title: 1952 Singapore City Council election
text: # 1952 Singapore City Council election
  
  The 1952 Singapore City Council election was the 2nd election to the Singapore City Council. It was held on 6 December 1952 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the City Council.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Total before | Won | Not up | Total after | +/– |
  | | Progressive Party | 9,637 | 42.88 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 9 | +1 |
  | | Labour Party | 5,647 | 25.12 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | –1 |
  | | Independents | 7,192 | 32.00 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 |
  | Total | Total | 22,476 | 100.00 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 22,476 | 98.13 | | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 429 | 1.87 | | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 22,905 | 100.00 | | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 44,896 | 51.02 | | | | | |
  | Source: Singapore Elections |||||||||
  
  ### By constituency
  
  | Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | City | 6,279 | Progressive Party | M. Oli Mohamed Mohamed Kassim | 2,164 | 42.8 |
  | City | 6,279 | Independent | Syed Mumtaz Hussain | 866 | 35.6 |
  | City | 6,279 | Independent | Cuthbert Francis Joseph Ess | 526 | 21.6 |
  | East | 8,707 | Progressive Party | Amy Ede | 1,801 | 38.0 |
  | East | 8,707 | Independent | Mak Pak Shee | 1,520 | 32.1 |
  | East | 8,707 | Labour Party | Lee Yong Min | 854 | 18.0 |
  | East | 8,707 | Independent | Valath Sankunny Padmanabhan | 306 | 6.5 |
  | East | 8,707 | Independent | Narendra Gerald Nugawela | 260 | 5.5 |
  | North | 8,929 | Labour Party | Anthony Rebeiro Lazarous | 2,560 | 58.2 |
  | North | 8,929 | Progressive Party | Lim Choo Sye | 1,817 | 41.3 |
  | North | 8,929 | Independent | Abdul L. Shukoor | 23 | 0.5 |
  | Rochore | 8,229 | Progressive Party | Sim Beng Seng | 1,936 | 50.4 |
  | Rochore | 8,229 | Labour Party | D. Stevens | 1,388 | 36.1 |
  | Rochore | 8,229 | Independent | Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty | 520 | 13.5 |
  | South | 8,693 | Independent | Jaganathan Saminathan | 2,093 | 43.2 |
  | South | 8,693 | Progressive Party | Manickvasagar Subramaniam | 1,903 | 39.3 |
  | South | 8,693 | Labour Party | Peter Massillamany Williams | 845 | 17.5 |
  | West | 4,059 | Progressive Party | Phyllis Eu Cheng Li | 1,139 | 51.4 |
  | West | 4,059 | Independent | Stella Manyam | 904 | 40.8 |
  | West | 4,059 | Independent | J. George V. Parambil | 174 | 7.8 |
  | Source: Singapore Elections |||||||
  