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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tony Tan Keng Yam
|
15,948
|
77.42
|
▼ 4.13
|
|
|
Independent
|
Stanley Mariadass
|
4,652
|
22.58
|
|
|
|
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
|
22,326
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
21,304
|
95.42
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
20,600
|
96.70
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 4.13
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tony Tan Keng Yam
|
13,415
|
81.55
|
▲ 3.13
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Harbans Singh
|
3,035
|
18.45
|
▼ 3.13
|
|
|
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
|
17,785
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,932
|
95.20
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,450
|
97.15
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 3.13
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1979 By Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Tony Tan Keng Yam
|
12,824
|
78.42
|
▼ 5.15
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Harbans Singh
|
3,528
|
21.58
|
▲ 5.15
|
|
|
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
|
17,665
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,714
|
94.62
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,352
|
97.83
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 5.15
|
|
| 1976 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teong Eng Siong
|
13,661
|
83.57
|
▲ 6.21
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Santhi Thevar
|
2,685
|
16.43
|
|
|
|
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
|
17,695
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
16,767
|
94.76
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
16,346
|
97.49
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 6.21
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teong Eng Siong
|
8,466
|
77.36
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
Mohd Arif
|
2,478
|
22.64
|
|
|
|
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
|
12,217
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,251
|
92.09
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,944
|
97.27
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teong Eng Siong
|
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
|
11,220
|
|
|
| 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 [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Teong Eng Siong
|
3,745
|
42.17
|
▼ 12.52
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Chen Poh Chang
|
3,591
|
40.43
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Appavoo P.
|
1,197
|
13.48
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Low Seng Wan
|
348
|
3.92
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
9,329
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
8,930
|
95.72
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
8,881
|
99.45
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 12.52
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Ahmad Bin Ibrahim
|
4,316
|
54.69
|
|
|
|
Malayan Indian Congress
|
V. Jayaram
|
1,566
|
19.84
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Chew Seng
|
1,084
|
13.74
|
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
Lau Sai Seng
|
926
|
11.73
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
8,859
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
7,948
|
89.72
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
7,892
|
99.30
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
1st Legislative Assembly
| 1955 General Election [9]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Independent
|
Ahmad Ibrahim
|
4,281
|
63.24
|
|
|
|
Progressive Party
|
Lee Kim Kee
|
2,488
|
36.76
|
|
|
|
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
|
10,675
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
6,835
|
64.03
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
6,769
|
99.03
|
|
|
|
Ahmad Ibrahim (Independent) win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References