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Katong | |
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Former Constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Electorate | 12,041 (1980) |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1968 |
Abolished | 1984 |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Mountbatten |
Replaced by |
Katong | |
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Former Constituency for the Legislative Council of Singapore and the Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Electorate | 22,096 (1955) |
Former constituency | |
Created | 1951 |
Abolished | 1959 |
Seats | 1 |
Created from | Municipal North–East |
Replaced by |
Katong was a constituency in Singapore from 1951 until 1959 and from 1968 until 1984. [1] The constituency was represented in the Legislative Council from 1951 until 1955, in the Legislative Assembly of Singapore from 1955 until 1959, and in Parliament from 1968 until 1984.
Election | Boundary changes | Electorate |
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1951 | Constituency formed from Municipal North–East. | 6,669 |
1955 | Parts of the constituency separated to form Geylang and Paya Lebar. | 22,096 |
1959 | Constituency abolished and split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap. | |
1963 | ||
1968 | Constituency formed from Mountbatten. | 14,872 |
1972 | No changes. | 16,766 |
1976 | No changes. | 15,861 |
1980 | No changes. | 12,041 |
1984 | Constituency abolished and split between Joo Chiat and Mountbatten. |
Election | Member | Party | |
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Legislative Council of Singapore | |||
1951 | John Laycock | Progressive Party | |
Legislative Assembly of Singapore | |||
1955 | Armand Joseph Braga | Labour Front | |
1959 | Constituency abolished and split into Joo Chiat, Mountbatten and Siglap | ||
1963 | |||
Parliament of Singapore | |||
1968 | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | People's Action Party | |
1972 | |||
1976 | |||
1980 | |||
1984 | Constituency abolished and split between Joo Chiat and Mountbatten |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 12,041 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | 10,721 | 76.18 | ||
DPP | William James Cook | 3,353 | 23.82 | ||
Majority | 7,368 | 52.36 | |||
Turnout | 14,469 | 91.2 | |||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 16,766 | ||||
PAP hold | Swing | ||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Joseph Francis De Conceicao | Walkover | |||
Majority | |||||
Turnout | 14,872 | ||||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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LF | Armand Joseph Braga | 4,680 | 45.66 | ||
PP | John Laycock | 2,965 | 28.93 | 35.3 | |
DP | Chan Wah Chip | 2,605 | 25.41 | ||
Majority | 1,715 | 16.73 | |||
Turnout | 10,370 | 46.9 | 2.2 | ||
LF gain from PP | |||||
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PP | John Laycock | 2,075 | 64.2 | ||
Independent | Goh Hood Kiat | 1,157 | 35.8 | ||
Majority | 918 | 28.4 | |||
Turnout | 3,272 | 49.1 | |||
PP win (new seat) |
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