1957 Singaporean by-elections
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A by-election was held on 29 June 1957, with nomination day occurring on 18 May 1957 in the Cairnhill, and Tanjong Pagar constituency. When talks with the British authorities for self-governance broke down, Chief Minister David Marshall decided to resign from the Labour Front on 7 June 1956. Marshall had also challenged opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew from the People's Action Party to resign and recontest his Tanjong Pagar constituency as well, which he did.
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2 seats to the Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Registered | 29,563 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Turnout | 12,874 (43.55%) 11.16% | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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The Labour Front's replacement candidate Keng Bang Ee lost the seat to the new Liberal Socialist Party, while Lee retained his seat in Tanjong Pagar.
The by-election had a voter turnout of merely 43.55%, the lowest of any elections during the period between 1948 and 1959. With the introduction of compulsory voting in 1959, the turnout of 43.55% remains the lowest for any elections in Singapore's history.