Jalan Besar | |
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Single Member Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1959 |
Member(s) | Lee Boon Yang |
Town Council | Jalan Besar |
Replaced by | Jalan Besar GRC |
Jalan Besar Single Member Constituency (Traditional Chinese: 惹蘭勿剎單選區; Simplified Chinese: 惹兰勿刹单选区) is a defunct Single Member Constituency within Kallang, Singapore. It existed from 1959 to 1988.
Member of Parliament | Party | Dates | Notes | |
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Chan Chee Seng | PAP | 1959-1984 | ||
Lee Boon Yang | PAP | 1984-1988 | Constituency absorbed into Jalan Besar Group Representation Constituency. |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chan Chee Seng | 7,600 | 62.48 | ||
SPA | Wong Yew Hon | 2,573 | 21.15 | ||
LSP | Lo Ka Fat | 1,488 | 12.23 | ||
LF | See Eng Kiat | 503 | 4.14 | ||
Turnout | 12,297 | 88.6 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chan Chee Seng | 6,686 | 51.87 | -10.61 | |
BS | Ng Ngeong Yew | 5,172 | 40.12 | +40.12 | |
UPP | Yong Wan Kit | 1,033 | 8.01 | +8.01 | |
Turnout | 13,092 | 95.1 | +6.5 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | -10.61 | |||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 11,400 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chan Chee Seng | 7,794 | 83.86 | ||
United National Front | Johnnie Ng | 1,500 | 16.14 | ||
Turnout | 9,514 | 92.3 | |||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 14,933 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Chan Chee Seng | Walkover | |||
Turnout | 15,058 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lee Boon Yang | 9,236 | 64.43 | ||
WP | Ananthan Balakrishnan | 5,100 | 35.57 | ||
Turnout | 14,808 | 91.9 | |||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
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