(Call no. 14 The first 1956 all-party mission to London was led by David Marshall, the Chief Minister of the Labour Front coalition government. (1958, November 11). South East Asia Research, 10(2), 217-239, pp. The 1959 Singapore General Election. The 1959 General Election gave the Conservatives their third successive victory, the first time that a party had won three successive general elections since Napoleonic times. Elections So, that was the second point…, The third point was that they associated the Conservatives with mass unemployment and that was unlikely to recur, so that was not too much of a problem anymore for the Conservatives, but Labour had to do something about the association with class and the association with nationalisation. Commission of inquiry. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.36. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. In light with the failed attempt, the SPA then tried to brand the PAP as a party being controlled by the communists. The campaign was enlivened in its last days by an intervention from the victor of El Alamein, Lord Montgomery, who, on the 5th of October, three days before the election, said, and I quote, “Anyone voting Labour must be completely barmy, absolutely off his rocker, and should be locked up in a lunatic asylum as a danger to the country!” The Secretary of the Labour Party replied, with great dignity, that if Labour voters had been locked up during the War, Montgomery would have been left with half an army. He is a frequent contributor to TV, radio and the press and is a sometimes special advisor to the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Communities (1982-83), and the House of Commons Public Service Committee. The 1959 Legislative Assembly general election was held on 30 May to elect 51 members into the Legislative Assembly following the dissolution of the assembly on 31 March. : RSING 959.57003 SIN-[HIS])Lee, K. Y. Print. Candidates in this election and votes received: Arthur H. Richardson (50.7%), and W. Roy Smith (49.3%). The Straits Times, p. 14. He would have denied freedom to India, Pakistan, Ceylon and Burma.” But in fact, partly through the influence of Anthony Eden, the Conservatives did not reverse their policy of decolonisation of the Labour Government. Politics and Government. (Call no. I have feedback on this infopedia article: 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election. No Polling Place Look-up Available. The Straits Times, p. 1. The Labour Party was spreading the fear of mass unemployment. Let’s look at it together…. The Straits Times, p. 1. And, in the 1950s, far from destroying the welfare state, the Conservatives improved it, particularly the Health Service, on which they increased spending, and they preserved full employment. The Straits Times, p. 6. (2000). pany. The Chew Swee Kee affair revisited: querying the American involvement in Singapore. Hill, M. & Lian, K. F. (1995). : RSING 959.57 TUR)Yap, S., Lim, R., & Leong W. K. (2010). The Singapore Free Press, p. 16. He said: “The truth is that the socialists have fought the election very astutely, not on socialism but on fear – fear of unemployment, fear of reduced wages, fear of reduced benefits, fear of war. The Legislative Assembly ... Lee Kuan Yew (b. ], p. 19. The Chew Swee Kee affair revisited: querying the American involvement in Singapore. Butte (04) 155 Nelson Avenue Oroville, CA 95965 (530) 538-7761 (800) 894-7761 Vote Center and Drop-off Locations. (Call no. Governments tend to gain support during election campaigns – they win back support they have lost. (1959. But this was a remarkable election because the opposition started gaining once the election was called, and Gaitskell personally made a considerable impact, through television broadcasts and in public meetings. Six months later, ... Haji Omar Lim Yew Hock (b. The Straits Times, p. 6. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.40. : RCLOS 329.95957 PEO)22. Journal of Southeast Asian Studies, 6(1), 61-86, p. 70. The Singapore Labour Party (SLP) was inaugurated on 1 September 1948. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Singapore: NUS Press. (1959, May 31). Retrieved from NewspaperSG.23. Lee and his Cabinet took the Oath of Office on 5 June 1959. The Straits Times, p. 1. (Call no. To have their names relisted, the voter would have to provide the Registration Officer with a valid reason explaining he or she had failed to vote.13 With this amendment, the voter turnout for the 1959 General Election was a remarkable 92.9 percent.14 The main contesting parties The election was set after Parliament was dissolved on 31 March 1959.15 Following nomination day, which was on 25 April 1959, a total of 194 candidates submitted their bids to contest for the 51 Legislative Assembly seats.16 Thirty-five candidates were independents, while the remaining 159 candidates came from 13 political parties including the PAP (51 candidates), Singapore People’s Alliance (39 candidates), Liberal Socialists (32 candidates), United Malays’ National Organisation (eight candidates), Malayan Chinese Association (five candidates), Party Rakyat (four candidates), Citizens’ Party (five candidates), Labour Front (three candidates), Singapore Malay Union (three candidates), Workers’ Party (two candidates), Katong United Residents Association (two candidates), Pan-Malayan Islamic Party (two candidates) and Malayan Indian Congress (two candidates).17 People’s Action Party Although the PAP was an opposition party at the time, its decision to contest all 51 Legislative Assembly seats in the election placed the party as the front runner.18 The aim of the party was to provide Singapore with a government that was not only stable, honest, corrupt-free and just, but also capable of resolving the various economic and social problems that the state was facing.19 Its election manifesto was titled The Tasks Ahead, and outlined the party’s five-year plan to address acute problems faced by Singapore.20 For instance, it called for a series of policies and programmes such as the provision of low-cost housing, the strengthening of education, as well as the development of industries thus improving employment opportunities for the local population. April 26). Lee, K. Y. (Call no. : RSING 959.57 LEE-[HIS]), . Now, we don’t think in terms of allocations and under the counter is no longer the place where the best goods are kept. (1959, May 31). 2.45 am – PAP romps home with landslide victory. Sunday Standard, p. 5. Singapore: Times Book International. Our vote: It’s now compulsory. (Call no. (1984). . . But there were swings to Labour in Glasgow and in South-East Lancashire, where unemployment was higher than the national average. 1925, Malacca–d. 23 March 2015, Singapore) was the first prime minister of Singapore ... Lim Chin Siong (b. The Singapore Free Press, p. 1; Commons passes bill for state of S’pore. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. It is the last Conference speech he made – he was to die the summer afterwards – and this was his last Conference speech in November 1959, a month after the election defeat. (Call no. Harold Macmillan summed up the election by saying it showed the class war was obsolete. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.9. Singapore: Times Editions, p. 308. In the past, the pendulum has always swung against the party in power after one or, at most, two periods of office. (2), 217-239, pp. By 1962 the ruling coalition government had succeeded in infiltrating the ranks of the otherwise disciplined Action Group.  Of course, the break-up of the party can be explained by diverse reasons but the more relevant explanation has been the ideological one.  There were elements within the party which urged the leadership to abandon its ideology of “democratic socialism” and team up with the ruling coalition in the interest of the Yoruba. The Conservatives, by contrast, were stronger in the newer Britain, and the Liberals were gaining in newer Britain. (1959, June 1). The number of seats was increased from 32 prior to the election. TOTAL VOTES RECEIVED . Singapore: Singapore Press Holdings Limited. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.43. Mr. Lim leads new party. : RSING 959.57 LEE-[HIS])52. Singapore: Editions Didier Millet, p. 382. The Conservatives seemed not to be in tune with the idea of modernisation in the 1960s, and the Conservative elite, men such as Harold Macmillan and Alec Douglas-Home, found it difficult to adapt to that new environment of self-criticism in Britain in the ‘60s. The Straits Times, p. 14. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.61. Commissioner: That $500,000 account was political gift. Find out how you can help, Visiting Gresham Professor of Political History, Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Shaped Our Age, From Roosevelt to Bush: The American Presidency: Transformation and Change, The Failure of the First Protestant Missionaries, Modernism Rampant: Shostakovich and Mosolov. However, the article itself is an attempt to revisit the 1959 federal election as a platform to arriving at that conclusion. Merger? (1959, May 30). (Call no. In 1951, just a million people owned a television set; by 1964, [13/30] million people owned a television set. The Straits Times, p. 1. In fact, the unemployment rate at the time Lee became prime minister was close to 9 percent and the growth of the existing manufacturing sector in Singapore had stagnated due to a lack of investment and other adverse factors. General elections were held in Singapore on 30 May 1959. Established on 21 November 1954, the People’s Action Party (PAP) has been the ruling political party in Singapore since ... On 2 April 1955, a general election was held to elect 25 out of 32 seats in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore. (1958, July 26). But even so, the Labour Party entered this campaign, much more than in 1955, in a more optimistic frame of mind, with high hopes. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. They are discontented, but with a society which no longer exists.” When Nye Bevan died, one Conservative journalist wrote in the Evening Standard: “In the coalfield from which he came, Marx and Engels have been supplanted by Marks & Spencer, and the sound of class war is drowned by the hum of the spin-dryer.” He said, “There will be more Aneurin Bevans.”. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. The constitution also granted the elected government control over all domestic affairs except for foreign affairs, external defence and internal security.7  The terms of the constitution, as well as Singapore’s ability to achieve internal self-government, were the result of three rounds of talks between the British Colonial Office and a Singapore delegation comprising selected members of the Legislative Assembly.8 This delegation was initially led by Singapore’s first Chief Minister David Marshall in 1956, followed by his successor Lim Yew Hock in 1957 and 1958.9 As the meetings were being held, the Legislative Assembly also passed the Citizenship Ordinance in 1957. In Glasgow, the swing to Labour was 2.4%, and in Manchester, the swing to Labour was 2%, and Labour won four seats in the Glasgow area and one in Oldham, against the swing. By the time the Conservatives left office in 1964, the pension was worth 50% more in real terms than it had been in 1951. Council probe adjourned: Atmosphere deteriorated, says the Commissioner. : RSING q324.25957 LEO); . Retrieved from NewspaperSG.44. Professor Bogdanor's previous lecture series are as follows: 2012/13 Making the Weather: Six Politicians Who Shaped Our Age, 2007/09 From Roosevelt to Bush: The American Presidency: Transformation and Change. Now, Labour did in fact have a fairly moderate policy on nationalisation in the election, and if the IT people can show us, you can see Hugh Gaitskell, before the election, explaining Labour’s policy on nationalisation. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.14. It was particularly surprising because this Election occurred just three years after the Suez expedition, which, whether you were for it or against it, seemed to have failed, and the Prime Minister at the time, Sir Anthony Eden, was rapidly replaced, through illness, by his successor, Harold Macmillan. The Labour Party thought they would be very rapidly back into power because the Conservatives would rapidly flounder, and they thought the Conservatives were out-of-date, that they would seek to retain the Empire and this would lead to armed clashes. (Call no. She reminded him of that after he’d been in power six years! 1959 General Election. 12 March 1935, Singapore–) is a veteran figure in Singapore’s political landscape. Parliament -- Elections, 1959, Great Britain -- Politics and government -- 1945-1964 Publisher [London] F. Cass Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; trent_university; internetarchivebooks Digitizing sponsor Strength has come to us over the last four years because of our recovery, and freedom has come in many ways. Normally, the opening of the campaign benefits the Government. : RSING 959.5705092 TAN) Turnbull, C. M. (2009). Singapore: Govt. (1959, June 3). Retrieved from NewspaperSG.45. (Call no. (1959, May 31). (1959, April 1). This was a problem for Labour, well summed-up by one of Labour’s Leaders, Richard Crossman, who said: “In this era of Tory prosperity, a Labour opposition has to run very fast in order to stay where it is. Are we going to send a message from the great Labour movement, which is the mother and father of modern democracy and of modern socialism, that we, in Blackpool, in 1959, are going to turn our backs on our principles because of their temporary unpopularity in a temporarily affluent society?! Retrieved from NewspaperSG’ Long, J. These three volumes of Kentucky election statistics at last make this basic tool of political research easily accessible to scholars, journalists, teachers, political candidates and others interested in primary and general election returns. Lee pointed out that this might require the people to sacrifice their individual interests so that “the paramount interest of the whole community could prevail”.59 Taking the Oath of Office Lee and his Cabinet took the Oath of Office on 5 June 1959.60 In total, there were eight ministers in Lee’s Cabinet. Do you intend to touch any industries other than steel and road transport? Each year which takes us further not only from the hungry ‘30s but from the austere ‘40s weakens class consciousness, and if nothing is done to stop this natural tendency, more and more socialist voters turn into “don’t knows” and then into active Tories.” The Labour Party instituted a social survey after the election, against the opposition of many people, which showed three things about popular perceptions of the Labour Party. This gave them the right to vote in the general election held in 1959.12  Besides the Citizenship Ordinance, the Legislative Assembly amended the Legislative Assembly Elections Ordinance in January 1959 to make voting compulsory. The Straits Times, p. 9. Tens of thousands cheer at PAP rally. Majority – 100. PM Alec Douglas–Home 1963—64. Never! The dilemma of the Labour Party was summed up by one of Gaitskell’s friends, Anthony Crossland, who said that “Some of Labour’s leaders are radical, but not contemporary. “Britain strong and free” was our election cry in 1951. 8, 10, 19. Posts Tagged: 1959 General Election Profile: Amber Rudd – moderation-preaching, whip-defying, No Deal-opposing. Out – and what a welcome. 30. Well, now there has been quite a spectacular change. But the problem with his view, which was an attack on the affluent society was that of course most voters welcomed affluence, and when Bevan said that the tides of history were moving in his direction, towards socialism, it seemed to many they were moving against it. The 1959 General Election gave the Conservatives their third successive victory, the first time that a party had won three successive general elections since Napoleonic times. 15 October 1914, Singapore–d. They were held under the … The 1959 general election saw the Conservative Party maintain its dominance of the 1950’s after winning the 1951 and 1955 general elections. Indeed, the Conservatives, between 1979 and 1997 were returned four times, and then Labour, between 1997 and 2010, was returned three times, but in the 1950s, it was new and unexpected. Ong, C. C. (1975, March). : RCLOS 342.5957 SIN)8. This meant that all voters in the electoral roll had to vote in the 1959 General Election, or have their names struck off the electoral register. Singapore: Times Editions, p. 308. 1959 General Election. 1964 United Kingdom general election. The other member of Nigeria’s historical triumvirate, Sir Ahmadu Bello, preferred to continue in his position as premier of the Northern Region.  His “able lieutenant”, Sir Abubakar Tafawa Balewa, led their political party at the federal level of governance.  Tafawa Balewa became Prime Minister in 1957 and had the singular distinction of being the only one to have held that position in the history of Nigeria.  The parliamentary system was terminated for good in January 1966 and was subsequently replaced with the presidential alternative. 8 PAP men go free. 28 March 1929, Kuala Lumpur, Malaya–) was a politician and a prominent member of the People’s Action ... Toh Chin Chye (Dr) (b. 1959 Conservative Party General Election Manifesto The Next Five Years Foreword. This was not, as the socialists said, at the expense of new schools. These three volumes of Kentucky election statistics at last make this basic tool of political research easily accessible to scholars, journalists, teachers, political candidates and others interested in primary and general election returns. (Call no. On 30 May 1959, a General Election was held to elect 51 members for the Legislative Assembly. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 262-264. 28 February 1933, Singapore–d. Ministry of Culture. The Elections. The Straits Times, p. 1. Singapore Standard, p. 5. Labour’s Deputy Leader, Aneurin Bevan, whom we will hear later, it is significant perhaps, he found television highly distasteful, though he did like Hancock’s Half-Hour by all accounts…but not much else. (1959, April 28). Retrieved from Elections Department Singapore website at: http://www.eld.gov.sg/70th_milestones.html15. (1958). 217-218. 2-19. (Call no. Instead, he made a formal request to Goode for the release of eight left-wing PAP members, namely Lim Chin Siong, Fong Swee Suan, Devan Nair, Sandra Woodhull, James Puthucheary, Chan Chiaw Thor, Chan Chong Kin and Chen Say Jame.46 The detainees had been held under the Preservation of Public Security Ordinance since October 1956 for their involvement as “active participants and key instigators” in the Chinese middle schools riots that had left 13 dead and 123 injured.47 The request, as Lee explained in his memoirs, was not an indication that his party supported the detainees’ actions. 20 March 1999, Singapore), better known as G. Kandasamy, ... On 2 April 1949, the Municipal Commission election was held to elect 18 of the 27 members of the Municipal Commission. Merger? (1959, June 6). The presidential system with divisions of power between the three arms of government (executive, legislative and judicial) appears to be more inclusive than the parliamentary alternative.  Recent governments, just like their predecessors, may have under-performed but the relationship between members of the political class would appear to have been more courteous and tamed than it once was.  The politicians of today rarely come into the open to insult other ethnic groupings and that, in this writer’s view, is a positive development. People thought then in terms of a swing of the pendulum but that had not occurred. Seeking an historic third consecutive term, Conservative Prime Minister Harold Macmillan called a general election for 8 October 1959. The first election ... On 18 July 1967, Britain announced that it would withdraw its troops from Singapore by the mid-1970s. In Nigeria’s peculiar situation, no political party was realistically placed to form the government, thereby compelling a coalition of convenience between political parties.  Both the AG and NCNC contemplated forming the government with the support of their northern allies but this did not materialise in spite of Chief Awolowo’s willingness to concede the premiership to his older rival, Dr. Azikiwe.  Sir Ahmadu Bello threatened to take the North out of the federation if the proposed arrangement between the NCNC and AG was effected.  However, considering the bitter rivalry between the two political parties, it would have been one hell of a coalition government!  In the end, a coalition of mutual convenience was consummated between the NPC and NCNC/NEPU alliance.  The NEPU was the radical party opposed to the NPC’s conservatism in the North. Singapore: Times Editions, p. 308. (Eds.) In a minute or two, I want to talk to you…something about what we hope to do, but before that, we’ve got a short picture to show what we have done. 13 May 1913, Singapore–d. (1959, June 5). Let’s have a look now at another improvement – freedom to build. Long, J. When the BBC Election Night broadcast began - they replayed it on 2009 on the Parliament Channel and I hope they will again. ... Ahmad bin Mohamed Mattar (Dr) (b. (Call no. To counter the PAP, the SPA questioned the record of the PAP administration in the City Council by charging the latter with corruptly appointing its supporters to fill up posts in the City Council, as well as raising concerns over the tenders of some Council contracts. Indeed, later on, particularly when Margaret Thatcher came to power, his Government was accused of being too conciliatory towards the trade unions. Elections Department Singapore. 2008, location unknown) was a trained accountant, politician and former minister. Did the result show that, in the words of another Conservative slogan, ‘Conservative freedom works’, or did it serve to mask deep-seated problems relating to the British economy and Britain’s role in the world. HUNTINGTON BEACH ELKS LODGE NO. 18 July 2002, Singapore), a Cantonese, was a former ... Ong Pang Boon (b. One commentator said that “Forward with the People” hardly rings true in a day when “I am alright, Jack” more accurately expresses the mood of the nation. Retrieved from NewspaperSG; Lords gives assent for state of Singapore. Singapore: Times Editions, p. 315. . Retrieved from JSTOR via NLB’s eResources website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/32. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asian Studies. Retrieved from JSTOR. Merger? Politically these Irish Americans, Italian Americans and Polish Americans behave as interest groups, measuring their power and well-being against that of others.  In the large cities where the ‘ethnics’ are concentrated, a political party usually finds it prudent to recognise this heterogeneity by running a ‘balanced ticket’; an Italian for mayor, a Pole for the City Council President and Irishman for Comptroller.” (Call no. The Chew Swee Kee affair revisited: querying the American involvement in Singapore. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.30. A municipal election is held on the first Tuesday in November of even-numbered years. The second volume of one of the most entertaining and illuminating political diaries of the twentieth century, covering Harold Macmillan's years as Prime Minister The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. 30 November 1916, Singapore–d. All these things, taken together, spell economic recovery and a higher standard of living. (1958, June 18). Margaret Thatcher, in 1983, when she won many more seats than in 1979, she won a smaller percentage of the vote, and the only Governments that have won a greater percentage of the vote other than that Churchill Government have been after short Parliaments, from 1964-6 or February to October 1974, which I think probably, does not count. Retrieved from JSTOR via NLB’s eResources website: http://eresources.nlb.gov.sg/35. (1958, August 2). Television and the political image; a study of the impact of television on the 1959 general election by Trenaman, Joseph. He had, after all, been a member of the Liberal Government before 1914, which had helped develop the welfare state, and as President of the Board of Trade in that Government, he had instituted unemployment insurance, labour exchanges and minimum wages in sweated trades. (Call no. Lee, K. Y. They gave independence to the Sudan in 1954, withdrew from the Egyptian canal base in Suez the same year, and gave independence to the first of the African colonies, Ghana, which had formerly been the Gold Coast, in 1957, to be followed by the largest country in West Africa, Nigeria, in 1960. The Singapore story: Memoirs of Lee Kuan Yew. He also noted that the promulgation of the new constitution was “a moment of great change” and “a new chapter in the history of Singapore” as it was “a step forward” towards independence.57 Although the historic change deserved celebration, Lee reminded the crowd that “good things [in] life do not fall down from the skies” and “can only come by hard work over a long time”. People’s Action Party to contest all the 51 seats...two constituencies have 7 candidates (Part 1). Churchill also adopted a highly conciliatory policy towards the trade unions. The 1959 Singapore General Election* - Volume 6 Issue 1. That is the Conservative broadcast of 1955, which gives a good picture I think of the domestic policy. (1959, June 3). Now there are two further factors of interest in the 1959 Election. (1958, November 11). 71–72. (1958, July 18). : RCLOS 342.5957 SIN), . But apart from that, we have no other plans, but we reserve the right if, after full inquiry, we find that a particular industry is falling down on its job and that public ownership is the right remedy, either to take it over in whole or in part. In 1955, Singapore was granted partial internal self-government under the Rendel Constitution. : RSING 959.57 LEE-[HIS]). The Straits Times, p. 1. Gaitskell said, “The stark fact is this is third General Election we have lost, and the fourth in which we have lost seats. Singapore: NUS Press, p. 268. It was the culmination of what had happened since the restoration of British government in … Mr Muffett had been resourceful, enterprising, inventive, daring. Party milestones: Party beginnings. The Straits Times, p. 7. Retrieved from NewspaperSG.4. It’s quite an effort to try and put our minds back. (1959, June 2). The Straits Times, p. 1; 2.45 am – PAP romps home with landslide victory. This meant they got … ], p. 19. One significant element in the 1959 election was the participation of key regional politicians, Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe and Chief Obafemi Awolowo, erstwhile premiers of the Eastern and Western regions respectively.  What attracted them to the election was the prospect that either of them could become the “first prime minister” of independent Nigeria. The image of the Labour Party was becoming obsolete. Let us see Gaitskell if we can…. (Call no. One Leader of the Labour Party at the time, Hugh Dalton, said when that came out: “The election results are wonderful - they’re not too bad.” One Liberal newspaper summed it up well by saying: “The country has got rid of the party it does not want in favour of one it does not trust.”. Macmillan was very skilful and he repaired the rift with the United States caused by Suez and held his party together, and that was a matter of great political judgement and sense. Scotland and the North were much more sympathetic to Labour than the South of England. So, from that point of view, I think, the 1959 Election was a contemporary election, that the themes in it resonate today, whereas I think you would probably agree, those of you who heard me talk about the 1945 Election, that seems like an election from another age which is not very relevant to today. (2014). Lee, K. Y. : RSING 959.57 TUR-[HIS])10. . This was very noticeable in London. “What message are we going to send to the rest of the world? Major revisions were made to the way in which the ceremony was carried out. (Call no. (1959, May 22). (2), 217-239, pp. Elections similar to or like. Singapore: Times Editions, Singapore Press Holdings. A history of modern Singapore, 1819–2005. South East Asia Research, 10(2), 217-239, pp. Gresham College receives no government funding. After the election results were announced, incumbent Chief Minister Lim Yew Hock tendered his resignation. Now, to resolve an intractable problem, the Sardauna appointed Mr Muffett as Resident General in the Northern Cameroons and the results were as gratifying to the Sardauna as the landslide win for the North had been in the 1959 General Election. It was highest in the West Midlands, where the Conservatives gained 10 seats – 10 of the 28 seats were in the West Midlands, and the swing to the Conservatives there was 3.3%. The ceremony was witnessed by Goode who had assumed the position of Yang di-Pertuan Negara following the promulgation of the new constitution. Retrieved from People’s Action Party website: https://www.pap.org.sg/about-pap/party-milestones. – 2.2 % District 3 the pendulum but that had not occurred Street Jackson, CA (. 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