Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency

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Bukit Panjang
Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Bukit Panjang SMC locator map.svg
Region West Region, Singapore
Electorate35,497
Current constituency
Created1959;64 years ago (1959)
Seats1
Party PAP logo variation.svg People's Action Party
Member(s) Liang Eng Hwa
Town CouncilHolland–Bukit Panjang
Merged1991
Merged to Sembawang GRC
Reformed2006
Reformed from Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC

The Bukit Panjang Single Member Constituency is a Single Member Constituency (SMC) located in the western area of Singapore. The current Member of Parliament for the constituency is from the People's Action Party (PAP) Liang Eng Hwa.

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History

The seat consists the main portion of Bukit Panjang (Blks 101-129, 2xx and 4xx Fajar) and was reformed in the 2006 electoral boundary redraw. Bukit Panjang SMC existed from 1959 to 1991 when it was absorbed into the Sembawang Group Representation Constituency (GRC). In 2001, the seat was moved from Sembawang GRC to Holland–Bukit Panjang GRC. The 2006 redrawn boundaries carved out Bukit Panjang to form the current constituency and the GRC was renamed Holland–Bukit Timah GRC. In the 2020 Singapore general election, PAP's Liang defeated Singapore Democratic Party's Paul Tambyah by a narrow margin of 2,509 votes and it was the closest result in a SMC for that election. [1]

Town Council

Bukit Panjang SMC, along with Holland-Bukit Timah GRC, is managed by the Holland–Bukit Timah Town Council.

Members of Parliament

Election MemberParty
1955Goh Tong Liang PP
1959 Lee Khoon Choy PAP
1963Ong Lian Teng BS
1967Selvadurai Pathmanaban PAP
1972Lee Yiok Seng
Constituency abolished (1991 2006)
2006 Teo Ho Pin PAP
2011
2015
2020 Liang Eng Hwa

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 1950s

General Election 1955: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PP Goh Tong Liang 3,097 72.21
LF Lim Wee Toh2,49427.79
Majority1,90544.4
Registered electors 8,012
Turnout 4,35554.4
PP win (new seat)
General Election 1959: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Lee Khoon Choy 6,156 58.3
LSP Tan Leong Teck2,49423.6
SPA Lim Siak Guan1,38213.1
MIC T. T. K. Alexander5265.0
Majority3,66234.7
Registered electors 11,984
Turnout 10,64788.8
PAP win (new seat)

Note : MIC is allied with Singapore's UMNO and MCA chapters, similar to its Malaysian counterpart with the exception of not using the alliance symbol which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view T. T. K. Alexander as an independent candidate.

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BS Ong Lian Teng 5,679 46.5 Increase2.svg46.5
PAP Lee Khoon Choy 4,94040.4Decrease2.svg17.9
SA Loo Bah Chit9998.2Increase2.svg8.2
UPP Thuan Paik Phok6075.0Increase2.svg5.0
Majority7396.1Decrease2.svg28.6
Registered electors 12,997
Turnout 12,35795.1Increase2.svg6.3
BS gain from PAP Swing Increase2.svg46.5
By-election 1967: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Selvadurai PathmanabanUnopposed
Registered electors 16,070
PAP gain from BS
General Election 1968: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Selvadurai PathmanabanUnopposed
Registered electors 17,893
PAP hold

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Yiok Seng 9,527 67.6 N/A
WP Tang Song Khiang3,49624.8N/A
United National FrontLeyu Tan Jib1,0607.5N/A
Majority6,03142.8N/A
Registered electors 15,461
Turnout 14,41093.2N/A
PAP hold Swing N/A
General Election 1976: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Yiok Seng 11,867 67.4 Decrease2.svg0.2
WP Ho Juan Thai5,73132.6Increase2.svg7.8
Majority6,13634.8Decrease2.svg8
Registered electors 18,906
Turnout 18,03695.4Increase2.svg2.2
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg0.2

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Yiok Seng 18,510 87.0 Increase2.svg19.6
United People's FrontMohamad Sani bin Jan2,75913.0Increase2.svg13.0
Majority15,75174.0Increase2.svg39.2
Registered electors 23,305
Turnout 22,01994.5Decrease2.svg0.9
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg19.6
General Election 1984: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Yiok SengUnopposed
Registered electors 23,173
PAP hold
General Election 1988: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lee Yiok Seng 18,314 57.3 N/A
SDP Kwek Guan Kwee9,86430.9N/A
PKMS Ibrahim bin Ariff3,79011.9N/A
Majority8,45026.4N/A
Registered electors 33,824
Turnout 32,56796.3N/A
PAP hold

Elections in 2000s

General Election 2006: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Teo Ho Pin 21,647 77.18
SDP Ling How Doong 6,10022.82
Majority15,54754.36
Registered electors 30,452
Turnout 30,44899.9
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 2010s

General Election 2011: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Teo Ho Pin 20,375 66.27 Decrease2.svg10.91
SDP Alec Tok10,37233.73Increase2.svg10.91
Majority10,00332.54Decrease2.svg21.82
Registered electors 33,053
Turnout 31,49295.3Increase2.svg0.2
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg10.91
General Election 2015: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Teo Ho Pin 21,935 68.38 Increase2.svg2.11
SDP Khung Wai Yeen10,14331.62Decrease2.svg2.11
Majority11,79236.76Increase2.svg4.22
Registered electors 34,317
Rejected ballots626
Turnout 32,704
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg2.11

Elections in 2020s

General Election 2020: Bukit Panjang
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Liang Eng Hwa 18,085 53.73 Decrease2.svg14.65
SDP Paul Tambyah 15,57646.27Increase2.svg14.65
Majority2,5097.46
Registered electors 35,497
Rejected ballots5861.71
Turnout 34,24796.38Increase2.svg1.08
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg14.65

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