Tiong Bahru Constituency
Constituency in Singapore (1955–1988)
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Tiong Bahru Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1955 and was abolished in 1988.
History
In 1955, the Tiong Bahru Constituency was formed.
In 1988, the constituency was abolished following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC).[1]
Members of Parliament
| Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Formation (1955) | |||
| Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
| 1955 | William Tan | DP | |
| 1959 | Lee Teck Him | PAP | |
| 1963 | |||
| Parliament of Singapore | |||
| 1968 | Ch'ng Jit Koon | PAP | |
| 1972 | |||
| 1976 | |||
| 1980 | |||
| 1984 | |||
| Constituency abolished (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 | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP | William Tan | 2,264 | 38.60 | ||
| PP | Foo Few Ting | 2,100 | 35.80 | ||
| SA | Teo Seng Bee | 1,502 | 25.60 | ||
| Majority | 164 | 2.80 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,664 | ||||
| Turnout | 10,577 | 46.32 | |||
| DP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lee Teck Him | 5,175 | 47.66 | N/A | |
| SPA | Lin Wo Ling | 2,182 | 20.09 | N/A | |
| Independent | William Tan | 1,730 | 15.93 | N/A | |
| LSP | Lee Bah Chee | 996 | 9.17 | N/A | |
| Independent | Lim Huan Seng | 494 | 4.55 | N/A | |
| Majority | 2,993 | 24.77 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 12,151 |  4.05 | |||
| Turnout | 10,577 | 87.05 |  40.73 | ||
| PAP gain from DP | Swing | 47.66 |
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Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Lee Teck Him | 5,731 | 48.15 | 0.49 | |
| BS | Soon Dit Woo | 3,798 | 31.91 | N/A | |
| UPP | Ng Teng Kian | 1,088 | 9.14 | N/A | |
| Independent | William Tan | 777 | 6.53 | 9.4 | |
| SA | Tan Kok Siong | 508 | 4.27 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,933 | 16.24 | 11.33 | ||
| Registered electors | 12,534 | 3.15 | |||
| Turnout | 11,902 | 94.95 | 7.91 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 0.49 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 16,532 | 31.90 | |||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 11,991 | 75.62 | N/A | |
| UNF | Lee Kah Chit | 894 | 5.64 | N/A | |
| WP | Seow Yong Chew | 2,972 | 18.74 | N/A | |
| Majority | 9,019 | 56.88 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 17,394 | 8.62 | |||
| Turnout | 15,857 | 91.16 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | 15,248 | 83.10 | 7.48 | |
| UPF | Teo Kim Hoe | 3,100 | 16.90 | N/A | |
| Majority | 12,148 | 66.20 | 9.32 | ||
| Registered electors | 19,589 | 12.62 | |||
| Turnout | 18,348 | 93.66 | 2.50 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 7.48 |
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 18,077 | 1.48 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Ch'ng Jit Koon | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 20,091 | 11.14 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
Historical maps
1955 General Election
