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Teck Ghee | |
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Single Member constituency for the Parliament of Singapore | |
Region | Singapore |
Current constituency | |
Created | 1984 |
Seats | 1 |
Member(s) | Constituency Abolished |
Town Council | Ang Mo Kio |
Replaced by | Ang Mo Kio GRC |
Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency was a single member constituency (SMC) in Ang Mo Kio, Singapore. The constituency was formed in 1984 and was abolished in 1991
In 1984, the Teck Ghee Constituency was formed by merging parts of Ang Mo Kio and Chong Boon constituencies. Lee Hsien Loong made his political debut in this constituency when it was formed.
In 1988, it was renamed as Teck Ghee Single Member Constituency as part of Singapore's political reforms. In 1991, it was abolished and merged into Ang Mo Kio Group Representation Constituency.
Year | Member of Parliament | Party | |
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1984 | Lee Hsien Loong | PAP | |
1988 |
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%.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | 12,794 | 80.38 | ||
United People's Front | Giam Lai Cheng | 3,123 | 19.62 | ||
Majority | 9,671 | 60.76 | |||
Turnout | 16,404 | 97.3 | |||
PAP win (new seat) |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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PAP | Lee Hsien Loong | 11,512 | 79.13 | -1.25 | |
Independent | Patrick Leong | 3,037 | 20.87 | +20.87 | |
Majority | 8,475 | 58.26 | -2.5 | ||
Turnout | 14,952 | 96.4 | -0.9 | ||
PAP hold | Swing | -1.25 | |||
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