Seletar Constituency was a single-member constituency of the

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and

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between 1951 and 1959. It covered the

Seletar Seletar ( ) is an area located in the north-east of Singapore. Its name can also refer to the Seletar Planning Area (as defined by the Urban Redevelopment Authority), situated in the North-East Region of Singapore. The place name was derived fro ...

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

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won unopposed. In 1955, parts of the constituency were separated to form

Bukit Panjang Bukit Panjang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the West Region, Singapore, West Region of Singapore. A portion of this town is situated on a low-lying elongated hill. T ...

Sembawang Sembawang ( ) is a Planning Areas of Singapore, planning area and New towns of Singapore, residential town located in the North Region, Singapore, North Region of Singapore. Sembawang planning area is bordered by Simpang to the east, Mandai to t ...

and Serangoon constituencies.Legislative Assembly general election 1955: Sembawang
Singapore Elections In 1959, the constituency was abolished and split into

Jalan Kayu Jalan Kayu is a road situated in Sengkang, Singapore. It is located in the northwestern part of Fernvale, near the Seletar–Sengkang boundary. Etymology and history Jalan Kayu was built in 1928 when the first Royal Air Force The Royal ...

, Nee Soon,

Serangoon Gardens Serangoon Garden Estate is a residential estate in the Serangoon district of the North-East Region of Singapore. It is also commonly known as "Ang Sar Lee" (''红砂厘)'' for historical reasons, referring to red zinc roofs of the houses in th ...

Member of Parliament

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

Historical maps

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