LEGISLATIVE COUNCIL GENERAL ELECTION 1948
MUNICIPAL NORTH-EAST
[Two seats]

Voters: 8,668

Polled: 5,796 (66.9%)

Ballots: 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%)

Winner's majority - 1st seat: 1,050 (9.6%)

Winner's majority - 2nd seat: 599 (5.5%)

Valid votes: 10,932 (94.3%)

Rejected votes: 660 (5.7%)

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