Delta Constituency

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Delta
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Region Singapore
Former constituency
Created1959
Abolished1988
Seats1
MemberConstituency Abolished
Town CouncilTanjong Pagar
Replaced by Tanjong Pagar GRC

Delta Constituency was a constituency in Singapore from 1959 to 1988. It was originally part of Havelock Constituency.

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History

In 1988, the constituency was dissolved following the establishment of Group representation constituency (GRC) and Single Member Constituency (SMC). [1]

Member of Parliament

Election MemberParty
Formation
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Chan Choy Siong PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968Chan Choy Siong PAP
1972 Yeo Choo Kok
1976
1980
1984
Constituency abolished (1988)

Electoral results

Note: The Elections Department does not include rejected votes when calculating the vote shares of candidates. Hence, all candidates' vote shares will total to 100% at any given election (may not appear so in multi-way contests due to rounding).

Elections in 1950s

General Election 1959: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong 9,30169.45
LSP Lim Ah Lee2,30817.23
MCA Chia Chee Buang1,2129.05
SPA N. Munusamy5714.27
Majority 6,99352.22N/A
Turnout 13,39289.55
Registered electors 14,954
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in 1960s

General Election 1963: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong 5,41740.53−29.0
BS Wee Toon Lip5,35440.07
UPP Chen Chia Kuang2,23316.71
Independent Wong Kui Yu3592.69
Majority 630.46−51.76
Turnout 13,36395.20
Registered electors 14,037
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1968: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Chan Choy Siong Uncontested—
Registered electors 17,715

Elections in 1970s

General Election 1972: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok 9,14970.72+30.19
WP Wong Hong Toy2,18616.90
BS A. Rahim1,60212.38
Majority 6,96353.82+53.36
Turnout 12,93793.88
Registered electors 13,781
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1976: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok10,63676.40+5.68
UF Ng Ho3,28623.60
Majority 7,35052.80−1.02
Turnout 10,63671.76
Registered electors 14,821
PAP hold Swing

Elections in 1980s

General Election 1980: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Choo KokUncontested—
Registered electors 14,830
General Election 1984: Delta
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yeo Choo Kok7,98758.72−17.68
WP Chua Chwee Huat Peter5,61441.28
Majority 2,37317.44−35.36
Turnout 13,60191.90
Registered electors 14,800
PAP hold Swing

References

  1. ↑ "13 GRCs for next general election". The Straits Times . 15 June 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 13 March 2025– via NewspaperSG.


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