The PAP fielded five candidates for its first elections on 2 Apr 1955: Lim Chin Siong for Bukit Timah, Devan Nair for Farrer Park, Goh Chew Chua for Punggol-Tampines, Lee Kuan Yew for Tanjong Pagar and Ahmad Ibrahim as independent for Sembawang. All were returned except Devan Nair. Of the 7,737 votes cast at Tanjong Pagar, Lee Kuan Yew collected 6,029 votes, his first stunning victory.
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