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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
1988 General Election [1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S Dhanabalan
|
13,097
|
66.13
|
▲ 1.18
|
|
Workers' Party
|
A L Sundram
|
6,707
|
33.87
|
▼ 1.18
|
|
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
|
21,245
|
|
|
Turnout
|
20,249
|
95.31
|
|
Valid Vote
|
19,804
|
97.80
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 1.18
|
|
6th Parliament
1984 General Election [2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S Dhanabalan
|
11,256
|
64.95
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
A L Sundram
|
6,075
|
35.05
|
|
|
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
|
18,809
|
|
|
Turnout
|
17,802
|
94.65
|
|
Valid Vote
|
17,331
|
97.35
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
1980 General Election [3]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Suppiah Dhanabalan
|
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
|
16,222
|
|
|
Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
1976 General Election [4]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
S. Dhanabalan
|
11,823
|
73.90
|
▼ 5.85
|
|
United Front
|
Chan Yoke Kwong
|
4,175
|
26.10
|
|
|
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
|
17,282
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,424
|
95.04
|
|
Valid Vote
|
15,998
|
97.41
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 5.85
|
|
3rd Parliament
1972 General Election [5]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdul Aziz Karim
|
12,626
|
79.75
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Sultan Mydin Bin Abdul Hamid
|
3,205
|
20.25
|
|
|
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
|
17,232
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,217
|
94.11
|
|
Valid Vote
|
15,831
|
97.62
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
1968 General Election [6]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdul Aziz Karim
|
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
|
9,309
|
|
|
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
|
Buang b. Omar Junid
|
8,479
|
52.21
|
▲ 4.03
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Dr. P. Oorjitham
|
5,215
|
32.11
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Mohd. Shariff B. D.
|
1,166
|
7.18
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Tan Hock Lim
|
969
|
5.97
|
|
|
Independent
|
Tan Hai Tong
|
411
|
2.53
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
16,974
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,391
|
96.57
|
|
Valid Vote
|
16,240
|
99.08
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 4.03
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
1959 General Election [8]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Buang bin Omar Junid
|
5,690
|
48.18
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Tan Hai Tong
|
4,967
|
42.05
|
|
|
Citizens' Party
|
Seah Peng Chuan
|
1,154
|
9.77
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
12,936
|
|
|
Turnout
|
11,986
|
92.66
|
|
Valid Vote
|
11,811
|
98.54
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References