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Candidates and results
7th Parliament
| 1988 General Election [1]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Koh Lam Son
|
11,160
|
64.21
|
▲ 9.19
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Tan Soo Phuan
|
6,220
|
35.79
|
▼ 9.19
|
|
|
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
|
18,609
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,732
|
95.29
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,380
|
98.01
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 9.19
|
|
6th Parliament
| 1984 General Election [2]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Koh Lam Son
|
10,150
|
55.02
|
▲ 2.00
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Rajaratnam Murugason
|
8,299
|
44.98
|
▼ 2.00
|
|
|
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
|
19,550
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
18,771
|
96.02
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
18,449
|
98.28
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▲ 2.00
|
|
5th Parliament
| 1980 General Election [3]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Rohan Bin Kamis
|
9,187
|
53.02
|
▼ 8.20
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
J B Jeyaretnam
|
8,141
|
46.98
|
▲ 8.20
|
|
|
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
|
18,314
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
17,592
|
96.06
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
17,328
|
98.50
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 8.20
|
|
4th Parliament
| 1979 By Election [4]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Rohan bin Kamis
|
12,687
|
61.22
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
J.B. Jeyaretnam
|
8,036
|
38.78
|
|
|
|
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
|
22,202
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
21,089
|
94.99
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
20,723
|
98.26
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
| 1976 General Election [5]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Shaik Ahmad bin Abdul Haleem
|
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
|
14,225
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
3rd Parliament
| 1972 General Election [6]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
N. Govindasamy
|
7,669
|
57.92
|
|
|
|
Workers' Party
|
Zainul Abiddin Bin Mohd. Shah
|
4,714
|
35.60
|
|
|
|
United National Front
|
M. Ramasamy
|
858
|
6.48
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
14,624
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
13,437
|
91.88
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
13,241
|
98.54
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
2nd Parliament
| 1968 General Election [7]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Govindasamy s/o N. Naidu
|
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
|
14,785
|
|
|
| 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 [8]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
Bernard Rodrigues
|
4,949
|
39.82
|
▼ 10.59
|
|
|
Barisan Sosialis
|
Jukri b. Parjo
|
4,327
|
34.82
|
|
|
|
Singapore Alliance
|
Abdul Rahman
|
2,627
|
21.14
|
|
|
|
United People's Party
|
Tan Swee Huat
|
525
|
4.22
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,263
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
12,551
|
94.63
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
12,428
|
99.02
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party hold
|
Swing
|
▼ 10.59
|
|
2nd Legislative Assembly
| 1959 General Election [9]
|
| Party
|
Candidate
|
Votes
|
%
|
±
|
|
|
People's Action Party
|
John Mammen
|
5,803
|
50.41
|
|
|
|
United Malays National Organisation
|
Osman Gani
|
4,141
|
35.97
|
|
|
|
Citizens' Party
|
Wee Kim Hock
|
1,230
|
10.69
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
V. Mariappan
|
337
|
2.93
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
|
|
Independent
|
sgWiki
|
0
|
0.00
|
|
| Electorate
|
13,202
|
|
|
| Turnout
|
11,651
|
88.25
|
|
| Valid Vote
|
11,511
|
98.80
|
|
|
|
People's Action Party win
|
Swing
|
N/A
|
|
References