Toa Payoh Constituency
Historical constituency in Singapore
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Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency was a constituency that holds the Toa Payoh area, in the Central Region of Singapore, from 1959 to 1988.
History
The constituency broke away into Boon Teck, Kim Keat and Kuo Chuan in 1972 general elections, and Khe Bong in 1976 general elections.
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 1950s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Wong Soon Fong | 8,693 | 77.66 | ||
| SPA | Lee Poh Chee | 2,500 | 22.34 | ||
| Majority | 6,193 | 55.32 | |||
| Registered electors | 12,551 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,442 | 91.16 | |||
| PAP win (new seat) | |||||
Elections in 1960s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BS | Wong Soon Fong | 6,083 | 48.20 | N/A | |
| PAP | Yip Sai Weng | 4,276 | 33.88 | −43.78 | |
| UPP | Goh Nee Kim | 1,501 | 11.89 | N/A | |
| United Democratic Party | Tan Chor Yong | 760 | 6.03 | N/A | |
| Majority | 1,807 | 14.32 |  41 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,394 |  6.72 | |||
| Turnout | 12,772 | 95.36 | 4.18 | ||
| BS gain from PAP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eric Cheong | Unopposed | |||
| Registered electors | 19,143 | 42.93 | |||
| PAP hold | |||||
Elections in 1970s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eric Cheong | 10,884 | 73.85 | N/A | |
| BS | Tay Cheng Kang | 3,853 | 26.15 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7,031 | 47.70 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 15,742 | 17.77 | |||
| Turnout | 14,737 | 93.62 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,633 | 73.63 | 0.22 | |
| BS | Abdul Rahim | 3,450 | 26.37 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,183 | 47.26 | 0.44 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,933 | 11.49 | |||
| Turnout | 13,083 | 93.90 | 0.28 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 0.22 |
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Elections in 1980s
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,872 | 76.73 | 3.1 | |
| BS | Ng Ho | 2,994 | 23.27 | N/A | |
| Majority | 6,878 | 53.46 | 6.2 | ||
| Registered electors | 13,799 | 0.96 | |||
| Turnout | 12,866 | 93.24 | 0.66 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 3.1 |
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Eric Cheong | 8,559 | 65.16 | 11.57 | |
| BS | Ng Ho | 4,576 | 34.84 | 11.57 | |
| Majority | 3,983 | 30.32 | 23.14 | ||
| Registered electors | 14,177 | 2.74 | |||
| Turnout | 12,866 | 92.65 | 0.59 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | 11.57 |
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