MUNICIPAL COMMISSION ELECTION 1949 (I)
NORTH
Three seats

Voters: 1,532

Votes cast: 2,663

Labour Party Progressive Party
Patrick Joseph JOHNSON, 44

Advocate-solicitor [M]

V. Vayloo PAKIRISAMY, 55

Landed proprietor [M]

534 (20.1%) 489 (18.4%)
Progressive Party Independent
CHONG Thutt Pitt, 49

Solicitor [M]

P. V. KRISHNAN, 34

Contractor [M]

450 (16.9%) 407 (15.3%)
Labour Party Progressive Party
RAJARATNAM Vaithilingam, 45

Journalist [M]

TAN Sim Hong, 54

Merchant [M]

393 (14.8%) 390 (14.6%)

Labour Party wins first seat by 127 (4.8%) votes

Progressive Party wins second seat by 82 (3.1%) votes

Progressive Party wins third seat by 43 (1.6%) votes

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