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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Soo Khoon
|
12,172
|
66.79
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
J C Corera
|
6,053
|
33.21
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
19,670
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,636
|
94.74
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
18,225
|
97.79
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Soo Khoon
|
Walkover
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
18,163
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Soo Khoon
|
12,413
|
75.90
|
▼ 1.62
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Chua Boon Eng Edward
|
3,941
|
24.10
|
▲ 7.78
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
17,367
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,611
|
95.65
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,354
|
98.45
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 1.62
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Wong Lin Ken
|
17,965
|
77.52
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Wong Kui Yu
|
3,782
|
16.32
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
S.A. Hamid
|
1,427
|
6.16
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
24,499
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
23,446
|
95.70
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
23,174
|
98.84
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Wong Lin Ken
|
Walkover
|
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,317
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References