Radin Mas Single Member Constituency
Electoral division in Singapore
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The Radin Mas Single Member Constituency[a] is a single-member constituency (SMC) situated in central Singapore. It is managed by Tanjong Pagar Town Council (TPTC).[2] The current Member of Parliament (MP) for the constituency is Melvin Yong from the People's Action Party (PAP).
| Radin Mas | |
|---|---|
| Single-member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
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| Region | Central Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 25,567 |
| Current constituency | |
| Created | 2011 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Party | People's Action Party |
| Member | Melvin Yong |
| Town Council | Tanjong Pagar |
| Created from | Tanjong Pagar GRC |
History
Radin Mas SMC was created prior to the 2011 general election from Tanjong Pagar Group Representation Constituency (GRC), which it had previously belonged to as a division.[3] Sam Tan, the incumbent PAP MP for the division, stood for reelection, defeating Yip Yew Weng from the National Solidarity Party (NSP) with 67.1% of the vote.[3][4]
In the 2015 general election, blogger Han Hui Hui ran as an independent candidate for the constituency. She won 10.03% of the vote, losing her election deposit of S$14,500 in the process for not winning at least 12.5% of the vote. Tan, on the other hand, retained the SMC with an improved 77.25% of the vote in a three-cornered fight.[5][6]
Prior to the 2020 general election, Tan retired from politics. Melvin Yong, the incumbent MP for the Moulmein–Cairnhill division of Tanjong Pagar GRC, was fielded by the PAP to retain the SMC;[7] he garnered 74.01% of the vote, defeating Kumar Appavoo, candidate for the Reform Party (RP), who had been contesting the SMC since 2015.[8][9]
In the 2025 general election, another three-cornered fight occurred in Radin Mas SMC after Darryl Lo, an independent candidate, ran in the constituency, claiming that there was no "credible opposition" in the constituency.[10] He won 23.52% of the vote, while Appavoo, now under the banner of the People's Alliance for Reform (PAR), a political coalition, lost his $13,500 deposit with 7.36% of the vote. Yong won reelection with 69.12% of the vote.[9][11]
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 2010s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sam Tan | 18,609 | 67.10 | ||
| NSP | Yip Yew Weng | 9,123 | 32.90 | ||
| Majority | 9,486 | 34.20 | |||
| Total valid votes | 27,732 | 97.64 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 669 | 2.36 | |||
| Turnout | 28,401 | 91.57 | |||
| Registered electors | 31,014 | ||||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sam Tan | 20,246 | 77.25 |  10.15 | |
| RP | Kumar Appavoo | 3,333 | 12.72 | N/A | |
| Independent | Han Hui Hui | 2,630 | 10.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 16,913 | 64.53 | 30.33 | ||
| Total valid votes | 26,209 | 97.15 |  0.49 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 769 | 2.85 | 0.49 | ||
| Turnout | 26,978 | 93.33 | 1.76 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,906 | 7.29 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 10.15 |
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Elections in 2020s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Melvin Yong | 16,864 | 74.01 | 3.24 | |
| RP | Kumar Appavoo | 5,922 | 25.99 | 13.28 | |
| Majority | 10,942 | 48.02 | 16.52 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,786 | 96.53 | 0.62 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 818 | 3.47 | 0.62 | ||
| Turnout | 23,604 | 94.68 | 1.43 | ||
| Registered electors | 24,931 | 15.94 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.24 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Melvin Yong | 15,854 | 69.12 | 4.89 | |
| Independent | Darryl Lo | 5,394 | 23.52 | N/A | |
| PAR | Kumar Appavoo | 1,689 | 7.36 | N/A | |
| Majority | 10,460 | 45.60 | 2.42 | ||
| Total valid votes | 22,937 | 98.09 | 1.56 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 446 | 1.91 | 1.56 | ||
| Turnout | 23,383 | 91.46 | 3.22 | ||
| Registered electors | 25,567 | 2.55 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | 4.89 |
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