Geylang West Single Member Constituency

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Geylang West Single Member Constituency was an electoral constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 where it was absorbed into Jalan Besar GRC.

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Member of Parliament

Election Member of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Yong Nyuk Lin PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Yong Nyuk Lin PAP
1972
1976
1979 Teh Cheang Wan
1980
1984

Elections

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 the 1950s

General Election 1959: Geylang West [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Yong Nyuk Lin 8,923 67.60
SPA Kwek Sam Hock4,27632.40
Majority4,64735.20
Registered electors 15,528
Turnout 13,55087.26
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: Geylang West [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yong Nyuk Lin 6,288 43.63 Decrease2.svg23.97
BS Un Hon Kun5,67039.34N/A
UPP Kum Teng Hock1,54110.69N/A
SA Mohamed bin Haji Yacob9146.34Decrease2.svg26.06
Majority6184.29Decrease2.svg30.91
Registered electors 15,386Increase2.svg0.91
Turnout 14,57594.73
PAP hold Swing Decrease2.svg23.97
General Election 1968: Geylang West [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yong Nyuk LinUnopposed
Registered electors 14,609Decrease2.svg5.05
PAP hold

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1972: Geylang West [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yong Nyuk Lin 7,320 69.28 N/A
WP Quek Doh Lam3,24630.72N/A
Majority4,07438.56N/A
Registered electors 11,653Decrease2.svg20.23
PAP hold
General Election 1976: Geylang West [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Yong Nyuk Lin 11,912 71.18 Increase2.svg1.90
UF Lim Tiong Hock4,82228.82N/A
Majority7,09042.36Increase2.svg3.80
Registered electors 18,101Increase2.svg55.33
PAP hold
By-election 1979: Geylang West [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Teh Cheang Wan Unopposed
Registered electors 20,874Increase2.svg15.32
PAP hold

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References

  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. "ELD | 1968 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. "ELD | 1972 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. "ELD | 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. "ELD | 1979 Parliamentary By-election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.