LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959
ANSON

Voters: 9,921

Polled: 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%) Forfeited $500 deposit117 (1.4%)Forfeited $500 deposit
Independent
KRISHANAN Pakirisamy, 31
Lorry driver [M]
Forfeited $500 deposit116 (1.4%)Forfeited $500 deposit

Winner's majority: 3,292 (38.7%)

Valid votes: 8,506 (98.8%)

Rejected votes: 102 (1.2%)

New constituency: Carved out from Tanjong Pagar

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