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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
1988 General Election [1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Philip Tan Tee Yong
|
12,352
|
52.36
|
|
|
Singapore Democratic Party
|
Chew David
|
11,240
|
47.64
|
|
|
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
|
25,076
|
|
|
Turnout
|
23,964
|
95.57
|
|
Valid Vote
|
23,592
|
98.45
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
6th Parliament
1984 General Election [2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Philip Tan Tee Yong
|
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
|
18,420
|
|
|
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
|
Sia Kah Hui
|
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
|
11,666
|
|
|
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
|
Tan Cheng San
|
9,764
|
67.52
|
▲ 5.93
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Wong Hong Toy
|
4,697
|
32.48
|
▲ 2.66
|
|
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
|
15,648
|
|
|
Turnout
|
14,834
|
94.80
|
|
Valid Vote
|
14,461
|
97.49
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 5.93
|
|
3rd Parliament
1972 General Election [5]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tay Boon Too
|
11,073
|
61.59
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Tan Poh Seng
|
5,361
|
29.82
|
|
|
Independent
|
Kow Kee Seng
|
1,545
|
8.59
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
19,102
|
|
|
Turnout
|
18,311
|
95.86
|
|
Valid Vote
|
17,979
|
98.19
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
1968 General Election [6]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tay Boon Too
|
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
|
17,573
|
|
|
Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
1966 March By Election [7]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tay Boon Too
|
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
|
16,205
|
|
|
Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1963 General Election [8]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Kow Kee Seng
|
6,152
|
47.96
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Kia Gan
|
5,402
|
42.11
|
▼ 18.70
|
|
United People's Party
|
Yeo Keng Wee
|
858
|
6.69
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Goh Yeow Dek
|
415
|
3.24
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
13,544
|
|
|
Turnout
|
12,946
|
95.58
|
|
Valid Vote
|
12,827
|
99.08
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
1959 General Election [9]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tan Kia Gan
|
6,531
|
60.81
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ong Chye Hock
|
4,209
|
39.19
|
|
|
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
|
12,089
|
|
|
Turnout
|
10,842
|
89.68
|
|
Valid Vote
|
10,740
|
99.06
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
1955 General Election [10]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Lim Koon Teck
|
3,330
|
52.07
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
Tan Eng Joo
|
3,065
|
47.93
|
|
|
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
|
12,827
|
|
|
Turnout
|
6,494
|
50.63
|
|
Valid Vote
|
6,395
|
98.48
|
|
|
Progressive Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References