Crawford Single Member Constituency

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Crawford Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1976, broke off from Rochore.

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Members of Parliament

Elections

Elections

General Election 1959: Crawford [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Kenneth Michael Byrne7,12066.6
SPA Teng Ling Siong2,48723.3
LSP Chua Seng Kian8978.4
Independent John Sim1911.8
Majority4,63343.4N/A
Turnout 10,80789.8
PAP win (new seat)
General Election 1963: Crawford [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
BS S.T. Bani4,40042.8
PAP Kenneth Michael Byrne4,20740.9-25.7
UPP Lau Tok Keong1,03210.0
SA Hsieh Shao An5715.5-17.8
WP Wong Hong Toy810.8
Majority1930.8
Turnout 10,40195.0
BS gain from PAP Swing

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References

  1. "1959 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 9 November 2020.
  2. "1963 LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 9 November 2020.