List of Singaporean electoral divisions (1980–1984)

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The following is a list of Singaporean electoral divisions from 1980 to 1984 that served as constituencies that elected Members of Parliament (MPs) to the 5th Parliament of Singapore in the 1980 Singaporean general elections. [1] The number of seats in Parliament had increased by 6 to 75 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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Constituencies

DistrictChanges in 1980Polling DistrictsTotal
AlexandraAL 01 - AL 022
AljuniedGS01AJ 01 - AJ 033
Ang Mo KioJK03, SG03AM 01 - AM 044
AnsonRM02AS 01 - AS 044
Ayer RajahBT03AR 01 - AR 033
BedokBD01 - BD02BD 01 - BD 044
Boon LayBY 01 - BY 022
Boon TeckBN 01 - BN 022
Braddell HeightsBL01, PL01BL 01 - BL 055
BrickworksBW 01 - BW 022
Bukit BatokBK 01 - BK 066
Bukit Ho SweeBH 01 - BH 022
Bukit MerahBM 01 - BM 022
Bukit PanjangBP 01 - BP 066
Bukit TimahBT 01 - BT 044
Buona VistaBV 01 - BV 022
CairnhillFP01 - FP02CA 01 - CA 055
ChangiBD03, CH01 - CH05CH 01 - CH 088
Cheng SanJK03, SG03CS 01 - CS 033
Chong BoonSG03CN 01 - CN 022
Chua Chu KangCK 01 - CK 066
ClementiBT03CL 01 - CL 033
DeltaDL 01 - DL 022
Geylang SeraiGS 01 - GS 044
Geylang WestGW 01 - GW 033
HavelockHK 01 - HK 022
HendersonHS 01 - HS 033
Jalan BesarJB 01 - JB 044
Jalan KayuJK01 - JK02, SG03JK 01 - JK 055
Joo ChiatJC 01 - JC 044
JurongJR 01 - JR 033
Kaki BukitBD03, KC02 - KC03KB 01 - KB 066
KallangKL 01 - KL 033
Kampong Chai CheeBD03, KC01KC 01 - KC 044
Kampong GlamKG 01 - KG 033
Kampong KembanganKC02 - KC03, SL03KN 01 - KN 062
Kampong UbiKU 01 - KU 033
KatongKT 01 - KT 022
Kebun BaruAM01 - AM04, NS02KR 01 - KR 055
Khe BongKE 01 - KE 033
Kim KeatKM 01 - KM 022
Kim SengKS 01 - KS 022
Kolam AyerKY 01 - KY 033
Kreta AyerKA 01 - KA 022
Kuo ChuanKH 01 - KH 033
Leng KeeLK 01 - LK 022
MacPhersonMP 01 - MP 022
Marine ParadeMA 01 - MA 022
MoulmeinFP02 - FP03MM 01 - MM 055
MountbattenMB 01 - MB 022
Nee SoonNS01NS 01 - NS 022
Pasir PanjangPP 01 - PP 022
Paya LebarBL02, US03PL 01 - PL 044
Potong PasirPS 01 - PS 022
PunggolPG 01 - PG 055
QueenstownQT 01 - QT 022
Radin MasRM01, TL02RM 01 - RM 055
River ValleyRV 01 - RV 033
RochoreRC 01 - RC 033
SembawangSB 01 - SB 033
Serangoon GardensUS01 - US02SG 01 - SG 033
SiglapSL01 - SL03SL 01 - SL 033
TampinesTM 01 - TM 055
Tanah MerahBD03, CH06TR 01 - TR 033
TanglinTN 01 - TN 033
Tanjong PagarTP 01 - TP 033
Telok AyerTA 01 - TA 033
Telok BlangahTL01 - TL02TL 01 - TL 044
ThomsonTH 01 - TH 033
Tiong BahruTG 01 - TG 044
Toa PayohTY 01 - TY 033
Ulu PandanUP 01 - UP 033
West CoastBT03 - BT04WE 01 - WE 044
WhampoaW 01 - W 022
Yio Chu KangAM02 - AM03, NS02YK 01 - YK 055

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References

  1. "Singapore Elections - 1980 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.