Changi Single Member Constituency
Electoral ward in Singapore
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Changi Single Member Constituency, simply the Changi Constituency until 1988, was a single member constituency covering Changi and eastern outer islands such as Pulau Ubin, Singapore.
| Changi | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 24,886 (1991) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Rural East |
| Replaced by | |
Constituency changes
| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Constituency formed from Rural East. | 3,623 |
| 1955 | Parts of the constituency separated to form Paya Lebar, Punggol–Tampines, Serangoon and Ulu Bedok. | 11,239 |
| 1959 | Part of the constituency separated to form Siglap. | 11,199 |
| 1963 | No changes. | 11,866 |
| 1968 | No changes. | 15,594 |
| 1972 | No changes. | 18,297 |
| 1976 | No changes. | 17,827 |
| 1980 | Part of the constituency separated to form Tanah Merah. | 25,464 |
| 1984 | No changes. | 20,129 |
| 1988 | Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. | 17,145 |
| 1991 | No changes. | 24,886 |
| 1997 | Constituency abolished and split between Aljunied GRC as Changi–Simei ward and East Coast GRC as Siglap ward. | |
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
| 1951 | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | PP | |
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | Lim Cher Kheng | DP | |
| 1959 | Teo Hock Guan | PAP | |
| 1963 | Sim Boon Woo | ||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Sim Boon Woo | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | Teo Chong Tee | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| 1988 | |||
| 1991 | |||
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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | 1,486 | 72.52 | ||
| Labour Party | Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty | 563 | 27.48 | ||
| Majority | 923 | 45.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,623 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,049 | 97.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 44 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,093 | 57.77 | |||
| PP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,624 | 45.08 | N/A | |
| PP | S. G. Mohamed Ghows | 1,699 | 29.19 | N/A | |
| LF | Wong Sau Sheung | 1,498 | 25.73 | N/A | |
| Majority | 925 | 15.89 |  29.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,239 |  210.21 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,821 | 98.81 | 0.91 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.19 | 0.91 | ||
| Turnout | 5,891 | 52.42 | 5.35 | ||
| DP gain from PP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Hock Guan | 3,480 | 35.10 | +35.10 | |
| UMNO | Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Said | 2,818 | 28.43 | +28.43 | |
| Independent | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,225 | 22.45 | −22.63 | |
| LSP | Wee Tin Teck | 1,024 | 10.33 | −34.75 | |
| Malay Union | Fatimah Nor binte Golam Shawal | 366 | 3.69 | +3.69 | |
| Turnout | 9,995 | 89.2 | +36.8 | ||
| PAP gain from DP | Swing | +35.10 | |||
Note 1: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Fatimah as another independent candidate.
Note 2: Lim Cher Kheng was the then incumbent seeking for another term. He represented the Democratic Party (Not to be confused with the Singapore Democratic Party, which was only formed after Singapore's independence.) which was dissolved by merging with Progressive Party (Singapore) as Liberal Socialist Party within a year from the 1955 General elections. With that consideration, the vote swing for both independent candidate Lim and Liberal Socialist Party candidate Wee will be taken from Lim's previous election result because that is the result for the candidate himself and his party respectively.
Note 3: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Abdul Rahman as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sim Boon Woo | 4,808 | 42.78 | +7.68 | |
| BS | Siek Shing Min | 3,425 | 30.48 | +30.48 | |
| SA | Dato Syed Esa | 1,975 | 17.57 | −10.86 | |
| UPP | Abdullah Masood | 935 | 8.32 | +8.32 | |
| Independent | Yahya bin Mohammad Noor | 95 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Turnout | 11,343 | 95.6 | +6.4 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | +7.68 | |||
Note: One of the component party in Singapore Alliance is United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and hence the swing will be based on its previous election of UMNO candidate.
Elections in 1970s
Elections in 1980s
Elections in 1990s
Historical maps
1955 General Election
