Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency

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Braddell Heights
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1976
Abolished1997
Seats1
Party PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Member(s)Goh Choon Kang
Replaced by Marine Parade GRC

Braddell Heights Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1976 to 1997 and was merged into Marine Parade GRC in 1997. It merged parts of Serangoon Gardens, Thomson, Upper Serangoon, Aljunied and Paya Lebar constituencies together.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionDivisionMPParty
1976Braddell Heights Lee Khoon Choy PAP
1980
1984 Goh Choon Kang PAP
1988
1991

Candidates and results

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1976: Braddell Heights [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Lee Khoon Choy Unopposed
Registered electors 14,031
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Braddell Heights [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Khoon Choy Unopposed
Registered electors 14,519Increase2.svg3.47
PAP hold
General Election 1984: Braddell Heights [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang Unopposed
Registered electors 14,152Decrease2.svg2.53
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Braddell Heights [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang 14,862 58.80 N/A
SDP Sin Kek Tong10,41241.20N/A
Majority4,45017.60N/A
Registered electors 27,019Increase2.svg90.92
Turnout 25,27493.54N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in 1990s

General Election 1991: Braddell Heights [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Goh Choon Kang 13,454 52.27 Decrease2.svg6.53
SDP Sin Kek Tong12,28547.73Increase2.svg6.53
Majority1,16913.06Decrease2.svg4.54
Registered electors 27,444Increase2.svg1.57
Turnout 25,73993.79Increase2.svg0.25
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg6.53

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References

  1. "ELD 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "ELD 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. "ELD 1984 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. "ELD 1988 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. "ELD 1991 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.