Moulmein Single Member Constituency

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Moulmein Single Member Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988 as Moulmein Constituency and was renamed as Moulmein Single Member Constituency (SMC) as part of Singapore's political reforms. The SMC was merged into Kampong Glam Group Representation Constituency in 1991.

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Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1959 Lin You Eng PAP
1963 Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Lawrence Sia PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988

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 the 1950s

General Election 1959: Moulmein [1] [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Lin You Eng 4,324 47.25
SPA Yap Jin Yau3,95543.22
LSP Tan Peng Khoo8729.53
Majority3694.03
Registered electors 10,095
Total valid votes9,15198.92
Rejected ballots1001.08
Turnout 9,25191.64
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: Moulmein [3] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Avadai Dhanam Lakshimi 5,856 58.00 Increase2.svg10.75
BS Tann Wee Tiong3,05130.22N/A
SA Koh Chiat Lim5425.37N/A
UPP Neo Hay Chan5755.69N/A
Independent Soo Tho Siu Hee730.72N/A
Majority2,80527.78Increase2.svg14.47
Registered electors 10,670Increase2.svg5.7
Total valid votes10,09799.22Increase2.svg0.3
Rejected ballots790.78Decrease2.svg0.3
Turnout 10,17695.37Increase2.svg3.73
PAP hold Swing Increase2.svg10.75

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References

  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  2. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1959 > Moulmein". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.
  3. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  4. "Singapore Legislative Assembly General Election 1963 > Moulmein". www.singapore-elections.com. Archived from the original on 8 December 2014.