Joo Chiat Single Member Constituency
History
- 1959 - Carved out from Katong SMC
Candidates and results
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 9,601 | 74.73 | ▼ 8.76 | |
| Workers' Party | M. Ameer Batcha | 3,247 | 25.27 | ||
| Electorate | 14,241 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,131 | 92.21 | |||
| Valid Vote | 12,848 | 97.84 | |||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | ▼ 8.76 | |||
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | 11,669 | 83.49 | ||
| United National Front | William Cook | 2,307 | 16.51 | ||
| Electorate | 15,684 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,248 | 90.84 | |||
| Valid Vote | 13,976 | 98.09 | |||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | Walkover | |||
| Electorate | 12,335 | ||||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1966 November By Election [4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Yeoh Ghim Seng | Walkover | |||
| Electorate | 15,760 | ||||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
| 1963 General Election [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Fong Kim Heng | 9,300 | 65.88 | ▲ 26.25 | |
| Barisan Sosialis | Leong Keng Seng | 3,737 | 26.48 | ||
| Singapore Alliance | Seow Peck Leng | 1,078 | 7.64 | ||
| Electorate | 14,966 | ||||
| Turnout | 14,214 | 94.98 | |||
| Valid Vote | 14,115 | 99.30 | |||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Singapore People's Alliance | C. H. Koh | 6,136 | 45.87 | ||
| People's Action Party | Fong Kim Heng | 5,301 | 39.63 | ||
| Liberal Socialist Party | Gay Wan Guay | 1,215 | 9.08 | ||
| Katong United Residents Association | Low Teck Cheng | 405 | 3.03 | ||
| Independent | Henry Chong | 320 | 2.39 | ||
| Electorate | 15,257 | ||||
| Turnout | 13,674 | 89.62 | |||
| Valid Vote | 13,377 | 97.83 | |||
| Singapore People's Alliance hold | Swing | N/A | |||
References
- ↑ "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1966 PARLIAMENTARY BY-ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.