1959 Singapore general election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1959_Singapore_general_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:Alliance_seats_won 0
gptkbp:Alliance_vote_percentage 7.6%
gptkbp:country gptkb:Singapore
gptkbp:date 30 May 1959
gptkbp:elects gptkb:Legislative_Assembly_of_Singapore
gptkbp:first_Chief_Minister_after_election Lee Kuan Yew
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1959 Singapore general election
gptkbp:main_winning_party gptkb:People's_Action_Party
gptkbp:mainCandidate 194
gptkbp:majoritySeats 26
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1963_Singapore_general_election
gptkbp:PAP_leader Lee Kuan Yew
gptkbp:PAP_seats_won 43
gptkbp:PAP_vote_percentage 53.4%
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1955_Singapore_general_election
gptkbp:resultedIn self-government for Singapore
gptkbp:seatingCapacity 51
gptkbp:second_party gptkb:Singapore_People's_Alliance
gptkbp:SPA_leader gptkb:Lim_Yew_Hock
gptkbp:SPA_seats_won 4
gptkbp:SPA_vote_percentage 20.7%
gptkbp:stateElectorate 586,098
gptkbp:thirdPlace gptkb:UMNO-MCA-MIC_Alliance
gptkbp:voterTurnout 92.9%
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:PAP
gptkb:Singapore_People's_Alliance
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6