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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
| 1988 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Teng Cheong
|
10,644
|
73.00
|
|
|
|
Singapore Democratic Party
|
Md Shariff Bin Yahya
|
3,937
|
27.00
|
|
|
|
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
|
15,850
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,910
|
94.07
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
14,581
|
97.79
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Teng Cheong
|
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
|
20,439
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Teng Cheong
|
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
|
20,781
|
|
|
| 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
|
Ong Teng Cheong
|
14,262
|
76.62
|
▲ 2.62
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Chin Tian Choo
|
4,353
|
23.38
|
|
|
|
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
|
19,700
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,971
|
96.30
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
18,615
|
98.12
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 2.62
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Teng Cheong
|
10,262
|
74.00
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Seow Khee Leng
|
3,022
|
21.79
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
W. J. Paglar
|
583
|
4.21
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
14,640
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,053
|
95.99
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,867
|
98.68
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References