LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTION 1948
MUNICIPAL NORTH-EAST
Two seats

Voters: 8,668

Voter turnout: 5,796 (66.9%)

Votes cast: 11,592

Independent Progressive Party
Mohamed Javad NAMAZIE

Advocate-solicitor [M]

Christopher John LAYCOCK

Advocate-solicitor [M]

2,672 (24.4%) 2,221 (20.3%)
Independent Independent
M. K. CHIDAMBARAM

Union chairman [M]

Charles Joseph Pemberton PAGLAR

Medical practitioner [M]

1,622 (14.8%) 1,420 (13.0%)
Independent Independent
Richard LIM Chuan Hoe

Lawyer [M]

Valiya Purayil ABDULLAH

Journalist [M]

1,161 (10.6%) 944 (8.6%)
Progressive Party
LIM Chuan Geok

Private secretary [M]

892 (8.2%)

M. J. NAMAZIE wins first seat by 1,050 (9.6%) votes

Progressive Party wins second seat by 599 (5.5%) votes

Valid votes: 10,932 (94.3%)

Rejected votes: 660 (5.7%)

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