History Sources and Citation

No     Type of sources   Citation
1 Textual Source 2.45 am -PAP romps home with landslide victory , 1959 May 31 , The Straits Times, Page 1
2 Tan, Kevin, ( 2008 ) Marshall of Singapore: A biography. Singapore :  Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
3 Textual Source Tan, Kevin, ( 2008 ) Marshall of Singapore: A biography. Singapore : Institute of Southeast Asian Studies
4 Pictorial Source Leading the PAP government after it had been sworn in at City Hall ( June 1959 ) A page from Lee Kuan Yew's memoirs Singapore Story. Taken 23 August 2014
5 Textual Source Yawning Bread. ( 29 May 2009 ) Fifty Years Of PAP rule. Retrieved August 23, 2014 from http://www.yawningbread.org/arch_2009/yax-1032.htm
6 Textual Source The day of decision , 1959 May 30 , The Straits Times , Page 1
7 Textual source PAP versus the rest , 1959 April 27 , The Straits Times , Page 6
8 Textual Source Advertisements Column 1 , 1959 26 April , The Straits Times , Page 11
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Source 2: A record 194 candidates contested the 51 seats in the 1959 elections. To everyone's surprise, the PAP contested all the available seats. These elections were epoch-making in serveral ways. First, it was the first time no nominated or official seats were reserved for the Legislative Assembly- the increase in the number of elected seats from the 1955 elections, from 25 to 51, was more than double. Secondly, a record thirteen political parties took part in the elctions. Finally, for the first time, voting was compulsory and the voter population increased from 300,292 in 1955 to 587,797 in 1959. After a blistering campaign, full of mud-slinging and rhetorical duels, the PAP won a landslide victory, claiming fourty three seats. The remaining eight seats went to the Lim Yew Hock's new party, the Singapore People's Alliance ( SPA ) , three seats to the UMNO-MCA Alliance and one to independent A.P.Rajah.

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Source 5: May 1959 was a time when Singapore was still a British Crown Colony, but agreement had been reached in 1957 for Singapore to enjoy internal self-government, with the British responsible for external affairs, internal security and defense. A new constitution would come into effect with internal self-governance, under which the Legislative Assembly would comprise 51 elected members, and only elected members. In this respect, it would differ from previous Legislative Assemblies that had always included members appointed by the Governor.

Source 6: Today is Singapore's day of decision. Nearly 590,000 voters go to the polls today, in the most important election to date to choose their Government for the next five years. As political parties and independents last night rounded off their intensive and bitter polls battle, the atmosphere was tense and expectant. More than half the electorate will be voting for the first time. It will be their votes primarily that will decide the election. All the major parties claim to approach the polls with confidence. But there is still a widespread feeling that the break-down in the negotiations for the united front against the PAP has jeopardised chances of success for the more moderate parties. Many voters opposed to the PAP were still undecided up to last night about what other party they should vote for. Confusing the issue, observers say, is the presence of 34 independent candidates in different decisions.

Source 7: One hundred and ninety-four candidates are to contest the May 30 general elections that will launch Singapore upon its future as a fully self-governing City State. But for the successful objections against four other nominees (including Mr. Lim Koon Teck, a former Assemblyman and one of the S.P.A. leaders), the total would have agreed almost exactly with the number forecast on nomination eve. Two hundred candidates have been expected.

Source 8:  Breakdown and key to the abbreviations
This is a breakdown of the candidates and their political parties and a key to the abbreviations.
PAP- People's Action Party..... 51
SPA- Singapore People's Alliance..... 39 
Lib-Soc -Liberal Socialists ..... 32
IND-Independents..... 35
CP-Citizen's Party..... 5
WP-Workers Party..... 2
UMNO-United Malays National Organisation..... 8
MCA- Malayan Chinese Association..... 5
LF-Labour Front..... 3
KURA-Katong United Resident's Association..... 2
PR-Party Ra'ayat..... 4
PMIP-Pan-Malayan Islamic Party..... 3
SMU-Singapore Malay Union..... 3
MIC-Malayan Indian Congress..... 2