Geylang West Constituency
Former electoral division in Singapore
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Geylang West Constituency was an electoral constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 where it was absorbed into Jalan Besar GRC.
Member of Parliament
| Election | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1959 | Yong Nyuk Lin | PAP | |
| 1963 | |||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Yong Nyuk Lin | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1979 | Teh Cheang Wan | ||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
Electoral results
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
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | 8,923 | 67.60 | ||
| SPA | Kwek Sam Hock | 4,276 | 32.40 | ||
| Majority | 4,647 | 35.20 | |||
| Registered electors | 15,528 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,550 | 87.26 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 14,609 |  5.05 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | 7,320 | 69.28 | N/A | |
| WP | Quek Doh Lam | 3,246 | 30.72 | N/A | |
| Majority | 4,074 | 38.56 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 11,653 | 20.23 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yong Nyuk Lin | 11,912 | 71.18 |  1.90 | |
| UF | Lim Tiong Hock | 4,822 | 28.82 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,090 | 42.36 | 3.80 | ||
| Registered electors | 18,101 | 55.33 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teh Cheang Wan | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 20,874 | 15.32 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
