Thomson Single Member Constituency
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Thomson Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1959 and was abolished in 1991
History
In 1959, the Thomson Constituency was formed. In 1988, it was renamed as Thomson Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into Thomson Group Representation Constituency.
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1959 | T. Bani | PAP | |
| 1963 | Koo Young | BS | |
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Ang Nam Piau | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | Chau Sik Ting | ||
| 1984 | Leong Horn Kee | ||
| 1988 | |||
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 | T. Bani | 4,978 | 54.63 | ||
| LF | Francis Thomas | 2,581 | 28.33 | ||
| SPA | Yap Chin Choon | 1,553 | 17.04 | ||
| Majority | 2,397 | 26.3 | |||
| Registered electors | 10,067 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,112 | 90.51 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
