The Municipal Commission of Singapore was a body created in 1887 by the British colonial government to replace the Municipal Committee that was created in June 1848.
[1] The role of the commission was to manage key services for the Town of Singapore, such as utilities, water services and urban planning.
[2] The body had commission board members internally elected but ceased from 1913 until 1949, after which it acted like a quasi-municipal government until the City Council of Singapore was created in 1951.
[2] The commission elections took place in 1949 and 1950 with six divisions:
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