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Why was the 1959 elections important for Singapore? (1959:Singapore's…
Why was the 1959 elections important for Singapore?
Progress towards internal self-government 1948-1959
Area of British Control
Limited self-government 1955
law
finance
External defence
internal security
External affairs
First elections 1948
all areas
internal self-government 1959
external affairs
External defence
Areas of responsibility under local control
First Elections 1948
Nil
Limited self-government 1955
Health
Trade and industry
Housing
Education
Internal self-government 1959
Education
Housing
Health
Law and labour
Trade and Industry
Finance
Legislative
Internal self-government 1959
51 elected members
Limited self-government 1955
25 elected ministers
9 nominates members
First election 1948
6 elected non-officials
3 selected by the chamber of commence
13 nominated by the British
Shared responsibility
limited self-government 1955
Nil
First elections 1948
Nil
Internal self-government 1959
internal security
Executive
Limited self-government 1955
Governor
3 British ministers
chief ministers
6 local ministers
internal self-government 1959
Yang di-Pertuan Negara
Prime Minister
Local Minister
First Election 1948
British held power
1959:Singapore's first fully democratic Elections
525000 people voted
Election campaigns used
newspapers
pamphlets
radios
door-to-door visits
vehicles with loudspeakers
rallies
attended by many people
showed an increase by the people of Singapore on who should govern the island
Automatic registration of voters, compulsory voting and 1957 citizenship ordinance
large population of Chinese educated and lower income voters
PAP won 43 out of 51 seats in the Legislative assembly
First government in Singapore in which all of its members were elected by the people
Lee Kuan Yew became the first prime minister of the State of Singapore
3 June 1959
a huge crowd gathered at the Padang in front of city Hall
Lee Kuan Yew declared the start of internal self-government in Singapore
Yusof Bin Ishak became the Head of State , Yang di-Pertuan Negara a few months later
took over the place of the British governor
Singapore had its own flag,state crest{National coat of Arms} and National Anthem{written by Zubir Said}
Reasons for PAP's victory
had a large support base
Trade unions
Chinese schools
Showed concern for the people
appeared well-organised and united
Member's presented themselves as an honest and incorruptible party
exemplified by their all white attire of its candidates
Developed a comprehensive plan for Singapore and its people
Promised major improvements in all areas especially health and education