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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
1988 General Election [1]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdullah Bin Tarmugi
|
12,101
|
73.73
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Chong Tung Shang
|
4,311
|
26.27
|
|
|
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
|
18,650
|
|
|
Turnout
|
16,816
|
90.17
|
|
Valid Vote
|
16,412
|
97.60
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
6th Parliament
1984 General Election [2]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdullah B Tarmugi
|
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
|
17,090
|
|
|
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
|
A Rahim Ishak
|
11,564
|
77.91
|
▼ 0.29
|
|
Workers' Party
|
R G Scharenguivel
|
3,278
|
22.09
|
|
|
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
|
16,675
|
|
|
Turnout
|
15,291
|
91.70
|
|
Valid Vote
|
14,842
|
97.06
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 0.29
|
|
4th Parliament
1976 General Election [4]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
A Rahim Ishak
|
9,733
|
78.20
|
▼ 0.43
|
|
United Front
|
Weerappulli K. W. B.
|
2,714
|
21.80
|
|
|
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
|
13,849
|
|
|
Turnout
|
12,773
|
92.23
|
|
Valid Vote
|
12,447
|
97.45
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 0.43
|
|
3rd Parliament
1972 General Election [5]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdul Rahim Ishak
|
11,456
|
78.63
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Ariffin Noordin
|
2,529
|
17.36
|
|
|
United National Front
|
H. M. Yahiya
|
584
|
4.01
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
16,091
|
|
|
Turnout
|
14,844
|
92.25
|
|
Valid Vote
|
14,569
|
98.15
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
1968 General Election [6]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Abdul Rahim Bin Ishak
|
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
|
11,627
|
|
|
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
|
A. Rahim Ishak
|
9,342
|
62.12
|
▲ 27.78
|
|
Partai Rakyat
|
Tay Check Yaw
|
2,618
|
17.41
|
▲ 12.84
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Soo Ban Hoe
|
1,488
|
9.89
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Ong Jin Teck
|
1,365
|
9.08
|
|
|
Independent
|
Koh Tee Kin
|
225
|
1.50
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
Electorate
|
15,915
|
|
|
Turnout
|
15,128
|
95.05
|
|
Valid Vote
|
15,038
|
99.41
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 27.78
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
1959 General Election [8]
|
Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Sahorah bte Ahmat
|
4,407
|
34.34
|
|
|
Independent
|
Koh Tee Kin
|
3,408
|
26.56
|
|
|
Liberal Socialist Party
|
John Snodgrass
|
1,511
|
11.78
|
|
|
United Malays National Organisation
|
Mohd. Sidik bin Hj. Abd. Hamid
|
1,418
|
11.05
|
|
|
Independent
|
Abdullah Masood
|
1,267
|
9.87
|
|
|
Partai Rakyat
|
Pang Toon Tin
|
587
|
4.57
|
|
|
Pan-Malayan Islamic Party
|
A. Wanjor
|
234
|
1.83
|
|
Electorate
|
14,693
|
|
|
Turnout
|
12,892
|
87.74
|
|
Valid Vote
|
12,832
|
99.53
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References