LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY BY-ELECTION 1957
TANJONG PAGAR

Voters: 14,761

Polled: 6,985 (47.3%)

People's Action Party Liberal Socialist Party
LEE Kuan Yew, 33
Lawyer [M]
CHONG Wee Ling
Association president [M]
4,707 (68.1%) 1,315 (19.0%)
Independent
KOH Choon Hong
Lawyer [M]
887 (12.8%)

Winner's majority: 3,392 (49.1%)

Valid votes: 6,909 (98.9%)

Rejected votes: 76 (1.1%)

Previous GE 1955: PAP won 78.3% (swing -10.2%)

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