List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1976–80)

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The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1976 to 1980 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 4th Parliament of Singapore in the 1976 Singaporean general elections. [1] The number of seats in Parliament had increased by 4 to 69 seats. Since the 1968 Singaporean general election, no opposition candidate had been elected into Parliament under the People's Action Party (PAP) government until the 1981 by-election in Anson. [2]

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Changes

The abolished constituencies were:

The ten new constituencies were:

Constituencies

DistrictPolling Districts as of 1976 redrawingPolling DistrictsTotal
AlexandraAL 01 - AL 02AL 01 - AL 022
AljuniedAJ 01AJ 01 - AJ 022
Ang Mo KioNS 02, SG 03, TH 02AM 01 - AM 044
AnsonSP 02, TL 01 - TL 02, TG 01AS 01 - AS 044
BedokSL 01BD 01 - BD 033
Boon LayJR 03, JR 05BY 01 - BY 022
Boon TeckKM 02, TY 01BN 01 - BN 022
Braddell HeightsPL 01, SG 01, SG 04, TH 03, US 03BL 01 - BL 044
BrickworksLK 01 - LK 02, PP 01BW 01 - BW 022
Bukit BatokBK 01 - BK 06BK 01 - BK 066
Bukit Ho SweeKS 02BH 01 - BH 022
Bukit MerahBM 01 - BM 02BM 01 - BM 022
Bukit PanjangBP 01 - BP 06BP 01 - BP 066
Bukit TimahBT 01 - BT 04BT 01 - BT 044
Buona VistaUP 01BV 01 - BV 022
CairnhillFP 01, TN 02CA 01 - CA 055
ChangiCH 01 - CH 06CH 01 - CH 066
Chua Chu KangCK 01 - CK 06CK 01 - CK 066
DeltaDL 01 - DL 02DL 01 - DL 022
Farrer ParkMM 01 - MM 02FP 01 - FP 033
Geylang EastGE 01 - GE 03GE 01 - GE 033
Geylang SeraiAJ 02GS 01 - GS 033
Geylang WestGW 01 - GW 02GW 01 - GW 022
HavelockSP 04 - SP 05HK 01 - HK 022
HendersonBM 02HS 01 - HS 033
Jalan BesarKK 02 - KK 03, CR 02 - CR 03JB 01 - JB 044
Jalan KayuJK 01 - JK 03JK 01 - JK 033
Joo ChiatJC 01 - JC 04JC 01 - JC 033
JurongJR 01 - JR 04JR 01 - JR 033
KallangPS 01, W 02KL 01 - KL 033
Kampong Chai CheeKC 01 - KC 03KC 01 - KC 033
Kampong GlamCR 01 - CR 02, BB 02KG 01 - KG 033
Kampong KembanganSL 03KN 01 - KN 022
Kampong UbiKC 03, KN 03KU 01 - KU 033
KatongKT 01 - KT 02KT 01 - KT 022
Khe BongKH 01, TY 01 - TY 02KE 01 - KE 033
Kim KeatKM 01 - KM 02KM 01 - KM 022
Kim SengKS 01 - KS 02KS 011
Kolam AyerGW 02, KL 02, PS 02KY 01 - KY 033
Kreta AyerSP 04 - SP 05KA 01 - KA 022
Kuo ChuanKH 03KH 01 - KH 033
Leng KeeAL 02, LK 01 - LK 02LK 01 - LK 022
MacPhersonAJ 02MP 01 - MP 022
Marine ParadeJC 02 - JC 04MA 01 - MA 022
MoulmeinTP 03, TY 03, W 02MM 01 - MM 033
MountbattenMB 01 - MB 02MB 01 - MB 022
Nee SoonNS 01 - NS 03NS 01 - NS 033
Pasir PanjangPP 01 - PP 02PP 01 - PP 022
Paya LebarPL 01 - PL 04PL 01 - PL 044
Potong PasirKM 01, PS 01 - PS 02PS 01 - PS 022
PunggolPG 01 - PG 05PG 01 - PG 055
QueenstownQT 01 - QT 02QT 01 - QT 022
Radin MasHS 02, TL 02 - TL 03RM 01 - RM 033
River ValleyQT 02, ST 02, TN 03RV 01 - RV 033
RochoreKK 01, KK 03, ST 03RC 01 - RC 033
SembawangBP 06, SB 01 - SB 03SB 01 - SB 033
Serangoon GardensSG 01 - SG 04SG 01 - SG 033
SiglapSL 01 - SL 03SL 01 - SL 033
TampinesTM 01 - TM 05TM 01 - TM 055
TanglinUP 02TN 01 - TN 033
Tanjong PagarSP 01, TP 01 - TP 03TP 01 - TP 033
Telok AyerHL 01 - HL 02, ST 01, BS 01TA 01 - TA 033
Telok BlangahTL 01 - TL 02TL 01 - TL 022
ThomsonTH 01 - TH 02TH 01 - TH 022
Tiong BahruSP 02 - SP 03TG 01 - TG 044
Toa PayohBN 02, KH 02, TY 02 - TY 03TY 01 - TY 033
Ulu PandanPP 02, UP 01UP 01 - UP 033
Upper SerangoonUS 01 - US 03US 01 - US 044
WhampoaW 01 - W 02W 01 - W 022

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References

  1. "Singapore Elections - 1976 Parliamentary General Election Results". www.elections.gov.sg. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.
  2. "Singapore Elections - 1981 Parliamentary By-Election Results". www.elections.gov.sg. 11 September 2006. Archived from the original on 21 February 2008. Retrieved 27 June 2020.