Rural West Constituency was a constituency represented in the Legislative Council of Singapore from 1948 until 1951. It elected one Legislative Council member.
Profile The Rural West constituency covered the seven surrounding islands of SIngapore, the naval base area in Seletar, and the army cantonment in Pasir Panjang. It also covered populated areas as Bukit Timah, Holland Road, Jurong and Sembawang.
It also covered the areas of Bajau, Bukit Batok, Bukit Panjang, Bukit Timah, Choa Chu Kang, Clementi, Jurong, Kranji, Lim Chu Kang, Mandai, Pandan, Pasir Panjang, Peng Kang, Seletar, Sembawang, Tuas, Ulu Kalang, Ulu Pandan, Woodlands, Yishun.
History The constituency was formed in 1948. In 1951, the constituency was abolished and renamed as Bukit Timah Constituency.
Legislative Council member YearMemberParty1948Srish Chandra GohoIndependent1948Balwant Singh BajajIndependent
Electoral results
Elections in 1940s
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