Bedok Constituency

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Bedok
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Former constituency
Created1976
Abolished1988
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Replaced by Bedok GRC

Bedok Constituency was a single member constituency in Bedok South, Singapore. It was formed in 1976 general elections by carving a portion from Siglap constituency and continues throughout till prior to 1988 general elections where the constituency, along with neighbouring constituencies namely: Kampong Chai Chee and Tanah Merah were merged to form the Bedok Group Representation Constituency. [1]

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Member of Parliament

Year MemberParty
Formation
1976 Sha'ari bin Tadin PAP
1980 S Jayakumar
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

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 1970s

General Election 1976 [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Sha'ari bin Tadin 7,928 73.78
UF Sim Peng Kim2,81826.22
Majority5,11047.56
Total valid votes10,74697.79
Rejected ballots2432.21
Turnout 10,98997.16
Registered electors 11,310
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980 [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP S Jayakumar 14,691 75.03 Increase2.svg1.25
PKMS Abdul Rahman Bin Mohamed Zin3,52718.01N/A
UPF Thomas Anthony Tay1,3626.96N/A
Majority 11,16457.02Increase2.svg9.46
Total valid votes19,58097.57Decrease2.svg0.22
Rejected ballots4872.43Increase2.svg0.22
Turnout 20,06796.23Decrease2.svg1.0
Registered electors 20,852Increase2.svg84.37
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg1.25
General Election 1984 [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP S Jayakumar 10,972 68.95 Decrease2.svg6.08
SUF Lee Chin Teck4,94131.05N/A
Majority 6,03137.90Decrease2.svg19.12
Total valid votes15,91396.62Decrease2.svg0.95
Rejected ballots5563.38Increase2.svg0.95
Turnout 16,46996.46Increase2.svg0.23
Registered electors 17,074Decrease2.svg18.12
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.08

References

  1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 via NewspaperSG.
  2. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  3. "Halaman 5 Iklan Ruangan 1". Berita Harian . 24 December 1976. p. 5. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  4. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  5. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1980 > Bedok". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.
  6. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.
  7. "Singapore Parliamentary General Election 1984 > Bedok". sg-elections.com. Retrieved 12 August 2025.