Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency
Former constituency in Singapore
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Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency is a former single member constituency (SMC) that was located in the eastern region of Singapore. The SMC formerly encompassed the areas of Joo Chiat, Katong, Opera Estate, Siglap and a portion of Telok Kurau. It had existed from 1959 until 1988, when it was merged with neighbouring constituencies to form Bedok Group Representation Constituency (Bedok GRC). It was reformed just before the 2001 general election after being carved out from East Coast Group Representation Constituency. The seat has been held by the People's Action Party since its reformation that year and was contested again in 2006.
| Joo Chiat | |
|---|---|
| Former single-member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Location under 2006 boundaries | |
| Region | southeastern Singapore |
| Electorate | 22,069 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 1959–1988 2001-2015 |
| Number of members | 1 |
| Member | Constituency abolished |
| Created from | East Coast GRC |
| Replaced by | Marine Parade GRC |
History
Bukit Panjang and Mountbatten currently share the roots where it has been interrupted due to Group Representation Constituency system, where it had been merged into the respective bigger constituencies at different times. No other constituencies has survived longer without the interruption after Chua Chu Kang had been merged into Chua Chu Kang GRC.
Prior to the 2015 general election, the constituency was merged into Marine Parade GRC.[1]
Member of Parliament
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation | |||
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1959 | Koh Choon Hong | SPA | |
| 1963 | Fong Kim Heng | PAP | |
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1966 | Yeoh Ghim Seng | PAP | |
| 1968 | |||
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| Constituency abolished (1988 – 2001) | |||
| 2001 | Chan Soo Sen | PAP | |
| 2006 | |||
| 2011 | Charles Chong | ||
| Constituency abolished (2015) | |||
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 | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SPA | Koh Choon Hong | 6,136 | 45.87 | ||
| PAP | Fong Kim Heng | 5,301 | 39.63 | ||
| LSP | Gay Wan Guay | 1,215 | 9.09 | ||
| Katong United Residents' Association | Low Teck Cheng | 405 | 3.03 | ||
| Independent | Henry Chong | 320 | 2.39 | ||
| Majority | 835 | 6.24 | |||
| Turnout | 13,674 | 89.6 | |||
| SPA win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Fong Kim Heng | 9,300 | 65.88 | +26.25 | |
| BS | Leong Keng Seng | 3,737 | 26.48 | +26.48 | |
| SA | Seow Peck Leng | 1,078 | 7.64 | −38.23 | |
| Majority | 5,563 | 39.40 | |||
| Turnout | 14,214 | 95.0 | +5.4 | ||
| PAP gain from SPA | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 15,760 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 12,335 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 11,669 | 83.49 | N/A | |
| United National Front | William Cook | 2,307 | 16.51 | +16.51 | |
| Majority | 9,362 | 66.98 | |||
| Turnout | 13,976 | 98.1 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 9,601 | 74.43 | −9.06 | |
| WP | Maideen bin Ameer Batcha | 3,247 | 25.57 | +25.57 | |
| Majority | 6,354 | 48.86 | −18.12 | ||
| Turnout | 12,848 | 97.8 | −0.3 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -9.06 | |||
Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 8,542 | 74.18 | −0.25 | |
| SDP | Soon Kia Seng | 2,973 | 25.82 | +25.82 | |
| Majority | 5,569 | 48.36 | |||
| Turnout | 11,515 | 97.8 | 0.0 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -0.25 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Yeoh Ghim Seng | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 18,987 | ||||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Elections in 2000s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chan Soo Sen | 15,426 | 83.55 | N/A | |
| Independent | Ooi Boon Ewe | 3,038 | 16.45 | +16.45 | |
| Majority | 12,388 | 67.1 | |||
| Turnout | 19,049 | 87.6 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Chan Soo Sen | 12,226 | 65.01 | −18.54 | |
| WP | Tan Bin Seng | 6,580 | 34.99 | +34.99 | |
| Majority | 5,646 | 30.02 | |||
| Turnout | 19,196 | 87.8 | +0.2 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -18.54 | |||
Elections in 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Charles Chong | 9,666 | 51.02 | −13.99 | |
| WP | Yee Jenn Jong | 9,278 | 48.98 | +13.99 | |
| Majority | 388 | 2.04 | −27.98 | ||
| Turnout | 19,259 | 98.4 | +10.6 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -13.99 | |||