Kuo Chuan Constituency

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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.

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Member of Parliament

Election IncumbentParty
1972Pathmanaban Selvadurai PAP
1976Pathmanaban Selvadurai
1980Pathmanaban Selvadurai
1984 Wong Kan Seng

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 1970s

General Election 1972: Kuo Chuan [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP P. Selvadurai 10,523 73.69
BS P. Mano3,75726.31
General Election 1976: Kuo Chuan [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP P. Selvadurai 16,990 74.42
BS Ng Ah Chue6,77650.8
General Election 1980: Kuo Chuan [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP P. Selvadurai 12,378 75.92
BS Sim Chit Giak3,92524.08
General Election 1984: Kuo Chuan [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Wong Kan Seng 11,162 64.55
BS Sim Chit Giak6,12935.45

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References

  1. "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  2. "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  3. "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  4. "1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS" . Retrieved 3 December 2020.