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- 1984 GE's result
- 1980 GE's result
- 1976 GE's result
- 1972 GE's result
- 1968 GE's result
- 1963 GE's result
- 1959 GE's result
- Various wards name in 2001 GE, Aljunied GRC
- Various wards name in 2006 GE, Marine Parade GRC
- Brief History on Singapore Malay Union (Dissolved in the 1960s)
- Brief History on Singapore Alliance Archived 28 May 2011 at the Wayback Machine
