Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency

Ayer Rajah
Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore
Region	Singapore
Former constituency
Created	1980
Abolished	2006
Seats	1
Member(s)	Constituency Abolished
Town Council	West Coast
Replaced by	West Coast GRC

Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a single member constituency in Singapore that existed from 1980 to 2006.

History

Ayer Rajah Constituency was first formed during the 1980 general election. In 1988, after electoral reforms, it was known as Ayer Rajah Single Member Constituency.

Ayer Rajah SMC was made up of Pandan Gardens estate, Teban Gardens estate, parts of Jurong East New Town and Clementi West New Town. In 2006, it was absorbed into the West Coast Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

Year	Member of Parliament	Party
1980	Tan Cheng Bock		PAP
1984
1988
1991
1997
2001

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 1980s

General Election 1980 ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	12,400	83.4
	SJP	Suib bin Abdul Rahman	3,662	16.6
Majority			9,930	66.8
Turnout			15,072	97.3
	PAP win (new seat)

General Election 1984: Ayer Rajah ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	14,050	75.4	8.0
	SJP	Suib bin Abdul Rahman	4,575	24.6	8.0
Majority			9,475	50.8	16.0
Turnout			19,320	96.5	0.8
	PAP hold		Swing	8.0

General Election 1988: Ayer Rajah ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	14,824	69.6	5.8
	WP	Tan Song Gek	6,489	30.4	N/A
Majority			8,335	39.2	11.6
Turnout			21,742	96.5	0.00
	PAP hold		Swing	5.8

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Ayer Rajah ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	15,038	75.2	5.6
	PKMS	Mohammed Aziz bin Ibrahim	4,971	24.8	N/A
Majority			10,067	50.3	11.1
Turnout			20,782	95.0	1.5
	PAP hold		Swing	5.6

General Election 1997: Ayer Rajah ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	15,081	73.2	2.0
	SPP	Sin Kek Tong	5,531	26.8	N/A
Majority			9,550	46.4	4.0
Turnout			21,085	95.7	0.7
	PAP hold		Swing	2.0

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2001: Ayer Rajah ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	PAP	Tan Cheng Bock	15,024	88.0	14.8
	DPP	Tan Lead Shake	2,057	12.0	N/A
Majority			12,967	76.0	29.6
Turnout			17,420	94.3	1.4
	PAP hold		Swing	14.8

References

1. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
2. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
3. "ELD | 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
4. "ELD | 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
5. "ELD | 1997 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
6. "ELD | 2001 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.