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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
1984 General Election [1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abbas Abu Amin
|
9,316
|
59.35
|
▼ 13.22
|
|
Workers' Party
|
John Gan Eng Guan
|
6,022
|
38.36
|
▲ 10.93
|
|
Angkatan Islam
|
M Sani Jan
|
359
|
2.29
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
17,149
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,075
|
93.74
|
|
Valid Vote
|
15,697
|
97.65
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 13.22
|
|
5th Parliament
1980 General Election [2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abbas Abu Amin
|
11,824
|
72.57
|
▲ 0.64
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Zainul Abiddin B Mohd Shah
|
4,470
|
27.43
|
▼ 0.64
|
|
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
|
17,743
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,739
|
94.34
|
|
Valid Vote
|
16,294
|
97.34
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 0.64
|
|
4th Parliament
1976 General Election [3]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Othman bin Wok
|
8,138
|
71.93
|
▲ 0.16
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Zainal Abiddin bin Mohd Shah
|
3,176
|
28.07
|
|
|
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
|
12,142
|
|
|
Turnout
|
11,529
|
94.95
|
|
Valid Vote
|
11,314
|
98.14
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 0.16
|
|
3rd Parliament
1972 General Election [4]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Othman Bin Wok
|
9,209
|
71.77
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Syed Ahmad Bin Syed Husain
|
3,623
|
28.23
|
|
|
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
|
13,964
|
|
|
Turnout
|
13,104
|
93.84
|
|
Valid Vote
|
12,832
|
97.92
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
1968 General Election [5]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Othman Bin Wok
|
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
|
12,394
|
|
|
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 [6]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Othman b. Wok
|
2,879
|
45.30
|
▲ 9.30
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Tay Cheng Kang
|
1,887
|
29.69
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Ahmad b.Rahmat
|
1,351
|
21.26
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Yong Ah Kau
|
238
|
3.75
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
6,721
|
|
|
Turnout
|
6,409
|
95.36
|
|
Valid Vote
|
6,355
|
99.16
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 9.30
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
1959 General Election [7]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tee Kim Leng
|
2,123
|
36.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
H. J. C. Kulasingha
|
1,884
|
31.95
|
|
|
United Malays National Organisation
|
Sukaimi bin Ibrahim
|
1,704
|
28.90
|
|
|
Independent
|
S. T. V. Lingam
|
186
|
3.15
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
6,631
|
|
|
Turnout
|
5,957
|
89.84
|
|
Valid Vote
|
5,897
|
98.99
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
1955 General Election [8]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Malayan Chinese Association
|
Wong Foo Nam
|
3,546
|
45.17
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
K.M.S. Hamid
|
2,370
|
30.19
|
|
|
Labour Front
|
P. V. Krishnan
|
1,306
|
16.63
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
Leong Foon Chew
|
629
|
8.01
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
13,812
|
|
|
Turnout
|
7,911
|
57.28
|
|
Valid Vote
|
7,851
|
99.24
|
|
|
Malayan Chinese Association win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References