembly. Colony of Singapore. 30 October 1919, Singapore–d. 12 March 1935, Singapore–) is a veteran figure in Singapore’s political landscape. Some of these tasks included staffing the public service with locally domiciled officers, expanding the economy, raising the standard of living, providing adequate housing for the lower-income group, broadening the field of social services, improving healthcare services and providing more opportunities in education. It is not intended to be an exhaustive or complete history on the subject. (1954). [2], 1955 parliamentary general election in Singapore, List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1955–59), "1955 Legislative Assembly general election", "History of leader of Opposition in S'pore, from LKY to Chiam See Tong and Low Thia Khiang", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1955_Singaporean_general_election&oldid=1018477654, Short description is different from Wikidata, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, Inauguration of David Marshall as Chief Minister, This page was last edited on 18 April 2021, at 08:25. Extraordinary. The 1955 Election. Yeo, K. W. (1973). (1998). This election produced our two greatest leaders: our first Chief Minister, the legendary David Marshall, the lion of Singapore; and the first Leader of the Opposition, later first Prime Minister, Lee Kuan Yew. (1955, April 2). Retrieved from NewspaperSG.12. Singapore: Govt. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings: Times Editions, p. 185. In 1955, LF won the largest number of seats to form a coalition government. The election campaigns focus mainly on anti-colonialism, which refers to opposition to colonial rule. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.10. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.24. : RCLOS 342.5957 SIN-[RFL])2. Singapore’s struggle for nationhood 1945–1959. Constitutional Commission Singapore. The election was held under the Rendel Constitution, which had been drafted based on recommendations presented by the Rendel Commission. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. 255–289, 326–330, 357–361. General elections were held in Singapore on 2 April 1955 to elect the 25 elected seats in the Legislative Assembly. The Straits Times, p. 2. (1955, April 9). David marshall – 1st Chief minister
Lawyer by profession
Led the Labour Front in 1954
Resigned from post in June 1956
First, it recommended the automatic registration of voters. Dubbed the “Millionaire’s Party”, it was sponsored and supported by wealthy Chinese business leaders, most notably the Singapore Chinese Chamber of Commerce. Shortly after the 1955 elections, the campaign to undermine and discredit the local party Labour Front and its leader David Marshall which formed the first local government began in earnest. A lively election. Lee, K. Y. The first election ... David Saul Marshall (b. 201–202. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.6. The Straits Times, p. 1. For instance, he introduced meet-the-people sessions which are still conducted today, advocated the use of multilingualism in the Legislative Assembly to get all citizens to participate in the affairs of the country, and was instrumental in passing the Labour Ordinance towards the end of 1955 which brought an end to long work shifts. : RSING 959.57092 LEE-[HIS])28. The Straits Times, p. 1; Last minute change in the ministry. The PAP, on the other hand, won three out of the four seats it contested, with Lee capturing Tanjong Pagar with 5,121 votes, the largest majority registered in the election. The ordinance (replaced ... On 18 July 1967, Britain announced its plans to withdraw its troops from Singapore by the mid-1970s. The results. (1955, March 1). (2004, February). Even Lee, who did not speak Mandarin, had to deliver a speech in the language at one of his rallies. The election rallies were dominated by the charismatic speeches of PAP’s Lee and Labour Front’s Marshall. Marshall of Singapore: A biography. It was the culmination of what had happened since the restoration of British government in Singapore after the Second World War. Singapore: Struggle for success [E-book]. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. The party manifestoes. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. (Call no. 1925, Malacca–d. The Singapore Democratic Party (SDP) is a political party founded by Chiam See Tong in 1980. (Call no. SINGAPORE – When Singapore’s 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 named Peter Lim Seck Tiong. Since 1948, general elections have been held to elect representatives to Singapore’s legislature. (Call no. (1954). 1945-1955 Aftermath of war
Coupled with the radical changes promised in their respective party manifestoes, PAP and the Labour Front appealed to the new working-class voters. : RSING 959.57092 LEE-[HIS])20. (1955, March 1). (Call no. 2008, location unknown) was a trained accountant, politician and former minister. (Call no. : RCLOS 328.5957 SIN)46. This election was again dominated by the SPP which won six seats. Fifth, the commission recommended the removal of direct representatives for the chambers of commerce in the government. The Straits Times, p. 1. I have feedback on this infopedia article: 1955 Legislative Assembly general election. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.38. (G.N. Assisted by an advisory executive council and a legislative council, the The PAP also laid out an economic policy that encouraged the growth of local industries through tariffs and subsidies.20 PAP named four candidates for the 1955 election.21 Lee contested in Tanjong Pagar and ran against Peter Lim Seek Tiong of the Progressive Party and Lam Thiam of the Democratic Party.22AllianceThe Alliance was a coalition of the Singapore divisions of the United Malays National Organisation and the Malayan Chinese Association, as well as the Malay Union.23 In the 1955 election, it campaigned for a fully elected legislature and revision of the Trade Union Ordinance to allow unions to set up political funds.24 The party also proposed setting up a government housing trust, provision of free compulsory education, building of more hospitals and introducing an authority to encourage and protect local industries.25 The Alliance fielded five candidates for the election.26CampaigningCampaigning in the 1955 election was in no way similar to that of the 1951 Legislative Council election, which Lee Kuan Yew, an election agent in the 1951 election, described as “a genteel affair with tea and dinner parties”.27 With the automatic registration of voters, the Rendel Commission estimated the number of voters in Singapore to be about 282,100. Other members included five nominated unofficial members of the Legislative Council: Tan Chin Tuan, Lim Yew Hock, N. A. Mallal, Ahmad bin Mohamed Ibrahim and C. C. Tan. (Call no. (2004, February). elections based on universal suffrage for all British and (after 1948) British Protected Subjects. Governor’s address (Vol. In its first elections, the newly formed People's Action Party, led by lawyer and former Progressive Party election agent Lee Kuan Yew, chose to field only a handful of candidates to protest against the Rendel Constitution. Second, it proposed to have a Legislative Assembly replace the Legislative Council. Turnbull, C. M. (2009). Automatic registration expanded the register of voters from 75,000 to over 300,000, and for the first time, it included large numbers of Chinese, who had manifested political apathy … Nomination day was on 28 February 1955. : RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS])16. Marshall contested in Cairnhill against C. C. Tan of the Progressive Party and Tan Khang Khoo of the Democratic Party.16 The Labour Front’s manifesto called for immediate self-government through unity with the Federation of Malaya, the creation of a Singapore citizenship and the setting up of a welfare state, which would provide the locals with affordable housing loans and medical services as well as unemployment insurance and a minimum wage. Government gazette. (1955, April 7). Much to the surprise for British, who had anticipated a Progressive victory and its leader, Tan Chye Cheng, to emerge as Chief Minister, it was the Labour Front that garnered the most seats and its chairman, David Marshall, thus became Singapore's first Chief Minister. (Call no. (1955, February 9). Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 1(2), 99–104. Lee, K. Y. (1955, March 1). 12 March 1908, Singapore–d. (1992). Also scrapped were the seats of the Solicitor-General, two directors, two ex-officios, the three commercial organisations and the City Council representative. Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings; Times Editions, p. 181. Singapore: [s.n. : RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS])13. (1955, March 1). The Government of the Republic of Singapore is defined by the Constitution of the Republic of Singapore to mean the Executive branch of government, which is made up of the President and the Cabinet of Singapore.Although the President acts in their personal discretion in the exercise of certain functions as a check on the Cabinet and Parliament of Singapore, their role is largely ceremonial. Some of the prominent Progressives running for election were also Legislative Council members, including C. C. Tan and N. A. Mallal.10 In its party manifesto, the Progressives proposed for the localisation, or Malayanisation, of the civil service, six years of free bilingual education for every child from the age of six, more free medical services and no rise in income tax. The first session of the first Legislative Assembly was convened on 22 April 1955. (1955, April 7). A lively election. (1955, February 7). : RSING 320.95957 MAU)19. Singapore Standard, p. 3. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.8. Although Marshall’s appointment as the first chief minister of Singapore was shortlived, he implemented a number of important policies. (1955, April 7). : RCLOS 328.5957 SIN)47. Then Governor of Singapore John Nicoll drew up the terms of references laying out the objectives of the review. Singapore Table of Contents. The Straits Times, p. 1. (Call no. The Singapore Parliament has a term of 5 years but may be dissolved at any time before the expiry of its 5-year term by the President on the advice of the Prime Minister. Among the electorate, 198,600 of them were not literate in English.28 Compared to the 48,155 qualified voters in the 1951 election, it was a sharp increase.29 As the voters were predominantly working class and Chinese- and Malay-speaking, the main languages used during the campaign were Chinese dialects and bazaar Malay. Following the promulgation of the Rendel Constitution, the 1955 elections were the first occasion on which a majority of the seats were to be elected rather than be appointed by the colonial authorities. Constitutional Commission Singapore. A history of modern Singapore, 1819–2005. All the candidates. (Call no. Sixth, it proposed that the electoral boundaries be divided into 25 divisions. It was formed in ... On 2 April 1949, the Municipal Commission election was held to elect 18 of the 27 members of the Municipal Commission. The Council of Ministers would act like a Cabinet, with authority over all matters except external affairs, internal security and defence. By winning 10 out of the 17 seats it contested, the Labour Front emerged as the biggest winning party. May 13, 1954 National Service Riots. In 1955, Singapore was granted partial internal self-government under the Rendel Constitution. Six months later, ... Robert Brown Black (Sir) (b. Extraordinary. Marshall’s strong push towards independence also fragmented his own party. 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results. 3 June 1906, Edinburgh, Scotland–d. In the 1955 election, three independent candidates were elected into the Legislative Assembly (now known as Singapore’s Parliament) and in the 1959 election… (1955, April 22). 78. The party manifestoes. (Call no. 23 December 1840, London–d. * Legislative Assembly General Elections. Third, there was to be a council of nine ministers, three to be appointed by the governor and the remaining six recommended by the leader of the majority party in the Assembly. Nicoll also added that ensuring the early attainment of complete internal self-government and union with the Federation of Malaya and repealing the Emergency Regulations were some of the immediate tasks that the new government had to address. The Straits Times, p. 1. Report of the Constitutional Commission of Singapore. : RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS])32. Parties and politics: A study of opposition parties and the PAP in Singapore. In Singapore days of old: A special commemorative history of Singapore published on the 10th anniversary of Singapore Tatler. On polling day, 2 April 1955, 53 percent of the electorate, or 160,395, people turned up to vote. By the 1959 election, the introduction of both automatic registration of voters and compulsory voting exerted a decisive influence on the politics of Singapore. Singapore. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies, pp. (1955, April 3). : RSING 959.5705092 TAN-[HIS]); Chan, H. C. (2001). Off., pp. [1] Labour Front formed a government with support of the Malayan Chinese Association (MCA), UMNO and the Malay Union. (1954). Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings: Times Editions, p. 184. Fourth, on the issue of a Speaker, it was decided that the Assembly would elect the Speaker from a list of candidates from outside the Assembly who was selected by the governor. 1955 Singaporean general election. (1955, April 7). : RSING 959.005 JSA)Marshalling his people. Marshall, D. (1970, September). Please contact the Library for further reading materials on the topic. 1955 General election
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3. Marshall of Singapore: A biography. Tan, K. daY. Fourth, on the issue of a Speaker, it was decided that the Assembly would elect the Speaker from a list of candidates from outside the Assembly who was selected by the governor. The Public Service Commission (PSC) is the government agency responsible for the appointment, promotion, transfer, dismissal ... On 16 September 1963, Singapore merged with the Federation of Malaya, Sarawak and North Borneo (present-day Sabah) to ... Tan Eng Joo (b. The Governor of Singapore and Colonial Secretary posts were replaced by a Chief Secretary, who inherited the power to appoint four nominated Assembly Members. Both losing and winning parties were shocked by the results. (Call no. The Alliance. Written by Imran bin Tajudeen This article is the second of a three-part series on “Merdeka! (1998). At its formation, the president of the Democrats was rubber tycoon Tan Eng Joo.12 Other party members included C. K. Lim and Ong Eng Lian, who contested in the Changi and Rochore constituencies respectively.13 The Democratic Party’s manifesto called for the establishment of a multilingual legislature, promotion of free trade, encouragement of local and foreign investment, and provision of equal grants for schools of all races. Print. 48). : RSING 959.57 SIN-[HIS])The information in this article is valid as at 24 January 2018 and correct as far as we are able to ascertain from our sources. Events
The Straits Times, p. 1. The Progressives were also favoured by the British and was considered a party of the English-educated professional elite. : RCLOS 959.57 SGG)45. Nicoll also added that ensuring the early attainment of complete internal self-government and union with the Federation of Malaya and repealing the Emergency Regulations were some of the immediate tasks that the new government had to address.46It was difficult for the Labour Front government to address these issues, especially with numerous challenges including a series of unrest incited by pro-communist supporters and a fallout with the British government over the demand for immediate self-government. : RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS])11. The party manifestoes. Nomination Day was on 28 February 1955 and Polling Day, 2 April.5Election day and contesting partiesThe 25 seats in the Legislative Assembly were contested by a total of 79 candidates.6 Of these, 69 candidates were fielded by six political parties and the remaining 10 were independents.7 The six political parties were: Singapore Progressive Party, Singapore Democratic Party, Labour Front, People’s Action Party (PAP) and the Alliance.8Singapore Progressive PartyBoth the Progressives and the Democrats entered the election as front-runners, fielding the most candidates: The Progressives had 22 candidates, while the Democrats had 20.9 Holding six seats in the Legislative Council, the Progressives were expected to dominate the new Legislative Assembly. Tan, K. Y. L. (2008). The Labour Front (LF), now a defunct political party, was an offshoot of the Singapore Labour Party. Most importantly, it worked. (Call no. Bukit Timah Number of Electors: 9,173 The party manifestoes. Fifth, the commission recommended the removal of direct representatives for the chambers of commerce in the government. The 1959 election marked a turning point in the constitutional and political development of Singapore. L. (2008). Retrieved from NewspaperSG.27. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.21. Similar to the Labour Front, the PAP wanted to abolish the Emergency Regulations and amend the Trade Union Ordinance to allow unions to set up political funds. Print. ], p. 503. On 2 April 1955, a general election was held to elect 25 out of 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. Joined by supporters and ... Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock (b. Turnbull, C. M. (2009). After Marshall won the election of April 1955 and became Singapore's first Chief Minister, the fortune-teller was quick to remind him of the prophecy. Singapore’s election day: April 2. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 255. The Internal Security Act (ISA) is a law that enables the government to swiftly act against what it deems to be threats ... Chiam See Tong (b. Government gazette. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.41. The Straits Times, p. 6. SINGAPORE - When Singapore's 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 … Events>>Historical Periods>>Aftermath of War (1945-1955). : RCLOS 342.5957 SIN-[RFL])4. The Straits Times, p. 1. A history of modern Singapore, 1819–2005. The 1955 election is, arguably, the closest Singapore has ever come to a truly free and fair election. : RSING 959.57092 LEE-[HIS])31. Hong Kong: Illustrated Magazine, p. All the candidates. [ 1] 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 Straits Times, p. 7. The party also wanted the Emergency Regulations to be repealed and the Trade Union Ordinance amended to allow unions to associate freely and to set up political funds.17People’s Action PartyThe PAP was established by a group of English-educated professionals and intellectuals together with a group of Chinese-educated trade unionists.18 Led by Lee Kuan Yew, the party was inaugurated at the Victoria Memorial Hall on 21 November 1954.19 In its election manifesto, the PAP called for the immediate independence of Singapore through merger with the Federation of Malaya and the removal of voting rights for those who enjoyed expatriate privileges. Governor’s address (Vol. 53). Singapore: [s.n. The Straits Times, p. 6. The People’s Action Party (PAP) was established on 21 November 1954 with the primary objective of striving for Singapore’s ... John Crawfurd (b. (1955, March 1). (Call no. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Colony of Singapore. (Call no. 1955*. The Straits Times, p. 1. 3. The Straits Times, p. 2. (1955, March 1). ... Lim Boon Keng (Dr) (林文庆; Lin Wenqing) (b. Tan Kah Kee, a local businessman and philanthropist, was denied re-entry into Singapore after he made a trip to China. : RSING 959.005 JSA)Marshall, D. (1970, September). The remaining three were British subjects. Singapore: [s.n. 28 Feb 1955. (Call no. Other appointments included Abdul Hamid bin Haji Jumat as minister for local government, lands and housing, Chew Swee Kee as minister for education, A. J. Braga as minister for health, Lim Yew Hock as minister for labour and welfare, Francis Thomas as minister for communications and works, and J. M. Jumabhoy as assistant minister in the Ministry of Commerce.42 Other assemblymen included George Alexander Phimister Sutherland, Ong Piah Teng and Richard Chuan Hoe Lim.43First Legislative Assembly and challenges aheadThe first session of the first Legislative Assembly was convened on 22 April 1955.44 In his opening address, Nicoll noted that the meeting inaugurated an epoch in the constitutional history of Singapore. (1951, February 16). 1955 Election What is it? Retrieved from NewspaperSG.43. Currently, the minimum number of days for campaign is 10 days, including the ‘cooling off’ day. The Straits Times, p. 2. : RCLOS 959.57 SGG)36. The commission was to make recommendations on issues regarding the enlargement of the electoral roll, increasing the number of elected members and the appointment of a Speaker.2The report of the Rendel Commission, published on 22 February 1954, made a number of key recommendations for the new constitution. ... 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