Aljunied Constituency

Not to be confused with the later Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.

Aljunied
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Former constituency
Created	1959
Abolished	1988
Seats	1
Replaced by	Aljunied GRC

Aljunied Constituency was a constituency in Aljunied, Singapore that was formed in 1959 and continued throughout till 1988. In 1988, following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and SMC, the constituency was merged with other constituencies to form the Aljunied GRC. ^[1]

History

During the nomination day for the 1959 general election, Singapore Alliance's candidate, Lim Koon Teck's nomination to contest Aljunied Constituency was rejected by an assistant returning officer. ^[2] People's Action Party's candidate S. V. Lingam had objected to the nomination of Lim as the serial number of Lim's proposer was not filled in on the duplicate of the nomination forms. ^{[3] [4]} Lim decided to appeal against the objection with an elections petition. ^[4] As the electoral petition can only be filed after the elections are held, Lim decided not to file the petition as he did not wish the electorate of the constituency to have a by-election so soon after the general election, if his petition was successful. ^[5] Lingam won the election.

Member of Parliament

Year	Member	Party
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959	Suppiah Visva Lingam [a]		PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1965	Suppiah Visva Lingam		PAP
1968	Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail
1972	Chin Harn Tong
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

1. As Assemblyman

Electoral results

Note : Elections Department Singapore do not include rejected votes for calculation of candidate's vote share. Hence, the total of all candidates' vote share will be 100%.

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959 ^{[6] [7]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Suppiah Visva Lingam	5,701	49.40
	LSP	Edward Henry Holloway	5,004	43.36
	Partai Rakyat	Tang Yoong Chiaw	835	7.24
Majority			697	6.04
Total valid votes			11,540	98.52
Rejected ballots			173	1.48
Turnout			11,713	88.37
Registered electors			13,255
	PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963 ^{[8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Suppiah Visva Lingam	7,745	50.90	1.50
	BS	Thio Kheng Lock	4,624	30.39	N/A
	SA	Lim Koon Teck	1,681	11.05	N/A
	UPP	Woo Kong Seng	1,165	7.66	N/A
Majority			3121	20.51	14.47
Total valid votes			15,215	99.14	0.62
Rejected ballots			132	0.86	0.62
Turnout			15,347	95.02	6.65
Registered electors			16,152		21.86
	PAP hold		Swing	1.50

General Election 1968 ^[10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail	Unopposed
Registered electors			14,472		10.40
	PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972 ^{[11] [12]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong	12,861	71.51	N/A
	WP	Lim Kang Chew	4,360	24.25	N/A
	United National Front	Amir Ali bin Mohamed	762	4.24	N/A
Majority			8,501	47.26	N/A
Total valid votes			17,983	98.53	N/A
Rejected ballots			1.79	1.47	N/A
Turnout			18,251	94.7	N/A
Registered electors			19,278		33.20
	PAP hold

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General Election 1976 ^{[13] [14]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong	12,230	74.88	3.37
	WP	Lim Kang Chew	4,103	25.12	0.87
Majority			8,127	49.76	2.50
Total valid votes			16,333	98.13	0.40
Rejected ballots			312	1.87	0.40
Turnout			16,645	94.3	0.40
Registered electors			17,461		9.42
	PAP hold		Swing	3.37

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980 ^{[15] [16]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong	13,313	84.59	9.71
	UF	Sim Peng Kim	2,425	15.41	N/A
Majority			10,888	69.18	19.42
Total valid votes			15,738	97.20	0.93
Rejected ballots			453	2.80	0.93
Turnout			16,191	95.1	0.8
Registered electors			17,017		2.54
	PAP hold		Swing	9.71

General Election 1984 ^[17]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Chin Harn Tong	Unopposed
Registered electors			19,045		11.92
	PAP hold

See also

• Aljunied GRC

References

1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.
2. The Straits Times, 13 May 1959, Page 12
3. "Rejected candidate to ask for reasons". The Straits Times . 29 April 1959. p. 5. Retrieved 11 September 2025– via NewspaperSG.
4. "194 TO CONTEST COLONY GENERAL ELECTIONS". The Straits Budget . 29 April 1959. p. 16. Retrieved 19 September 2025– via NewspaperSG.
5. "Announcements". The Straits Times . 13 May 1959. p. 12. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
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13. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
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17. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.