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Candidates and results
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Phua Bah Lee
|
13,163
|
72.34
|
▼ 13.58
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Kasmin B Ibrahim
|
5,032
|
27.66
|
▲ 13.58
|
|
|
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
|
19,656
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
19,060
|
96.97
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
18,195
|
95.46
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 13.58
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Phua Bah Lee
|
15,065
|
85.92
|
|
|
|
United People's Front
|
Kasim Ibrahim
|
2,469
|
14.08
|
|
|
|
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
|
18,982
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,108
|
95.40
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,534
|
96.83
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1976 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Phua Bah Lee
|
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
|
15,559
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Phua Bah Lee
|
9,049
|
64.30
|
|
|
|
People's Front
|
Tan Sim Hock
|
5,025
|
35.70
|
|
|
|
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
|
15,302
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
14,510
|
94.82
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
14,074
|
97.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Phua Bah Lee
|
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
|
12,703
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament
| 1967 By Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Chew Chin Han
|
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
|
16,481
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
| 1963 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Poh Ber Liak
|
5,976
|
48.33
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Goh Chew Chua
|
3,601
|
29.13
|
▼ 44.14
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Liam Tian Seng
|
2,130
|
17.23
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Lim Jew Kan
|
656
|
5.31
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,137
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
12,486
|
95.04
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
12,363
|
99.01
|
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis gain
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Goh Chew Chua
|
7,461
|
73.27
|
|
|
|
Singapore People's Alliance
|
Ong Phi Hok
|
2,041
|
20.04
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
Lim Choo Ten
|
681
|
6.69
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
11,468
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
10,334
|
90.11
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
10,183
|
98.54
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References