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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
1988 General Election [1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Wong Kwei Cheong
|
12,779
|
63.98
|
|
|
Singapore Democratic Party
|
Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe
|
7,194
|
36.02
|
|
|
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
|
23,197
|
|
|
Turnout
|
20,372
|
87.82
|
|
Valid Vote
|
19,973
|
98.04
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
6th Parliament
1984 General Election [2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Wong Kwei Cheong
|
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
|
15,862
|
|
|
Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
1980 General Election [3]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Wong Kwei Cheong
|
11,444
|
71.79
|
▲ 3.62
|
|
Singapore Democratic Party
|
Fok Tai Loy
|
4,498
|
28.21
|
|
|
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
|
18,133
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,273
|
89.74
|
|
Valid Vote
|
15,942
|
97.97
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 3.62
|
|
4th Parliament
1976 General Election [4]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lim Kim San
|
7,979
|
68.17
|
▼ 12.75
|
|
Independent
|
Chiam See Tong
|
3,726
|
31.83
|
|
|
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
|
13,419
|
|
|
Turnout
|
11,956
|
89.10
|
|
Valid Vote
|
11,705
|
97.90
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 12.75
|
|
3rd Parliament
1972 General Election [5]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lim Kim San
|
8,458
|
80.92
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Paul Elisha
|
1,994
|
19.08
|
|
|
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
|
11,952
|
|
|
Turnout
|
10,670
|
89.27
|
|
Valid Vote
|
10,452
|
97.96
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
1968 General Election [6]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lim Kim San
|
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
|
12,287
|
|
|
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 [7]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lim Kim San
|
7,749
|
66.46
|
▲ 45.78
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Lim Ang Chuan
|
2,443
|
20.95
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Lee Ah Seong
|
1,467
|
12.59
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
12,340
|
|
|
Turnout
|
11,751
|
95.23
|
|
Valid Vote
|
11,659
|
99.22
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
▲ 45.78
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
1959 General Election [8]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Lim Yew Hock
|
5,275
|
48.22
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
David Marshall
|
2,920
|
26.69
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Md. Oh Su Chen
|
2,262
|
20.68
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Tan Keng Siong
|
483
|
4.41
|
▼ 35.87
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
12,239
|
|
|
Turnout
|
11,045
|
90.24
|
|
Valid Vote
|
10,940
|
99.05
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
1957 By Election [9]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Soh Ghee Soon
|
2,342
|
40.28
|
|
|
Independent
|
Goh Kong Beng
|
1,281
|
22.03
|
|
|
Labour Front
|
Keng Ban Ee
|
1,118
|
19.23
|
▼ 28.35
|
|
Kesatuan Melayu
|
Tengku Muda Muhamed bin Mahmud
|
983
|
16.90
|
|
|
Independent
|
Abdul Majid Mirza
|
91
|
1.56
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
14,802
|
|
|
Turnout
|
5,889
|
39.79
|
|
Valid Vote
|
5,815
|
98.74
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1955 General Election [10]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Labour Front
|
David Marshall
|
3,305
|
47.58
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Tan Chye Cheng
|
2,530
|
36.42
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
Tan Khiang Khoo
|
1,111
|
16.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
13,528
|
|
|
Turnout
|
7,011
|
51.83
|
|
Valid Vote
|
6,946
|
99.07
|
|
|
Labour Front win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References