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Sub Category - Government |
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First Elections For a Fully-Elected House |
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People And Society - Government |
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The first elections for a fully-elected House in self-governing Singapore was held on 30 May 1959. For the first time, voting was compulsory. The People's Action Party won 43 of the 51 seats contested and opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime Minister of Singapore. |
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