LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTIONS 1948

History of elections in Singapore began with this very first elections. Only six out of 22 were elected seats while British-appointed officials occupied the rest (very much like the present system in Hong Kong SAR). Two constituencies had two seats each while two other constituencies had one seat each up for grabs. PP was the only dominant political party. Voting was not compulsory and was restricted only to British subjects.

Nomination day: 15 February 1948
Polling day: 21 March 1948

Registered voters: 22,395
Total voter turnout: 14,126 (63.1%)
Total votes cast: 25,072

Election deposit: $500

RESULTS
One-seat constituencies	Two-seat constituencies
Rural East	Municipal North-East
Rural West	Municipal South-West
Total seats = 6