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Inche Sidik
Inche Mohamed Sidik bin Haji Abdul Hamid (born 1896 or 1897), commonly known as Inche Sidik, was a Singaporean politician. He was a member of Malay Union before he left in 1957 and joined the Singapore branch of the United Malays National Organisation (UMNO). He was the Member of Parliament (MP) representing Southern Islands Constituency from 1955 to 1959. He also served as the Assistant Education Minister. Early life and education He was born at Bussorah Street (now known as Sultan Road) and went to Raffles Institution. He worked as a clerk. He spent 33 years working at the Customs Department as a senior preventive officer. Sidik was also the vice-president of the south zone of the Malay Football Association of Malaya and the president of the Malay Union. Career In 1952, Sidik and members of the Malay Union protested against the construction of a park in Geylang. In 1954, Sidik stated that the Malay Union had not joined Labour Front. In 1955, he contested in the 1955 Sing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Southern Islands Constituency
Southern Islands Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1955 to 1968 and included Sentosa, Pulau Brani, Kusu Island and St John's Island. Member of Parliament Electoral results Elections in 1950s Elections in the 1960s Historical maps File:Southern Islands 1955 Singaporean GE.svg, 1955 General Election References Singaporean electoral divisions Southern Islands {{Singapore-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha
Hollupatherage James Caldera Kulasingha (4 January 1900 – 8 December 1982) was a politician and merchant who served as the chairman of the Pasir Panjang Rural District Committee and as a member of the Singapore Rural Board from 1949 to 1959. A member of the Progressive Party, he was elected to the Legislative Council of Singapore in 1951 representing the constituency of Bukit Timah. He contested the Southern Islands Constituency seat in the 1955 Singaporean general election as a member of the Progressive Party, losing the election by a narrow margin. After the Progressive Party's defeat in the election, it merged with the Democratic Party to form the Liberal Socialist Party and Kulasingha was elected its vice-chairman. However, he and over a hundred other members left the party shortly before the 1959 Singaporean general election. He then unsuccessfully contested the Pasir Panjang Constituency in the election as an independent. Nicknamed the "King of Southern Islands", Kulas ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
