Bras Basah Constituency
Former Singaporean constituency
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Bras Basah Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1976. It was represented in the Parliament of Singapore by Hoe Puay Choo from 1959 to 1963 then by Ho See Beng from 1963 to 1976.
RegionSingapore
Created1959
Abolished1976
Seats1
| Bras Basah | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | Singapore |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1959 |
| Abolished | 1976 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member | Hoo Bee Seng |
| Town Council | Jalan Besar |
| Replaced by | Jalan Besar GRC |
History
In 1976, the constituency was abolished and the electorate was divided between Kampong Glam Constituency and Telok Ayer Constituency.[1]
Member of Parliament
Electoral results
Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).
Elections in 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Hoe Puay Choo | 6,014 | 63.25 | ||
| LSP | Foo Ho Fang | 1,993 | 20.96 | ||
| SPA | Goh Hin Shong | 1,501 | 15.79 | ||
| Majority | 4,021 | 42.29 | |||
| Total valid votes | 9,508 | 98.82 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 114 | 1.18 | |||
| Turnout | 9,622 | 85.96 | |||
| Registered electors | 11,193 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Bee Seng | 4,926 | 51.80 |  11.45 | |
| BS | Leong Kwan Fai | 3,831 | 40.28 | N/A | |
| UPP | Pan Cheng Luan | 335 | 3.52 | N/A | |
| SA | Wong Chin Sen | 304 | 3.20 | 12.59 | |
| WP | Chiang Seok Keong | 114 | 1.20 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,095 | 11.52 | 30.77 | ||
| Total valid votes | 9,510 | 99.05 |  0.23 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 91 | 0.95 | 0.23 | ||
| Turnout | 9,601 | 89.91 | 3.95 | ||
| Registered electors | 10,678 | 4.60 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 11.45 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Bee Seng | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 9,718 | 8.99 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ho Bee Seng | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 8,323 | 14.35 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
