| Seletar | |
| Parl Name: | Legislative Council of Singapore and the Legislative Assembly of Singapore |
| Region: | North-East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate: | 9,402 (1955) |
| Year: | 1951 |
| Abolished: | 1959 |
| Seats: | 1 |
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Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of Singapore between 1951 and 1959. It covered the Seletar area in North-East Region.
In 1951, the constituency was formed from Rural East and Rural West constituencies. The 1952 Seletar by-election remains the only occasion on which a candidate not from the People's Action Party won unopposed.[1]
In 1955, parts of the constituency were separated to form Bukit Panjang, Sembawang and Serangoon constituencies.[2] [3]
In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into Jalan Kayu, Nee Soon, Serangoon Gardens and Thomson 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 | ||