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| Changi | |
|---|---|
| Former Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
| Region | East Region, Singapore |
| Electorate | 24,886 (1991) |
| Former constituency | |
| Created | 1951 |
| Abolished | 1997 |
| Seats | 1 |
| Created from | Rural East |
| Replaced by | |
Changi Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency covering Changi and eastern outer islands such as Pulau Ubin, Singapore.
| Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Constituency formed from Rural East. | 3,623 |
| 1955 | Parts of the constituency separated to form Paya Lebar, Punggol–Tampines, Serangoon and Ulu Bedok. | 11,239 |
| 1959 | Part of the constituency separated to form Siglap. | 11,199 |
| 1963 | No changes. | 11,866 |
| 1968 | No changes. | 15,594 |
| 1972 | No changes. | 18,297 |
| 1976 | No changes. | 17,827 |
| 1980 | Part of the constituency separated to form Tanah Merah. | 25,464 |
| 1984 | No changes. | 20,129 |
| 1988 | Constituency became a Single Member Constituency. | 17,145 |
| 1991 | No changes. | 24,886 |
| 1997 | Constituency abolished and split between Aljunied GRC as Changi–Simei ward and East Coast GRC as Siglap ward. | |
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%.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PP | Charles Joseph Pemberton Paglar | 1,486 | 72.52 | ||
| Labour Party | Syed Mohamed Abdul Hameed Chisty | 563 | 27.48 | ||
| Majority | 923 | 45.04 | |||
| Registered electors | 3,623 | ||||
| Total valid votes | 2,049 | 97.9 | |||
| Rejected ballots | 44 | 2.1 | |||
| Turnout | 2,093 | 57.77 | |||
| PP win (new seat) | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DP | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,624 | 45.08 | N/A | |
| PP | S. G. Mohamed Ghows | 1,699 | 29.19 | N/A | |
| LF | Wong Sau Sheung | 1,498 | 25.73 | N/A | |
| Majority | 925 | 15.89 |  29.15 | ||
| Registered electors | 11,239 |  210.21 | |||
| Total valid votes | 5,821 | 98.81 | 0.91 | ||
| Rejected ballots | 70 | 1.19 | 0.91 | ||
| Turnout | 5,891 | 52.42 | 5.35 | ||
| DP gain from PP | |||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Hock Guan | 3,480 | 35.10 | +35.10 | |
| UMNO | Abdul Rahman bin Mohamed Said | 2,818 | 28.43 | +28.43 | |
| Independent | Lim Cher Kheng | 2,225 | 22.45 | −22.63 | |
| LSP | Wee Tin Teck | 1,024 | 10.33 | −34.75 | |
| Malay Union | Fatimah Nor binte Golam Shawal | 366 | 3.69 | +3.69 | |
| Turnout | 9,995 | 89.2 | +36.8 | ||
| PAP gain from DP | Swing | +35.10 | |||
Note 1: In 1957, Singapore Malay Union (SMU) was expelled by its alliance partners consisted of UMNO and MCA for fielding a candidate in that by-election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Fatimah as another independent candidate.
Note 2: Lim Cher Kheng was the then incumbent seeking for another term. He represented the Democratic Party (Not to be confused with the Singapore Democratic Party, which was only formed after Singapore's independence.) which was dissolved by merging with Progressive Party (Singapore) as Liberal Socialist Party within a year from the 1955 General elections. With that consideration, the vote swing for both independent candidate Lim and Liberal Socialist Party candidate Wee will be taken from Lim's previous election result because that is the result for the candidate himself and his party respectively.
Note 3: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Abdul Rahman as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sim Boon Woo | 4,808 | 42.78 | +7.68 | |
| BS | Siek Shing Min | 3,425 | 30.48 | +30.48 | |
| SA | Dato Syed Esa | 1,975 | 17.57 | −10.86 | |
| UPP | Abdullah Masood | 935 | 8.32 | +8.32 | |
| Independent | Yahya bin Mohammad Noor | 95 | 0.85 | +0.85 | |
| Turnout | 11,343 | 95.6 | +6.4 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | +7.68 | |||
Note: One of the component party in Singapore Alliance is United Malays National Organisation (UMNO), and hence the swing will be based on its previous election of UMNO candidate.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sim Boon Woo | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 15,594 | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Sim Boon Woo | 10,512 | 62.42 | ||
| WP | Normah Yahya Omar Ninggal | 4,917 | 29.20 | ||
| United National Front | Omar Ninggal | 1,412 | 8.38 | ||
| Turnout | 17,159 | 93.8 | N/A | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,038 | 72.63 | +10.21 | |
| WP | Zainal Abiden bin Mohamed Ali | 4,537 | 27.37 | −1.83 | |
| Turnout | 16,968 | 95.2 | −1.4 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | +10.21 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Chong Tee | Walkover | |||
| Turnout | 25,464 | N/A | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,195 | 65.75 | ||
| DPP | Sim Peng Kim | 6,353 | 34.25 | ||
| Turnout | 19,105 | 94.9 | |||
| PAP hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 9,398 | 59.37 | −6.38 | |
| WP | Chiam Yeow Juan | 6,431 | 40.63 | +40.63 | |
| Turnout | 16,217 | 94.6 | −0.3 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -6.38 | |||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PAP | Teo Chong Tee | 12,292 | 53.00 | −6.37 | |
| WP | Tan Bin Seng | 10,901 | 47.00 | +6.37 | |
| Turnout | 23,739 | 95.4 | +0.8 | ||
| PAP hold | Swing | -6.37 | |||
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