title: December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
text: # December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election
  
  The December 1949 Singapore Municipal Commission election took place on 3 December 1949 to elect 6 of the 18 seats in the Singapore Municipal Commission.
  
  ## Results
  
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats | Seats |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | Party | Party | Votes | % | Total before | Won | Not up | Total after | +/– |
  | | Progressive Party | 3,907 | 50.05 | 13 | 3 | 9 | 12 | –1 |
  | | Labour Party | 3,338 | 42.76 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +2 |
  | | Independent | 561 | 7.19 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 |
  | Total | Total | 7,806 | 100.00 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 18 | 0 |
  | Valid votes | Valid votes | 7,806 | 98.28 | | | | | |
  | Invalid/blank votes | Invalid/blank votes | 137 | 1.72 | | | | | |
  | Total votes | Total votes | 7,943 | 100.00 | | | | | |
  | Registered voters/turnout | Registered voters/turnout | 13,143 | 60.44 | | | | | |
  | Source: Singapore Elections |||||||||
  
  ### By constituency
  
  | Constituency | Electorate | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | City | 1,811 | Independent | Jagatheesan Kalimuthu | 561 | 55.7 |
  | City | 1,811 | Progressive Party | Hassan Ali Jivabhai | 353 | 35.0 |
  | City | 1,811 | Labour Party | Frederick Bernard Oehlers | 94 | 9.3 |
  | East | 2,491 | Progressive Party | Amy Ede | 1,464 | 64.4 |
  | East | 2,491 | Labour Party | Mak Pak Shee | 556 | 35.6 |
  | North | 2,199 | Labour Party | Edward Vethanayagam Davies | 803 | 59.5 |
  | North | 2,199 | Progressive Party | Chong Thutt Pitt | 546 | 40.5 |
  | Rochore | 3,255 | Labour Party | Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty | 979 | 52.9 |
  | Rochore | 3,255 | Progressive Party | Syed Hassan Al-Junied | 871 | 47.1 |
  | Rochore | 3,255 | Independent | M. Abdul Rahim Khan | 28 | 1.2 |
  | South | 2,061 | Progressive Party | Duncan Robertson | 654 | 51.2 |
  | South | 2,061 | Labour Party | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | 623 | 48.8 |
  | West | 1,326 | Progressive Party | Phyllis Eu Cheng Li | 477 | 62.8 |
  | West | 1,326 | Labour Party | Vellekat Kesavan Nair | 283 | 37.2 |
  | Source: Singapore Elections |||||||
  