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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Chin Harn Tong
|
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
|
19,045
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Chin Harn Tong
|
13,313
|
84.59
|
▲ 9.71
|
|
|
United Front
|
Sim Peng Kim
|
2,425
|
15.41
|
|
|
|
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
|
17,017
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,191
|
95.15
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
15,738
|
97.20
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 9.71
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Chin Harn Tong
|
12,230
|
74.88
|
▲ 3.37
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Lim Kang Chew
|
4,103
|
25.12
|
▲ 0.87
|
|
|
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
|
17,461
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,645
|
95.33
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,333
|
98.13
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 3.37
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Chee Han Tong
|
12,861
|
71.51
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Lim Kang Chew
|
4,360
|
24.25
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Amir Ali b.Mohamed
|
762
|
4.24
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
19,278
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,251
|
94.67
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,983
|
98.53
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Mohd. Ghazali Bin Ismail
|
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
|
14,472
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1963 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S. V. Lingam
|
7,745
|
50.90
|
▲1.50
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Thio Kheng Lock
|
4,624
|
30.39
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Lim Koon Teck
|
1,681
|
11.05
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Woo Kong Seng
|
1,165
|
7.66
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
16,152
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
15,347
|
95.02
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
15,215
|
99.14
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲1.50
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S. V. Lingam
|
5,701
|
49.40
|
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
E. H. Holloway
|
5,004
|
43.36
|
|
|
|
Partai Rakyat
|
Tang Yoong Chiaw
|
835
|
7.24
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,255
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,713
|
88.37
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,540
|
98.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References