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]
The abolished constituencies were:
The ten new constituencies were:
District | Polling Districts as of 1976 redrawing | Polling Districts | Total |
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Alexandra | AL 01 - AL 02 | AL 01 - AL 02 | 2 |
Aljunied | AJ 01 | AJ 01 - AJ 02 | 2 |
Ang Mo Kio | NS 02, SG 03, TH 02 | AM 01 - AM 04 | 4 |
Anson | SP 02, TL 01 - TL 02, TG 01 | AS 01 - AS 04 | 4 |
Bedok | SL 01 | BD 01 - BD 03 | 3 |
Boon Lay | JR 03, JR 05 | BY 01 - BY 02 | 2 |
Boon Teck | KM 02, TY 01 | BN 01 - BN 02 | 2 |
Braddell Heights | PL 01, SG 01, SG 04, TH 03, US 03 | BL 01 - BL 04 | 4 |
Brickworks | LK 01 - LK 02, PP 01 | BW 01 - BW 02 | 2 |
Bukit Batok | BK 01 - BK 06 | BK 01 - BK 06 | 6 |
Bukit Ho Swee | KS 02 | BH 01 - BH 02 | 2 |
Bukit Merah | BM 01 - BM 02 | BM 01 - BM 02 | 2 |
Bukit Panjang | BP 01 - BP 06 | BP 01 - BP 06 | 6 |
Bukit Timah | BT 01 - BT 04 | BT 01 - BT 04 | 4 |
Buona Vista | UP 01 | BV 01 - BV 02 | 2 |
Cairnhill | FP 01, TN 02 | CA 01 - CA 05 | 5 |
Changi | CH 01 - CH 06 | CH 01 - CH 06 | 6 |
Chua Chu Kang | CK 01 - CK 06 | CK 01 - CK 06 | 6 |
Delta | DL 01 - DL 02 | DL 01 - DL 02 | 2 |
Farrer Park | MM 01 - MM 02 | FP 01 - FP 03 | 3 |
Geylang East | GE 01 - GE 03 | GE 01 - GE 03 | 3 |
Geylang Serai | AJ 02 | GS 01 - GS 03 | 3 |
Geylang West | GW 01 - GW 02 | GW 01 - GW 02 | 2 |
Havelock | SP 04 - SP 05 | HK 01 - HK 02 | 2 |
Henderson | BM 02 | HS 01 - HS 03 | 3 |
Jalan Besar | KK 02 - KK 03, CR 02 - CR 03 | JB 01 - JB 04 | 4 |
Jalan Kayu | JK 01 - JK 03 | JK 01 - JK 03 | 3 |
Joo Chiat | JC 01 - JC 04 | JC 01 - JC 03 | 3 |
Jurong | JR 01 - JR 04 | JR 01 - JR 03 | 3 |
Kallang | PS 01, W 02 | KL 01 - KL 03 | 3 |
Kampong Chai Chee | KC 01 - KC 03 | KC 01 - KC 03 | 3 |
Kampong Glam | CR 01 - CR 02, BB 02 | KG 01 - KG 03 | 3 |
Kampong Kembangan | SL 03 | KN 01 - KN 02 | 2 |
Kampong Ubi | KC 03, KN 03 | KU 01 - KU 03 | 3 |
Katong | KT 01 - KT 02 | KT 01 - KT 02 | 2 |
Khe Bong | KH 01, TY 01 - TY 02 | KE 01 - KE 03 | 3 |
Kim Keat | KM 01 - KM 02 | KM 01 - KM 02 | 2 |
Kim Seng | KS 01 - KS 02 | KS 01 | 1 |
Kolam Ayer | GW 02, KL 02, PS 02 | KY 01 - KY 03 | 3 |
Kreta Ayer | SP 04 - SP 05 | KA 01 - KA 02 | 2 |
Kuo Chuan | KH 03 | KH 01 - KH 03 | 3 |
Leng Kee | AL 02, LK 01 - LK 02 | LK 01 - LK 02 | 2 |
MacPherson | AJ 02 | MP 01 - MP 02 | 2 |
Marine Parade | JC 02 - JC 04 | MA 01 - MA 02 | 2 |
Moulmein | TP 03, TY 03, W 02 | MM 01 - MM 03 | 3 |
Mountbatten | MB 01 - MB 02 | MB 01 - MB 02 | 2 |
Nee Soon | NS 01 - NS 03 | NS 01 - NS 03 | 3 |
Pasir Panjang | PP 01 - PP 02 | PP 01 - PP 02 | 2 |
Paya Lebar | PL 01 - PL 04 | PL 01 - PL 04 | 4 |
Potong Pasir | KM 01, PS 01 - PS 02 | PS 01 - PS 02 | 2 |
Punggol | PG 01 - PG 05 | PG 01 - PG 05 | 5 |
Queenstown | QT 01 - QT 02 | QT 01 - QT 02 | 2 |
Radin Mas | HS 02, TL 02 - TL 03 | RM 01 - RM 03 | 3 |
River Valley | QT 02, ST 02, TN 03 | RV 01 - RV 03 | 3 |
Rochore | KK 01, KK 03, ST 03 | RC 01 - RC 03 | 3 |
Sembawang | BP 06, SB 01 - SB 03 | SB 01 - SB 03 | 3 |
Serangoon Gardens | SG 01 - SG 04 | SG 01 - SG 03 | 3 |
Siglap | SL 01 - SL 03 | SL 01 - SL 03 | 3 |
Tampines | TM 01 - TM 05 | TM 01 - TM 05 | 5 |
Tanglin | UP 02 | TN 01 - TN 03 | 3 |
Tanjong Pagar | SP 01, TP 01 - TP 03 | TP 01 - TP 03 | 3 |
Telok Ayer | HL 01 - HL 02, ST 01, BS 01 | TA 01 - TA 03 | 3 |
Telok Blangah | TL 01 - TL 02 | TL 01 - TL 02 | 2 |
Thomson | TH 01 - TH 02 | TH 01 - TH 02 | 2 |
Tiong Bahru | SP 02 - SP 03 | TG 01 - TG 04 | 4 |
Toa Payoh | BN 02, KH 02, TY 02 - TY 03 | TY 01 - TY 03 | 3 |
Ulu Pandan | PP 02, UP 01 | UP 01 - UP 03 | 3 |
Upper Serangoon | US 01 - US 03 | US 01 - US 04 | 4 |
Whampoa | W 01 - W 02 | W 01 - W 02 | 2 |
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