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Candidates and results
8th Parliament
| 1991 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ow Chin Hock
|
13,331
|
76.57
|
▲ 11.61
|
|
|
Independent
|
G K Niddy
|
4,080
|
23.43
|
|
|
|
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
|
19,027
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,099
|
95.12
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,411
|
96.20
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 11.61
|
|
7th Parliament
| 1988 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ow Chin Hock
|
13,334
|
64.96
|
▼ 1.88
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Chua Chwee Huat Peter
|
7,192
|
35.04
|
▲ 1.88
|
|
|
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
|
21,964
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
20,924
|
95.26
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
20,526
|
98.10
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 1.88
|
|
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ow Chin Hock
|
9,190
|
66.84
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Armstrong G B
|
4,559
|
33.16
|
|
|
|
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
|
14,805
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,031
|
94.77
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,749
|
97.99
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ow Chin Hock
|
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
|
15,166
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ow Chin Hock
|
13,356
|
76.76
|
▲ 8.48
|
|
|
United Front
|
Ng Lep Chong
|
4,043
|
23.24
|
|
|
|
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
|
18,475
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,756
|
96.11
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,399
|
97.99
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 8.48
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ahmad Mattar
|
10,929
|
68.28
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Ng Ho
|
4,036
|
25.21
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
N. Logam
|
1,042
|
6.51
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
17,158
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,247
|
94.69
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,007
|
98.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References