Tiong Bahru Constituency

Tiong Bahru Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1955 and was abolished in 1988.

History

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In 1955, the Tiong Bahru Constituency was formed.

In 1988, the constituency was abolished following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Consituency (SMC).[1]

Members of Parliament

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Year Member of Parliament Party
Formation (1955)
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 William Tan DP
1959 Lee Teck Him PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Ch'ng Jit Koon PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

Electoral results

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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 1950s

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General Election 1955[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
DP William Tan 2,264 38.60
PP Foo Few Ting 2,100 35.80
SA Teo Seng Bee 1,502 25.60
Majority 164 2.80
Registered electors 12,664
Turnout 10,577 46.32
DP win (new seat)
General Election 1959[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Teck Him 5,175 47.66 N/A
SPA Lin Wo Ling 2,182 20.09 N/A
LSP Lee Bah Chee 996 9.17 N/A
Independent Lim Huan Seng 494 4.55 N/A
Independent William Tan 1,730 15.93 N/A
Majority 2,993 24.77 N/A
Registered electors 12,151 Decrease4.05
Turnout 10,577 87.05 Increase40.73
PAP gain from DP Swing Increase47.66

Elections in 1960s

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General Election 1963[4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Lee Teck Him 5,731 48.15 Increase0.49
BS Soon Dit Woo 3,798 31.91 N/A
UPP Ng Teng Kian 1,088 9.14 N/A
SA Tan Kok Siong 508 4.27 N/A
Independent William Tan 777 6.53
Majority 1,933 16.24 Decrease11.33
Registered electors 12,534 Increase3.15
Turnout 11,902 94.95 Increase7.91
PAP hold Swing Increase0.49
General Election 1968[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon Unopposed
Registered electors 16,532 Increase31.90

Elections in 1970s

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General Election 1972[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon 11,991 75.62 N/A
UNF Lee Kah Chit 894 5.64 N/A
WP Seow Yong Chew 2,972 18.74 N/A
Majority 9,019 56.88 N/A
Registered electors 17,394 Increase8.62
Turnout 15,857 91.16 N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976[7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon 15,248 83.10 Increase7.48
UPF Teo Kim Hoe 3,100 16.90 N/A
Majority 12,148 66.20 Increase9.32
Registered electors 19,589 Increase12.62
Turnout 18,348 93.66 Increase2.50
PAP hold Swing Increase7.48

Elections in 1980s

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General Election 1980[8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon Unopposed
Registered electors 18,077 Decrease1.48
PAP hold
General Election 1984[9]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
PAP Ch'ng Jit Koon Unopposed
Registered electors 20,091 Increase11.14
PAP hold

Historical maps

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  • 1955 General Election
    1955 General Election

References

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  1. ^ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times. 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 – via NewspaperSG.
  2. ^ "ELD | 1955 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  3. ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
  5. ^ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  6. ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  7. ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  8. ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.
  9. ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 26 March 2025.

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