LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION 1959
TANGLIN

Voters: 9,127

Polled: 7,934 (86.9%)

Liberal Socialist Party Singapore People's Alliance
CHAN Ah Wing, 47
Office assistant [M]
THIO Chan Bee, 55
Principal [M]
Forfeited $500 deposit395 (5.0%)Forfeited $500 deposit 2,698 (34.4%)
United Malays National Organisation People's Action Party
AHMAD bin Haji Taff, 33
Animal husbandry officer [M]
IBRAHIM bin Othman, 26
Clerk [M]
2,386 (30.4%) 2,360 (30.1%)

Winner's majority: 312 (4.0%)

Valid votes: 7,839 (98.8%)

Rejected votes: 95 (1.2%)

Previous GE 1955: PP won 45.7%

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