Introduction

 The 1959 election was the first General Election for a fully-elected legislature in a self-governing Singapore after negotiations between the British and Sing apore lawmakers came to a successful conclusion. All appointed seats were abolished. Chief Minister [|Lim Yew Hock], who succeeded David Marshall after the latter resigned two years ago, used extreme measures to quell the communists, causing the ground to turn against him. His government was also ridden with corruption. By the time its term was up, its credibility was in tatters. To face the polls with a fresh new image, Lim abandoned Labour Front with a large group to form Singapore People’s Alliance. For the first time, voting was compulsory. The only General Election that saw up to seven-corner contests, PAP won a landslide victory and opposition leader Lee Kuan Yew became the first Prime Minister of Singapore, while Lim, who was to run in his last election, moved over to head the opposition benches

Mr Lim Yew Hock 1. Students will be able to extract information on why PAP won the 1959 election
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2. Students will research on the roles of individuals in Singapore’s struggle for independence