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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teh Cheang Wan
|
13,798
|
66.83
|
▼ 18.62
|
|
|
Singapore United Front
|
Lim Tiong Hock
|
6,847
|
33.17
|
|
|
|
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
|
22,325
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
21,413
|
95.91
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
20,645
|
96.41
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 18.62
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teh Cheang Wan
|
17,585
|
85.45
|
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Long B Abdullah
|
2,994
|
14.55
|
|
|
|
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
|
22,298
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
21,273
|
95.40
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
20,579
|
96.74
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1979 By Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teh Cheang Wan
|
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
|
20,874
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
| 1976 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Yong Nyuk Lin
|
11,912
|
71.18
|
▲ 1.90
|
|
|
United Front
|
Lim Tiong Hock
|
4,822
|
28.82
|
|
|
|
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
|
18,101
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,343
|
95.81
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,734
|
96.49
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 1.90
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Yong Nyuk Lin
|
7,320
|
69.28
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Quek Doh Lam
|
3,246
|
30.72
|
|
|
|
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
|
11,653
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,806
|
92.73
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,566
|
97.78
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Yong Nyuk Lin
|
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
|
14,609
|
|
|
| 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
|
Yong Nyuk Lin
|
6,288
|
43.63
|
▼ 23.97
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Un Hon Kun
|
5,670
|
39.34
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Kum Teng Hock
|
1,541
|
10.69
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Mohd. B. Hj. Yacob
|
914
|
6.34
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
15,386
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,575
|
94.73
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
14,413
|
98.89
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 23.97
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Yong Nyuk Lin
|
8,923
|
67.60
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Kwek Sam Hock
|
4,276
|
32.40
|
|
|
|
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
|
15,528
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
13,550
|
87.26
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,199
|
97.41
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References