Farrer Park Single Member Constituency
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Candidates and results[edit]
4th Parliament[edit]
| 1976 General Election [1] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Lee Chiaw Meng | Walkover | |||
| Electorate | 11,949 | ||||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | N/A | |||
3rd Parliament[edit]
| 1972 General Election [2] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Lee Chiaw Meng | 8,521 | 73.82 | ▼ 11.09 | |
| Workers' Party | Jeyaretnam J. B. | 2,668 | 23.11 | ||
| United National Front | S. A. Latiff | 354 | 3.07 | ||
| Electorate | 12,707 | ||||
| Turnout | 11,740 | 92.39 | |||
| Valid Vote | 11,543 | 98.32 | |||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | ▼ 11.09 | |||
2nd Parliament[edit]
| 1968 General Election [3] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | Lee Chiaw Meng | 7,826 | 84.91 | ▲ 29.20 | |
| Independent | M. P. D. Nair | 1,391 | 15.09 | ||
| Electorate | 10,290 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,409 | 91.44 | |||
| Valid Vote | 9,217 | 97.96 | |||
| People's Action Party hold | Swing | ▲ 29.20 | |||
3rd Legislative Assembly / 1st Parliament[edit]
| 1963 General Election [4] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| People's Action Party | S. Rajoo | 5,365 | 55.71 | ▲ 13.86 | |
| Barisan Sosialis | Lee Chin Siang | 2,619 | 27.20 | ||
| Singapore Alliance | A. P. Rajah | 1,232 | 12.79 | ||
| United People's Party | Wee Kia Eng | 414 | 4.30 | ||
| Electorate | 10,189 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,704 | 95.24 | |||
| Valid Vote | 9,630 | 99.24 | |||
| People's Action Party gain | Swing | ▲ 13.86 | |||
2nd Legislative Assembly[edit]
| 1959 General Election [5] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Independent | A. P. Rajah | 4,077 | 44.52 | ||
| People's Action Party | Tan Teck Ngiap | 3,832 | 41.85 | ▲ 8.78 | |
| Independent | Soo-Tho Sin Hee | 789 | 8.62 | ||
| Independent | Chan Kooi Chew | 311 | 3.40 | ||
| Independent | Joseph A. | 147 | 1.61 | ||
| Electorate | 10,293 | ||||
| Turnout | 9,291 | 90.27 | |||
| Valid Vote | 9,156 | 98.55 | |||
| A. P. Rajah (Independent) gain | Swing | N/A | |||
1st Legislative Assembly[edit]
| 1955 General Election [6] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
| Labour Front | A. R. Lazarous | 2,585 | 38.52 | ||
| People's Action Party | Devan Nair | 2,219 | 33.07 | ||
| Progressive Party | Eric Wee Sian Beng | 1,784 | 26.59 | ||
| Independent | C.T.B. Unnithan | 85 | 1.27 | ||
| Independent | Chua Kim Watt | 37 | 0.55 | ||
| Electorate | 12,242 | ||||
| Turnout | 6,803 | 55.57 | |||
| Valid Vote | 6,710 | 98.63 | |||
| Labour Front win | Swing | N/A | |||
References[edit]
- ↑ "1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.
- ↑ "1955 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". Elections Department.