| Seletar | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for theLegislative Council of Singapore and theLegislative Assembly of Singapore | |
| Region | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 9,402 (1955) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1959 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | |
| Replaced by | |
Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of theLegislative Council andLegislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered theSeletar area inNorth-East Region.
In 1951, the constituency was formed fromRural East andRural West constituencies. The 1952 Seletar by-election remains the only occasion on which a candidate not from thePeople's Action Party won unopposed.[1]
In 1955, parts of the constituency were separated to formBukit Panjang,Sembawang andSerangoon constituencies.[2][3]
In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split intoJalan Kayu,Nee Soon,Serangoon Gardens andThomson constituencies.
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
| 1951 | Vilasini Menon | Independent | |
| 1952 | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Madai Puthan Damodaran Nair | Independent | |
