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:''For the modern republic, see Singapore. This article discusses the former city within the former British Crown colony.'' The City of Singapore existed from 1951 onwards in the then British Crown colony of Singapore, with the City Council as the governing authority. Before 1951 the City Council was known as the Municipal Council. The rest of the crown colony was under the authority of the Rural Board. In the 1948 and 1951 general elections in Singapore, constituencies were drawn along the boundary of the Municipal Council and the Rural Board – each area was subdivided into a number of constituencies.〔http://www.singapore-elections.com/general-election/1948/〕〔http://www.singapore-elections.com/general-election/1951/〕 Between the 1957 election and the phasing out of the city, Ong Eng Guan of the People's Action Party (PAP) was the mayor as the leader of the largest party within the City Council. Ong went on to become Minister of National Development under Lee Kuan Yew's premiership. The municipality was conferred city status by a royal charter from King George VI in 1951, when Singapore was then a Crown colony. The original Municipal Council was therefore renamed City Council, and the Municipal Building was renamed City Hall.〔()〕 After the PAP gained power following the 1959 general election and formed the first government after self-government was granted to the Crown colony, the city was phased out, with powers transferred to statutory boards.〔http://www.singapore-elections.com/index.html〕 In 1965, upon Singapore's expulsion from Malaysia, the ''Republic of Singapore Independence Act 1965'' provided the following clause which empowered the President to abolish the City Council and the Rural Board, with the powers of the local authorities assumed by the Government. == References == 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Singapore City (historical entity)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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