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General elections were held for the first time in Singapore on 20 March 1948, when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council became directly-elected. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted to British subjects, who constituted around 2% of the 940,000 population. Although various organisations called for a boycott of the elections, voter turnout was 63.1%. The Progressive Party (PP) was the only contesting party, winning three of the six elected seats.

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  • General elections were held for the first time in Singapore on 20 March 1948, when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council became directly-elected. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted to British subjects, who constituted around 2% of the 940,000 population. Although various organisations called for a boycott of the elections, voter turnout was 63.1%. The Progressive Party (PP) was the only contesting party, winning three of the six elected seats. (en)
  • Unas elecciones al Consejo Legislativo se celebraron en Singapur el 20 de marzo de 1948, cuando el país era una colonia del Reino Unido.​ Seis de los veinticinco escaños en el Consejo Legislativo se eligieron directamente por primera vez. La votación no era obligatoria y se limitaba a los ciudadanos británicos, que constituían alrededor del 2% de la población de más de un millón de personas. Aunque varias organizaciones pidieron un boicot a las elecciones, la participación electoral fue del 63.1%. El Partido Progresista (PP) fue el único partido en disputar la elección, ganando tres de los seis escaños elegidos. Los demás fueron ganados por candidatos independientes. (es)
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  • Singapore (en)
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  • Municipal South-West (en)
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  • Results by constituency (en)
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  • 1951 (xsd:integer)
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  • 1951 (xsd:integer)
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  • Progressive Party (en)
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  • General elections were held for the first time in Singapore on 20 March 1948, when six of the 22 seats on the Legislative Council became directly-elected. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted to British subjects, who constituted around 2% of the 940,000 population. Although various organisations called for a boycott of the elections, voter turnout was 63.1%. The Progressive Party (PP) was the only contesting party, winning three of the six elected seats. (en)
  • Unas elecciones al Consejo Legislativo se celebraron en Singapur el 20 de marzo de 1948, cuando el país era una colonia del Reino Unido.​ Seis de los veinticinco escaños en el Consejo Legislativo se eligieron directamente por primera vez. La votación no era obligatoria y se limitaba a los ciudadanos británicos, que constituían alrededor del 2% de la población de más de un millón de personas. Aunque varias organizaciones pidieron un boicot a las elecciones, la participación electoral fue del 63.1%. (es)
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  • 1948 Singaporean general election (en)
  • Elecciones generales de Singapur de 1948 (es)
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