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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Heng Chiang Meng
|
11,985
|
51.22
|
▼ 17.80
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
D Nair
|
11,414
|
48.78
|
▲ 17.80
|
|
|
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
|
25,011
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
23,908
|
95.59
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
23,399
|
97.87
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 17.80
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Hwang Soo Jin
|
15,275
|
69.02
|
▲ 7.45
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
M P D Nair
|
6,855
|
30.98
|
▼ 7.45
|
|
|
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
|
23,766
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
22,705
|
95.54
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
22,130
|
97.47
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 7.45
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Hwang Soo Jin
|
8,883
|
61.57
|
▲ 2.15
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
M P D Nair
|
5,544
|
38.43
|
▲ 1.57
|
|
|
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
|
15,447
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,702
|
95.18
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
14,427
|
98.13
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 2.15
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Hwang Soo Jin
|
8,283
|
59.42
|
▼ 22.88
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Damodaran Nair M. P.
|
5,137
|
36.86
|
▲ 19.16
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Ong Seng Kok
|
518
|
3.72
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
14,982
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,148
|
94.43
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,938
|
98.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 22.88
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Hwang Soo Jin
|
9,581
|
82.30
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Sum Chong Meng
|
2,060
|
17.70
|
|
|
|
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
|
12,878
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,975
|
92.99
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,641
|
97.21
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1967 By Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teo Hup Teck
|
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
|
11,275
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
| 1963 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Tan Cheng Tong
|
3,312
|
38.04
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teo Hup Teck
|
2,676
|
30.73
|
▼ 31.55
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Lui Boon Phor
|
1,146
|
13.16
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
M. P. D. Nair
|
1,057
|
12.14
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ong Yu Thoh
|
516
|
5.93
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
9,164
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
8,768
|
95.68
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
8,707
|
99.30
|
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Cheng Tong
|
4,837
|
62.28
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
M. P. D. Nair
|
2,929
|
37.72
|
|
|
|
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
|
8,690
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
7,844
|
90.26
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
7,766
|
99.01
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References