River Valley Constituency

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River Valley Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It used to exist from 1959 to 1988. The 1959 election in River Valley remains the record for the closest winning margin in any election in Singapore history.

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Member of Parliament

Election Member of ParliamentParty
1959 Lim Cheng Lock PAP
1963
1968 Low Guan Onn
1972 Tan Eng Liang
1976
1980 Tay Eng Soon
1984

Elections

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: River Valley [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Lim Cheng Lock 3,430 36.6
SPA Soh Ghee Soon3,42536.5
LSP Tan Ek Khoo2,52927.0
Majority50.1
Turnout 9,53490.0
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1963: River Valley
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lim Cheng Lock 5,597 56.7 +20.1
BS Goh Lam San2,66827.0
SA Yap Pheng Geck1,15611.7-24.8
UPP Wong Chung Kit4554.6
Majority2,92929.7
Turnout 9,98094.8
PAP hold Swing

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References

  1. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.