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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lai Tha Chai
|
9,695
|
58.80
|
▼ 18.62
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Chon Koon Cheong
|
6,793
|
41.20
|
▲ 18.62
|
|
|
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
|
17,630
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,898
|
95.85
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,488
|
97.57
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 18.62
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lai Tha Chai
|
13,363
|
77.42
|
▲ 2.65
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Lim Kang Chew
|
3,897
|
22.58
|
▼ 2.65
|
|
|
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
|
18,353
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,639
|
96.11
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,260
|
97.85
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 2.65
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lai Tha Chai
|
12,857
|
74.77
|
▲ 0.34
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Hoe Boon Teck
|
4,338
|
25.23
|
|
|
|
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
|
18,182
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,544
|
96.49
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,195
|
98.01
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 0.34
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Lai Tha Chai
|
6,577
|
74.43
|
|
|
|
People's Front
|
Wong Wen Nan
|
2,260
|
25.57
|
|
|
|
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
|
9,431
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,048
|
95.94
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
8,837
|
97.67
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References