215:
359:
22:
250:
792:. The effects of the war led to major changes in attitudes towards the British colonial government, particularly with the drop in confidence in their ability to govern and protect Singapore, and a resulting desire to have greater say and participation in local affairs. With mounting local pressure, a new Colonial Constitution was passed, with the Singapore Colony Order-in-Council of 1946 to 1948 providing for public voting to take place for the first time with the
564:
94:
760:, and to increase the number of non-official members to form a majority in the Legislative Council. Initiatives like these were unsuccessful, however, as there was little support from wider society were widely apathetic to local politics, with the Chinese population paying more attention towards growing their commercial and professional interests, and the events occurring back in
799:
Elected members of the
Legislative Council were restricted to only six non-official members, however, voting was only open to adult British subjects who had been residents in Singapore for at least a year before the elections. The rest of the thirteen non-officials including four nominated members by
728:
members. Mostly wealthy Asian business and professional leaders, they were not necessarily a fair representation of the locals, however. Starting with four members, it started to grow through the years, with
Singaporean members increasingly dominating the council to the displeasure of the politicians
642:
that would need its own legislative council. Based on existing systems already in place when the council operated under the
Straits Settlements, it was partially opened for
753:
724:, and non-official members nominated by the governor. These nominated members were intended to better represent the local people, including in its ranks
709:
and
Legislative Council, the latter of which was entrusted with law-making in the colony. However, the governor had a casting vote and the power of
601:
1042:
951:
670:
664:
164:
805:
627:
780:, the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Act of 1946 dissolved the Straits Settlements, with Singapore becoming a Crown Colony on its own while
1007:
441:
706:
446:
1002:
313:
752:, a member of the Executive Council who had previously opposed several policies made by the Legislative Council – such as the
574:
741:
346:
343:
804:. Nine official members complete the council. The governor continued to exercise significant power, included the right to
682:
594:
545:
1027:
214:
956:
894:
843:
647:
191:
174:
65:
43:
36:
793:
328:
1032:
587:
550:
231:
981:
386:
350:
634:. It officially came into existence in 1946, when the Straits Settlements (Repeal) Act 1946 abolished the
487:
459:
365:
1037:
861:
415:
373:
475:
467:
1012:
525:
284:
271:
913:
427:
335:
320:
30:
961:
756:
which restricted immigration – as anti-Chinese, called for direct popular representation through
519:
305:
297:
263:
538:
406:
402:
394:
219:
47:
240:
801:
436:
358:
8:
674:
635:
623:
619:
631:
568:
279:
705:
on 4 February, which allocated much power to the governor. He was assisted by an
478:
749:
698:
500:
495:
331:
316:
720:
The
Legislative Council was composed of members of the Executive Council, the
1021:
789:
771:
721:
658:
423:
249:
777:
678:
639:
505:
765:
510:
710:
111:
757:
690:
643:
785:
730:
781:
745:
734:
686:
761:
694:
93:
725:
714:
772:
Legislative
Council of the Colony of Singapore (1946–1955)
659:
Legislative
Council of the Straits Settlements (1867–1942)
740:
Despite this control by
British subjects of the European
748:
about such control. There have been a few exceptions.
1019:
952:Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
671:Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
665:Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
616:Legislative Council of the Colony of Singapore
165:Legislative Council of the Straits Settlements
595:
602:
588:
92:
744:, the local Asian population was usually
66:Learn how and when to remove this message
764:, fueled largely by the rise in Chinese
29:This article includes a list of general
1020:
646:in 1948, before being replaced by the
1043:1946 establishments in British Malaya
1003:The road to Singaporean independence
931:24 February 1953 – 15 December 1953
923:19 February 1952 – 16 December 1952
673:was formed on 1 April 1867 when the
15:
885:16 January 1951 – 16 February 1951
811:
683:Secretary of State for the Colonies
13:
35:it lacks sufficient corresponding
14:
1054:
996:
957:Legislative Assembly of Singapore
907:17 April 1951 – 18 December 1951
175:Legislative Assembly of Singapore
939:16 March 1954 – 29 January 1955
562:
357:
248:
213:
20:
974:
800:the governor and three by the
794:first general election of 1948
681:that answered directly to the
1:
967:
7:
945:
416:Prime Minister of Singapore
10:
1059:
662:
653:
468:Supreme Court of Singapore
84:Legislative Council of the
1028:British rule in Singapore
982:"The Legislative Council"
912:
909:
900:
889:
860:
857:
849:
838:
272:Constitution of Singapore
212:
207:
185:
180:
170:
160:
142:
124:
119:
105:
100:
91:
82:
754:Aliens Ordinance of 1933
344:Leader of the Opposition
230:This article is part of
962:Parliament of Singapore
638:, and made Singapore a
50:more precise citations.
1008:Timeline of Parliament
546:Presidential elections
403:Tharman Shanmugaratnam
395:President of Singapore
220:Victoria Memorial Hall
194:; 72 years ago
192:21 September 1951
148:; 69 years ago
130:; 78 years ago
1033:Politics of Singapore
703:Colonial Constitution
241:Politics of Singapore
819:Legislative Council
802:chambers of commerce
693:government based in
648:Legislative Assembly
569:Singapore portal
146:5 February 1955
1013:Singaporean history
675:Straits Settlements
636:Straits Settlements
620:legislative council
329:Leader of the House
86:Colony of Singapore
1038:Westminster system
632:laws in the colony
626:that assisted the
943:
942:
858:16 February 1951
707:Executive Council
689:, instead of the
612:
611:
551:General elections
225:
224:
171:Succeeded by
76:
75:
68:
1050:
990:
989:
988:. 17 April 2019.
978:
910:5 February 1955
898:
847:
816:
815:
812:List of sessions
808:by the council.
604:
597:
590:
567:
566:
565:
361:
252:
227:
226:
217:
202:
200:
195:
161:Preceded by
156:
154:
149:
138:
136:
131:
128:1 June 1946
96:
80:
79:
71:
64:
60:
57:
51:
46:this article by
37:inline citations
24:
23:
16:
1058:
1057:
1053:
1052:
1051:
1049:
1048:
1047:
1018:
1017:
999:
994:
993:
980:
979:
975:
970:
948:
892:
891:
841:
840:
814:
774:
667:
661:
656:
608:
579:
575:Other countries
563:
561:
556:
555:
541:
531:
530:
515:
488:Court of Appeal
483:
479:Sundaresh Menon
462:
452:
451:
433:
389:
379:
378:
370:
366:14th Parliament
300:
290:
289:
266:
243:
218:
198:
196:
193:
188:
152:
150:
147:
134:
132:
129:
115:
114:
87:
85:
72:
61:
55:
52:
42:Please help to
41:
25:
21:
12:
11:
5:
1056:
1046:
1045:
1040:
1035:
1030:
1016:
1015:
1010:
1005:
998:
997:External links
995:
992:
991:
972:
971:
969:
966:
965:
964:
959:
954:
947:
944:
941:
940:
937:
933:
932:
929:
925:
924:
921:
917:
916:
911:
908:
905:
902:
901:17 April 1951
899:
887:
886:
883:
879:
878:
876:
872:
871:
869:
865:
864:
859:
856:
854:
851:
848:
836:
835:
832:
829:
828:Session dates
826:
823:
820:
813:
810:
773:
770:
750:Tan Cheng Lock
717:on all bills.
699:Letters patent
663:Main article:
660:
657:
655:
652:
610:
609:
607:
606:
599:
592:
584:
581:
580:
578:
577:
571:
558:
557:
554:
553:
548:
542:
537:
536:
533:
532:
529:
528:
523:
514:
513:
508:
503:
498:
492:
491:
482:
481:
472:
471:
463:
458:
457:
454:
453:
450:
449:
444:
439:
432:
431:
420:
419:
411:
410:
399:
398:
390:
385:
384:
381:
380:
377:
376:
374:Constituencies
369:
368:
355:
354:
340:
339:
332:Indranee Rajah
325:
324:
317:Seah Kian Peng
310:
309:
301:
296:
295:
292:
291:
288:
287:
282:
276:
275:
267:
262:
261:
258:
257:
254:
253:
245:
244:
239:
236:
235:
223:
222:
210:
209:
205:
204:
189:
186:
183:
182:
178:
177:
172:
168:
167:
162:
158:
157:
144:
140:
139:
126:
122:
121:
117:
116:
110:
109:
107:
103:
102:
98:
97:
89:
88:
83:
74:
73:
28:
26:
19:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1055:
1044:
1041:
1039:
1036:
1034:
1031:
1029:
1026:
1025:
1023:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
1000:
987:
983:
977:
973:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
949:
938:
935:
934:
930:
927:
926:
922:
919:
918:
915:
906:
903:
896:
888:
884:
881:
880:
877:
874:
873:
870:
867:
866:
863:
855:
852:
850:1 April 1948
845:
837:
834:By-elections
833:
830:
827:
824:
821:
818:
817:
809:
807:
803:
797:
795:
791:
790:Malayan Union
787:
783:
779:
769:
767:
763:
759:
758:popular votes
755:
751:
747:
743:
738:
736:
732:
727:
723:
722:chief justice
718:
716:
712:
708:
704:
700:
696:
692:
688:
684:
680:
676:
672:
666:
651:
649:
645:
644:public voting
641:
637:
633:
629:
625:
621:
617:
605:
600:
598:
593:
591:
586:
585:
583:
582:
576:
573:
572:
570:
560:
559:
552:
549:
547:
544:
543:
540:
535:
534:
527:
524:
522:
521:
517:
516:
512:
509:
507:
504:
502:
499:
497:
494:
493:
490:
489:
485:
484:
480:
477:
476:Chief Justice
474:
473:
470:
469:
465:
464:
461:
456:
455:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
434:
429:
425:
424:Lawrence Wong
422:
421:
418:
417:
413:
412:
408:
404:
401:
400:
397:
396:
392:
391:
388:
383:
382:
375:
372:
371:
367:
364:
363:
362:
360:
352:
348:
345:
342:
341:
337:
333:
330:
327:
326:
322:
318:
315:
312:
311:
308:
307:
303:
302:
299:
294:
293:
286:
283:
281:
278:
277:
274:
273:
269:
268:
265:
260:
259:
256:
255:
251:
247:
246:
242:
238:
237:
233:
229:
228:
221:
216:
211:
208:Meeting place
206:
203:
190:
187:Last election
184:
179:
176:
173:
169:
166:
163:
159:
145:
141:
127:
123:
118:
113:
108:
104:
99:
95:
90:
81:
78:
70:
67:
59:
49:
45:
39:
38:
32:
27:
18:
17:
985:
976:
798:
778:World War II
775:
768:sentiments.
739:
719:
702:
679:Crown Colony
668:
640:Crown colony
615:
613:
526:State Courts
518:
486:
466:
447:The Reserves
414:
393:
356:
347:Pritam Singh
304:
285:Human rights
270:
77:
62:
53:
34:
788:joined the
766:nationalism
677:was made a
298:Legislature
125:Established
48:introducing
1022:Categories
986:nlb.gov.sg
968:References
831:Dissolved
822:Commenced
806:veto bills
701:granted a
630:in making
520:High Court
442:Ministries
306:Parliament
264:Government
199:1951-09-21
153:1955-02-05
135:1946-06-01
112:Unicameral
31:references
746:apathetic
650:in 1953.
624:Singapore
539:Elections
460:Judiciary
387:Executive
181:Elections
143:Disbanded
56:July 2017
946:See also
825:Session
691:Calcutta
628:governor
618:was the
232:a series
786:Malacca
731:Malacca
654:History
496:Prakash
437:Cabinet
314:Speaker
197: (
151: (
133: (
120:History
44:improve
782:Penang
776:After
735:Penang
711:assent
687:London
33:, but
762:China
729:from
726:Asian
695:India
506:Chong
936:4th
928:3rd
920:2nd
914:1952
904:1st
895:1951
882:4th
875:3rd
868:2nd
862:1948
853:1st
844:1948
784:and
742:race
733:and
715:veto
713:and
669:The
614:The
106:Type
101:Type
890:2nd
839:1st
685:in
622:of
511:Ang
501:Tay
428:PAP
336:PAP
321:PAP
280:Law
1024::
984:.
796:.
737:.
697:.
351:WP
234:on
897:)
893:(
846:)
842:(
603:e
596:t
589:v
430:)
426:(
409:)
407:I
405:(
353:)
349:(
338:)
334:(
323:)
319:(
201:)
155:)
137:)
69:)
63:(
58:)
54:(
40:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
.jpg)
