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Bukit Ho Swee | |
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Former Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1968 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Seats | 1 |
Party | ![]() |
Member(s) | Seah Mui Kok |
Bukit Ho Swee Single Member Constituency (SMC) was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1968 to 1984. It was carved out from Delta SMC.
Election | Division | MP | Party | |
1968 | Bukit Ho Swee | Seah Mui Kok | PAP | |
1972 | ||||
1976 | ||||
1980 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
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PAP | Seah Mui Kok | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 17,735 | ||||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Seah Mui Kok | 7,862 | 68.77 | N/A | |
BS | Chin Tian Choo | 2,209 | 19.32 | N/A | |
WP | Wee Kia Eng | 1,361 | 11.91 | N/A | |
Majority | 5,653 | 49.45 | N/A | ||
Registered electors | 12,212 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 11,432 | 93.61 | N/A | ||
PAP hold | Swing | N/A | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Seah Mui Kok | 9,451 | 73.50 | ![]() | |
United Front | Hwang Ban Cheong | 3,407 | 26.50 | N/A | |
Majority | 6,044 | 47.00 | ![]() | ||
Registered electors | 13,686 | ![]() | |||
Turnout | 12,858 | 93.95 | ![]() | ||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Seah Mui Kok | Unopposed | |||
Registered electors | 12,435 | ![]() | |||
PAP hold |
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