Telok Ayer Constituency

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Telok Ayer Constituency was a constituency in Singapore. It existed from 1951 to 1988, where it was absorbed into Kreta Ayer SMC.

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Member of Parliament

YearMember of ParliamentParty
Legislative Assembly of Singapore
1955 Rajabali Jumabhoy INDP
1959 Ong Pang Boon PAP
1963
Parliament of Singapore
1968 Ong Pang Boon PAP
1972
1976
1980
1984
CONSTITUENCY ABOLISHED

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

Legislative Assembly General Election 1955: Telok Ayer [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Independent Rajabali Jumabhoy 1,945 39.90 N/A
DP Sng Siak Hwee1,47730.30N/A
Labour Front (Singapore) Tan Ewe Chee1,45329.80N/A
Total valid votes4,875100
Rejected ballots761.58N/A
Majority4689.60N/A
Registered electors 11,547
Turnout 4,95142.87N/A
Independent win (new seat)
Legislative Assembly General Election 1959: Telok Ayer [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Ong Pang Boon 8,372 67.38 N/A
Citizens' Party (Singapore) Soh Teck Chee2872.31N/A
SPA Tan Kian Kee2,10616.95N/A
Independent Tay Soo Yong1,66013.36N/A
Total valid votes12,425100
Rejected ballots2381.59N/A
Majority6,26650.43N/A
Registered electors 13,998
Turnout 12,58689.91N/A
PAP win (new seat)

Elections in the 1960s

Legislative Assembly General Election 1963: Telok Ayer [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Ong Pang Boon 5,390 44.01
BS Lam Chit Lee4,98740.72
UPP Goh Hong Keng1,48412.12
Independent Wang Chung Kwang3853.15
Majority4033.29
Registered electors 13,219
Total valid votes12,246
PAP hold Swing -23.37
Parliamentary General Election 1968: Telok Ayer [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ong Pang Boon Walkover
Registered electors 11,721
PAP hold Swing N/A

Elections in the 1970s

Parliamentary General Election 1972: Telok Ayer [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ong Pang Boon 7,612 83.98 N/A
UNF Ng Oh Chew1,45216.02N/A
Total valid votes9,064100
Rejected ballots2381.59N/A
Majority6,16067.96N/A
Registered electors 10,547
Turnout 9,24887.68N/A
PAP hold
Parliamentary General Election 1976: Telok Ayer [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
PAP Ong Pang Boon Walkover N/A
Registered electors 15,515
PAP hold

Elections in the 1980s

Parliamentary General Election 1980: Telok Ayer [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Ong Pang Boon Walkover N/A
Registered electors 12,381
PAP hold
Parliamentary General Election 1984: Telok Ayer [8]
PartyCandidateVotes%
PAP Ong Pang Boon Walkover N/A
Registered electors 13,984
PAP hold

Historical maps

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References

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  2. "ELD | 1959 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  3. "ELD | 1963 Legislative Assembly General Election Results". www.eld.gov.sg.
  4. "ELD | 1968 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". www.eld.gov.sg.
  5. "ELD | 1972 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". www.eld.gov.sg.
  6. "ELD | 1976 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". www.eld.gov.sg.
  7. "ELD | 1980 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". www.eld.gov.sg.
  8. "ELD | 1984 PARLIAMENTARY GENERAL ELECTION RESULTS". www.eld.gov.sg.