LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959
BUKIT TIMAH

Voters: 11,285

Polled: 10,190 (90.3%)

People's Action Party Liberal Socialist Party
YA'ACOB bin Mohamed, 34
Teacher [M]
PEK Cheng Chuan
Manager [M]
6,174 (61.1%) 2,460 (24.4%)
Independent
LEE Yew Seng
Trade unionist [M]
1,464 (14.5%)

Winner's majority: 3,714 (36.7%)

Valid votes: 10,098 (99.1%)

Rejected votes: 92 (0.9%)

Previous GE 1955: PAP won 52.5% (swing +8.6%)

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