Toa Payoh Constituency
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Toa Payoh Single Member Constituency was a constituency that holds the Toa Payoh area, in the Central Region of Singapore, from 1959 to 1988. The constituency broke away into Boon Teck, Kim Keat and Kuo Chuan in 1972 general elections, and Khe Bong in 1976 general elections.
Member of Parliament
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
---|---|---|---|
1959 | Wong Soon Fong | PAP | |
1963 | BS | ||
1968 | Eric Cheong | PAP | |
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | |||
1984 |
Candidates and results
Elections in 1950s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Wong Soon Fong | 8,693 | 77.66 | ||
SPA | Lee Poh Chee | 2,500 | 22.34 | ||
Majority | 6,193 | 55.32 | |||
Registered electors | 12,551 | ||||
Turnout | 11,442 | 91.16 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Elections in 1960s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
BS | Wong Soon Fong | 6,083 | 48.20 | N/A | |
PAP | Yip Sai Weng | 4,276 | 33.88 | −43.78 | |
UPP | Goh Nee Kim | 1,501 | 11.89 | N/A | |
United Democratic Party | Tan Chor Yong | 760 | 6.03 | N/A | |
Majority | 1,807 | 14.32 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,394 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 12,772 | 95.36 | ![]() | ||
BS gain from PAP |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eric Cheong | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 19,143 | ![]() | |||
PAP hold |
Elections in 1970s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eric Cheong | 10,884 | 73.85 | N/A | |
BS | Tay Cheng Kang | 3,853 | 26.15 | N/A | |
Majority | 7,031 | 47.70 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 15,742 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 14,737 | 93.62 | N/A | ||
PAP hold |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,633 | 73.63 | ![]() | |
BS | Abdul Rahim | 3,450 | 26.37 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,183 | 47.26 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,933 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 13,083 | 93.90 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Elections in 1980s
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eric Cheong | 9,872 | 76.73 | ![]() | |
BS | Ng Ho | 2,994 | 23.27 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,878 | 53.46 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,799 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 12,866 | 93.24 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ![]() |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Eric Cheong | 8,559 | 65.16 | ![]() | |
BS | Ng Ho | 4,576 | 34.84 | ![]() | |
Majority | 3,983 | 30.32 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 14,177 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 12,866 | 92.65 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ![]() |
References
- ^ "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
- ^ "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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