Tanglin Single Member Constituency

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Tanglin
Former Single Member constituency
for the Parliament of Singapore
Electorate16,801 (1991)
Former constituency
Created1951
Abolished1997
Seats1
Created from Municipal South–West
Replaced by Kreta Ayer–Tanglin GRC

Tanglin Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in the city area of Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1951 and was abolished in 1997.

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History

In 1951, the Tanglin Constituency was formed by carving up Municipal South-West Constituency. In 1955, parts of the constituency were divided to form Cairnhill, Havelock and Queenstown constituencies. In 1959, it was further divided to form River Valley and Ulu Pandan constituencies.

In 1988, it was renamed as Tanglin Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1997, it was abolished and merged into Kreta Ayer–Tanglin Group Representation Constituency.

Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Council of Singapore
1951 Tan Chye Cheng PP
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 John Ede PP
1959 Thio Chan Bee SPA
1963 Edmund William Barker PAP
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Edmund William Barker PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
1988 Lew Syn Pau
1991

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 1990s

General Election 1991: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lew Syn Pau 9,11368.52
SDP Jimmy Tan Tiang Hoe4,02230.25
Independent Gnaguru s/o Thamboo Mylvaganam1631.23
Turnout 13,55580.7
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1980s

General Election 1988: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Lew Syn Pau Walkover
Turnout 18,788
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1984: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker Walkover
Turnout 15,990
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1980: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker Walkover
Turnout 13,332
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1970s

General Election 1976: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker Walkover
Turnout 13,520
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1972: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker Walkover
Turnout 12,777
PAP hold Swing

Elections in the 1960s

General Election 1968: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker Walkover
Turnout 10,760
PAP hold Swing
General Election 1963: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Edmund William Barker 4,42451.07+20.96
BS Tan Cheow Hock1,99723.06+23.06
SA Thio Chan Bee1,73820.07-14.34
UPP Eng Chau Sam3363.88+3.88
Independent Ariffin bin Mohd Said1661.92+1.92
Turnout 8,73194.5+6.8
PAP gain from SA Swing +20.96

Note: Thio Chan Bee, the then incumbent of this ward had contested in the previous general election under Singapore People's Alliance's banner, which had subsequently joined with Singapore Alliance in this GE whereby another party, United Malays National Organisation is one of the alliance member who had stood against him in 1959 GE, Tanglin SMC as well.

Elections in the 1950s

General Election 1959: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
SPA Thio Chan Bee2,69834.41+34.41
UMNO Ahmad bin Haji Taff2,38630.44+30.44
PAP Ibrahim bin Othman2,36030.11+30.11
LSP Chan Ah Wing3955.04+5.04
Turnout 12,89287.7
SPA gain from PP Swing +34.41

Note: UMNO, MCA and MIC together with Singapore People's Alliance was informally formed as an alliance in 1961, where it still within this term of election which was the reason for the elections department of Singapore to view Ahmad as a candidate for Singapore Alliance.

General Election 1955: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PP John Ede3,21445.67-34.47
DP Lim Yong Bock2,50135.54+35.54
LF Lim Seow Chuan1,32218.79+18.79
Turnout 7,12544.0-1.4
PP hold Swing -34.47
General Election 1951: Tanglin
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PP Tan Chye Cheng 1,41680.14
Labour PartyThomas Davies Richards35119.86
Turnout 1,79445.4
PP win (new seat)

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