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Created page with "The 1952 Legislative Council by-election in Singapore was a notable event in the colony’s political history, marked by an unopposed victory and unique circumstances surrounding the resignation of Mrs. V. Menon, the only elected woman in the Legislative Council. === Background === Mrs. V. Menon voluntarily resigned her Legislative Council seat on 25 September 1952 after facing criminal breach of trust charges in India’s courts, along with her lawyer husband. Both wer..."