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Candidates and results
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Chiaw Meng
|
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
|
11,949
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Chiaw Meng
|
8,521
|
73.82
|
▼ 11.09
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Jeyaretnam J. B.
|
2,668
|
23.11
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
S. A. Latiff
|
354
|
3.07
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
12,707
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,740
|
92.39
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,543
|
98.32
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 11.09
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lee Chiaw Meng
|
7,826
|
84.91
|
▲ 29.20
|
|
|
Independent
|
M. P. D. Nair
|
1,391
|
15.09
|
|
|
|
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
|
10,290
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,409
|
91.44
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
9,217
|
97.96
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 29.20
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1963 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S. Rajoo
|
5,365
|
55.71
|
▲ 13.86
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Lee Chin Siang
|
2,619
|
27.20
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
A. P. Rajah
|
1,232
|
12.79
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Wee Kia Eng
|
414
|
4.30
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
10,189
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,704
|
95.24
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
9,630
|
99.24
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
▲ 13.86
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Independent
|
A. P. Rajah
|
4,077
|
44.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Teck Ngiap
|
3,832
|
41.85
|
▲ 8.78
|
|
|
Independent
|
Soo-Tho Sin Hee
|
789
|
8.62
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Chan Kooi Chew
|
311
|
3.40
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Joseph A.
|
147
|
1.61
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
10,293
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,291
|
90.27
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
9,156
|
98.55
|
|
|
|
A. P. Rajah (Independent) gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
| 1955 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Labour Front
|
A. R. Lazarous
|
2,585
|
38.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Devan Nair
|
2,219
|
33.07
|
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Eric Wee Sian Beng
|
1,784
|
26.59
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
C.T.B. Unnithan
|
85
|
1.27
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Chua Kim Watt
|
37
|
0.55
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
12,242
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
6,803
|
55.57
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
6,710
|
98.63
|
|
|
|
Labour Front win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References