Aljunied Constituency

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Aljunied
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Former constituency
Created1959
Abolished1988
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Replaced by Aljunied GRC

Aljunied Constituency was a single member constituency in Aljunied, Singapore that was formed in 1959 and continued throughout till 1988 where it was one of the wards that form the Aljunied Group Representation Constituency.

Contents

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Suppiah Visva Lingam PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail PAP
1972 Chin Harn Tong
1976
1980
1984

Elections

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: Aljunied [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Suppiah Visva Lingam 5,701 49.40
LSP Edward Henry Holloway5,00443.36
Partai Rakyat Tang Yoong Chiaw8357.24
Majority6976.04
Registered electors 13,255
Total valid votes11,54098.52
Rejected ballots1731.48
Turnout 11,71388.37
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Aljunied [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Suppiah Visva Lingam 7,745 50.90 Increase2.svg1.50
BS Thio Kheng Lock4,62430.39N/A
SA Lim Koon Teck 1,68111.05N/A
UPP Woo Kong Seng1,1657.66N/A
Majority312120.51Increase2.svg14.47
Registered electors 16,152Increase2.svg21.86
Total valid votes15,21599.14Increase2.svg0.62
Rejected ballots1320.86Decrease2.svg0.62
Turnout 15,34795.02Increase2.svg6.65
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg1.50
General Election 1968: Aljunied [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Mohamad Ghazali bin Ismail Unopposed
Registered electors 14,472Decrease2.svg10.40
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Aljunied [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 12,861 71.51 N/A
WP Lim Kang Chew4,36024.25N/A
United National FrontAmir Ali bin Mohamed7624.24N/A
Majority850147.26N/A
Registered electors 19,278Increase2.svg33.20
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout 18,25194.7N/A
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Aljunied [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 12,230 74.88 Increase2.svg3.37
WP Lim Kang Chew4,10325.12Increase2.svg0.87
Majority8,12749.76Increase2.svg2.5
Registered electors 17,461Decrease2.svg9.42
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout 16,64594.3Decrease2.svg0.4
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg3.37

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Aljunied [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chin Harn Tong 13,313 84.59 Increase2.svg9.71
DPP Sim Peng Kim2,42515.41N/A
Majority10,88869.18Increase2.svg19.42
Registered electors 17,017Decrease2.svg2.54
Total valid votes
Rejected ballots
Turnout 16,19195.1Increase2.svg0.8
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg9.71
General Election 1984: Aljunied [9]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chin Harn TongUnopposed
Registered electors 19,045Increase2.svg11.92
PAP hold

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References

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  2. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Aljunied". www.singapore-elections.com.[ permanent dead link ]
  3. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Aljunied". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 4 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  5. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  6. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  7. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  9. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.