LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959
ANSON

Voters: 9,921

Voter turnout: 8,608 (86.8%)

People's Action Party Singapore People's Alliance
BAHARUDDIN bin Mohamed Ariff, 26

Journalist [M]

GOH Kong Beng, 46

Union president [M]

5,167 (60.7%) 1,875 (22.0%)
Liberal Socialist Party Independent
TAN Cheng Chuan, 44

Business executive [M]

WONG Swee Kee, 42

Businessman [M]

1,231 (14.5%) 117 (1.4%)
Independent
KRISHANAN Pakirisamy, 31

Lorry driver [M]

116 (1.4%)

People's Action Party wins by 3,292 (38.7%) votes

WONG Swee Kee and P. KRISHANAN forfeited election deposits

Valid votes: 8,506 (98.8%)

Rejected votes: 102 (1.2%)

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