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| Telok Blangah | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1959 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
| Town Council | West Coast |
| Replaced by | West Coast GRC |
Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1959 and was abolished in 1991.
History
[edit]In 1959, the Telok Blangah Constituency was formed. In 1988, it was renamed as Telok Blangah Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into West Coast Group Representation Constituency.
Member of Parliament
[edit]| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1959 | John Mammen | PAP | |
| 1963 | Bernard Rodrigues | ||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | N. Naidu Govindasamy | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem | ||
| 1979 | Rohan bin Kamis | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | Koh Lam Son | ||
| 1988 | |||
Elections
[edit]Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.
Elections in the 1950s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | John Mammen | 5,803 | 50.4 | ||
| PKMS | Osman Gani | 4,141 | 36.0 | ||
| Citizens' Party | Wee Kim Hock | 1,230 | 10.7 | ||
| Independent | V. Mariappan | 337 | 2.9 | ||
| Majority | 1,662 | 14.4 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,202 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,511 | 87.2 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Bernard Rodrigues | 4,949 | 39.8 | −10.6 | |
| BS | Jukiri bin Parjo | 4,327 | 34.8 | ||
| SA | ABDUL RAHMAN bin Mohamed Said | 2,627 | 21.1 | −14.9 | |
| UPP | Tan Swee Huat | 525 | 4.2 | ||
| Majority | 622 | 5.0 | |||
| Registered electors | 13,263 | ||||
| Turnout | 12,551 | 94.6 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | -10.6 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | N. Naidu Govindasamy | Walkover | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 14,785 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1970s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | N. Naidu Govindasamy | 7,669 | 57.9 | |
| WP | Zainul Abiddin Bin Mohd. Shah | 4,714 | 35.6 | |
| United National Front | M. Ramasamy | 858 | 6.5 | |
| Majority | 2,995 | 22.6 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,624 | |||
| Turnout | 13,241 | 90.5 | ||
| PAP hold | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem | Walkover | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 14,225 | ||||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Rohan bin Kamis | 12,687 | 61.2 | |
| WP | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam | 8,036 | 38.8 | |
| Majority | 4,651 | 22.4 | ||
| Registered electors | 22,202 | |||
| Turnout | 21,089 | 95.0 | ||
| PAP hold | ||||
Elections in 1980s
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Rohan bin Kamis | 9,187 | 53.0 | −8.2 | |
| WP | Joshua Benjamin Jeyaretnam | 8,141 | 47.0 | +8.2 | |
| Majority | 1,046 | 6.0 | |||
| Turnout | 17,592 | 96.1 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | -8.2 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Koh Lam Son | 10,150 | 55.0 | +2.0 | |
| WP | Murugason Rajaratnam | 8,299 | 45.0 | −2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,851 | 10.0 | |||
| Turnout | 18,771 | 96.0 | −0.1 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | +2.0 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Koh Lam Son | 11,160 | 64.2 | +9.2 | |
| WP | Tan Soo Phuan | 6,220 | 35.8 | −9.2 | |
| Majority | 4,940 | 28.4 | |||
| Turnout | 17,732 | 95.3 | −0.7 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | +9.2 | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1968 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1972 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1979 Parliamentary By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
- ^ "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
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