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Kuo Chuan Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1972 to 1988. Kuo Chuan is home to the Toa Payoh west and the upcoming Bishan New Town, which has been developed since 1988. It was merged into Toa Payoh GRC.
Election | Incumbent | Party | |
1972 | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | PAP | |
1976 | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | ||
1980 | Pathmanaban Selvadurai | ||
1984 | Wong Kan Seng |
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%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | P. Selvadurai | 10,523 | 73.69 | |
BS | P. Mano | 3,757 | 26.31 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | P. Selvadurai | 11,931 | 74.42 | |
BS | Ng Ah Chue | 4,043 | 25.58 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | P. Selvadurai | 12,378 | 75.92 | |
BS | Sim Chit Giak | 3,925 | 24.08 | |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
PAP | Wong Kan Seng | 11,162 | 64.55 | |
BS | Sim Chit Giak | 6,129 | 35.45 | |
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