Bo Wen Constituency

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Bo Wen
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Former constituency
Created1984
Abolished1988
Seats1
Member(s)Constituency Abolished
Replaced byAng Mo Kio
Kebun Baru
Yio Chu Kang

Bo Wen Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1984 to 1988. S Vasoo was an MP until it shifted to Radin Mas in 1988. It absorbed part of Ang Mo Kio, Kebun Baru & Yio Chu Kang constituencies.

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History

In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Consituency (SMC). [1]

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
1984 S Vasoo PAP

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%.

General Election 1984: Bo Wen [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP S Vasoo 10,299 74.70 N/A
UPF Sh Ahmad Salim3,48825.30N/A
Majority6,81149.4N/A
Registered electors 14,777N/A
Turnout 13,78793.9N/A
PAP win (new seat)

References

  1. "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025 via NewspaperSG.
  2. "ELD | 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 May 2021.