Bukit Ho Swee Single Member Constituency

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Bukit Ho Swee
Former Single Member Constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
RegionSingapore
Former constituency
Created1968
Abolished1984
Seats1
Party PAP logo variation.svg People's Action 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.

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Members of Parliament

ElectionDivisionMPParty
1968Bukit Ho Swee Seah Mui Kok PAP
1972
1976
1980

Candidates and results

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Bukit Ho Swee [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Seah Mui Kok Unopposed
Registered electors 17,735
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1972: Bukit Ho Swee [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok 7,862 68.77 N/A
BS Chin Tian Choo2,20919.32N/A
WP Wee Kia Eng1,36111.91N/A
Majority5,65349.45N/A
Registered electors 12,212Decrease2.svg31.14
Turnout 11,43293.61N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976: Bukit Ho Swee [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok 9,451 73.50 Increase2.svg4.73
United FrontHwang Ban Cheong3,40726.50N/A
Majority6,04447.00Decrease2.svg2.45
Registered electors 13,686Increase2.svg12.07
Turnout 12,85893.95Decrease2.svg0.34
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1980: Bukit Ho Swee [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Seah Mui Kok Unopposed
Registered electors 12,435Decrease2.svg9.14
PAP hold

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References

  1. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  2. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  3. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-06-01.
  4. "ELD | 1980 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 2021-05-06.