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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
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
|
14,164
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
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
|
14,705
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
9,053
|
65.50
|
▲ 5.10
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Lee Siew Choh
|
4,768
|
34.50
|
▼ 5.10
|
|
|
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
|
15,424
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,172
|
91.88
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,821
|
97.52
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 5.10
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
6,218
|
60.40
|
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Lee Siew Choh
|
4,076
|
39.60
|
|
|
|
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
|
11,589
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,552
|
91.05
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,294
|
97.55
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
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
|
12,222
|
|
|
| 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
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
5,015
|
45.56
|
▼ 26.20
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Lee Siew Choh
|
4,926
|
44.75
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Pan Tiek Tai
|
1,067
|
9.69
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
11,698
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,117
|
95.03
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,008
|
99.02
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 26.20
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Toh Chin Chye
|
7,995
|
71.76
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
K. C. Thomas
|
2,212
|
19.85
|
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Tan Soo Wan
|
934
|
8.39
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
12,436
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,287
|
90.76
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,141
|
98.71
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
| 1955 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Labour Front
|
Tan Theng Chiang
|
2,929
|
46.25
|
|
|
|
Democratic Party
|
Ong Eng Lian
|
1,897
|
29.95
|
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Soh Ghee Soon
|
1,507
|
23.80
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
12,073
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
6,414
|
53.13
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
6,333
|
98.74
|
|
|
|
Labour Front win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References