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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Koh Lip Lin
|
18,444
|
74.24
|
|
|
|
Singapore United Front
|
Quek Teow Chuan
|
6,401
|
25.76
|
|
|
|
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
|
26,897
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
25,789
|
95.88
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
24,845
|
96.34
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Koh Lip Lin
|
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
|
16,817
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1979 By Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Koh Lip Lin
|
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
|
15,932
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
| 1976 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Soo Chuan
|
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
|
16,143
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Soo Chuan
|
11,636
|
73.29
|
▼ 18.06
|
|
|
United National Front
|
F. S. Yap
|
4,240
|
26.71
|
|
|
|
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
|
17,061
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,279
|
95.42
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
15,876
|
97.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 18.06
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ong Soo Chuan
|
10,442
|
91.35
|
▲ 56.58
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Wong Hong Toy
|
989
|
8.65
|
|
|
|
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
|
12,846
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,841
|
92.18
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,431
|
96.54
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
▲ 56.58
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1963 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Chan Sun Wing
|
4,914
|
51.33
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
How Kang Yong
|
3,329
|
34.77
|
▼ 38.53
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Goh Soo Ming
|
864
|
9.02
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Yeo Teo Bok
|
364
|
3.80
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Lim Siak Guan
|
103
|
1.08
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
10,064
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
9,671
|
96.09
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
9,574
|
99.00
|
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Sheng Nam Chin
|
5,622
|
73.30
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Yap Chin Poh
|
1,476
|
19.24
|
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Yong Nyuk Khoon
|
572
|
7.46
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
8,694
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
7,764
|
89.30
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
7,670
|
98.79
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References